One of the annoyances of the computer age is receiving a file from a friend or co-worker, and not being able to open it because you do not have the correct program on your PC.  Well, fear not.

Here is a free site you can go to, which will convert your file into a wide variety of other formats:  http://youconvertit.com/

Click one of the five selections.  You can even convert measurements from one format to another (click Units).

Here is how it works.  You enter your email address, and browse your hard drive to the file you want to convert.  Find the format you want to convert to, and click Convert.

You will soon get an email with a link to a site where you can download your brand spanking new converted file.

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