Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: Ontrack Data International
EAN: 0638605000233
Format: CD-ROM
Label: Ontrack Data International
Manufacturer: Ontrack Data International
Model: 99-00030-000
Packaged Height: 200 hundredths-inches
Packaged Length: 1000 hundredths-inches
Packaged Weight: 104 hundredths-pounds
Packaged Width: 825 hundredths-inches
Platform: Windows NT
Platform: Macintosh
Platform: Linux
Platform: Unix
Platform: Windows 98
Platform: Windows 2000
Platform: Windows Me
Platform: Windows 95
Publisher: Ontrack Data International
Studio: Ontrack Data International
Product Description:
Other file compression programs may claim to integrate with Windows, but ZipMagic 2000 really delivers the goods. This incredibly useful compression suite turns compressed zipped archives into normal folders that can be accessed with Windows like any other folder, without having to launch an external program with an unfamiliar interface to work with the zipped archive's contents. Users can run programs directly from an archive, without first decompressing everything to a different directory. The software can also attempt to fix corrupt file archives so you can salvage some of the contents, and it integrates with popular e-mail programs like Outlook. We really liked the DownloadMagic utility, which made downloading files from the Internet much less frustrating. If the connection is severed in the middle of the download, DownloadMagic gives users the ability to pick up the download where it left off instead of having to start from the beginning of the file. It saved us a lot of time when we were downloading large files via our glacial 28.8 Kbps modem connection. With all this power on tap one would think ZipMagic 2000 would be difficult to use, but the tight integration with Windows and intuitive main interface turn it into child's play. Eight helpful wizards are included to guide novices through various compression tasks from basic file extraction and compression to more advanced things like e-mailing a zipped archive and backing up files. There are a lot of free compression utilities on the Web right now, but none match the usability, features, or sheer usefulness of ZipMagic 2000. Just be aware when you are working with compressed folders that opening and closing things may be a little slower than you're used to because of the compression and decompression happening in the background. --T. Byrl Baker
Customer Reviews:
6 of 6 customers found the following review helpful:
 Great product, especially when using Microsoft Outlook, 2001-02-01
ZipMagic always had been as good as/better than WinZip, but now with the newest version it sprints 10 miles ahead the competition. It has never been so easy to inflate/deflate .zip-files. After installation the computer sees zip-files as ordinairy directories so you can browse/copy files in a mouseclick. In this version you can also make self-executable .exe files, which is very handy. There is also automatic virus-scanning (not default, have to turn it on!!!) And a lot more. If you own Microsoft Outlook it only gets better....If you add an attachment to an e-mail it automatically inflates it when it gets to a certain limit. This is really good thinking. There are a lot more options which I haven't told you yet so.... .... if you do a reasonable or a big amount of zipping/unzipping then this is the product to buy! If you hardly zip/unzip, stick to the cheaper WinZip
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