Here is a tiny DS1621 based PC thermometer using PC's RS232 port for transferring data and getting the power. It displays the measured temperature on the taskbar. It plugs in any free PC com port.
This frequency meter is suitable for sinusoidal wave and square wave input signals. Minimum input potential must be 25mV(rms). Measurement range can be determined from 10 Hz to 100 kHz by using the S1 switch.