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Old 06-12-2005, 04:11 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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I am looking for a good ZIP program so I can ZIP and send pictures to my folks who are cursed with that blasted dial-up!! Any pointers? Thanks.
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Old 06-12-2005, 05:02 PM   #2 (permalink)
 
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Winrar. If you use the best compression method it's great.
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Yes, Winrar on the best compression is a lot better than Winzip, especially for audio/video and picture files.
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They are about the same to be honest but I agree get winRAR.
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Winrar! I use it, and i love it. Seems like every one here agrees so far.
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if i were you go with winrar
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Thanks, I am going to look into it now.
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