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Focus on Freeware - Vol. 1

April 13, 2005 9:20:02 AM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

Focus on Freeware – Vol. 1

I wanted to take the time and continue highlighting some free ware as I did before. In my first article I showed you some of the free software I use for my computer. As I said before, I don't mind paying for great software, all my software from Stardock is proof of that. However, I do believe there are great freeware applications that are better than their paying counterparts.

Today I wanted to focus on a piece of software that I think a lot of skinners could use. A .zip utility. Now I have tried several other zip utilities such as Winzip, but there is a better alternative.

IZArc

This software supports all popular archive formats. The interface is very user friendly, and includes an integrated file browser. It places a simple menu when you right-click a file or folder that gives you all the basic functions, such as quick unzipping. You can also use this to create self-extracting archives.

I know skinners here at Wincustomize need to zip files often, so I recommend you try this software.



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Reply #1 April 13, 2005 3:43:39 PM
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I use 7zip. It has a filebrowser and all of the shell hooks for most users. I usually don't use the browser, as right clicking does the job for me. Also, in addition to zip, rar, and other formats, the fairly obscure 7z format is supported. This is much better compression than zip is. I strongly recommend a look at this fantastic freeware.
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Reply #2 April 13, 2005 3:53:39 PM
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IZArc is a fantastic utility that I have been using for some time now. Aside from .zip, it also supports 7-ZIP, ACE,ARC, ARJ,BH, BZ2, CAB, DEB, GZ,HA, JAR, LHA, LZH,PAK, PK3, RAR, RPM, TAR,TGZ, TZ, and ZOO.
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