The traditional calculator who has probably lost it’s touch in the last decade as calculator like tools in the PC, celfones, iPod touch, etc. have made the calculator look like an archaic gadget.
  Texas Instruments has already put the advancement on the simple calculator as their TI-83 or TI-84 calculator is heavy on graphics.
TI has again improved their calculator making it closer to a computer operating system feel with their TI – Nspire. Reports from math teachers however say that the Nspire has so many functions that they might now need anymore. They feel this gadget is more complex …read more

One of the great tools you can get with the PowerToys I talked of earlier is the PowerToy Calculator. A feature you may not be expecting with the application is tools for converting a variety of measurements from English to Metric equivalents and more.
As you can see from the screen shot above, all the basics you probably wonder about frequently are available.
In addition to the conversions, you get all your basic calculator option, including graphing and trig functions too. You know all that cool stuff you used to use with your Texas Instruments T51 calculator in high school.

This will sound really weird, but one of my favorite little things about Windows is the way the desktop grays out after certain events occur with the operating system.
I realize that the amount of intelligence and programming it took to make that happen is probably less than it takes to operate my Texas Instruments calculator back in high school.
I don’t really know why I like it so much, I just do. There’s no real functionality in it, I just like it.
What are some of the unsung features you love in Windows that nobody else on Earth probably even realizes …read more