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If you
are new to downloading programs over the Internet, you probably have never
heard of file compression. In order to speed up the process of downloading
programs, many software publishers compress their programs for transfer
over the Internet. All of the downloads posted in the TeAch-nology.com
Download Center are in one of three formats:
- .exe (PC);
- .hqx (Mac);
- .zip (Compressed File).
.hqx and .exe files will be ready for installation immediately after
they are downloaded, but .zip files must be decompressed with a decompression
utility. Here are the most popular, free decompression utilities available.
 WinZip-
Popular Decompression Utility For PC |
| License: Shareware |
Version 9.0 |
| For: Win
95/98/NT/2000/XP |
Size: 2,310 K |
| Program's
Home Page |
Publisher: WinZip Computing,
Inc. |
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Over 25 million people use this tool. WinZip is a straightforward,
fast, and easy-to-use zipping and unzipping utility that includes
built-in support for popular Internet file formats such as
TAR, ZIP, UUencode, XXencode, BinHex, MIME, and Unix-compressed
files. Older ARC, ARJ, and LZH files are supported via external
programs.
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| License: Freeware |
Version 2.0.0.1 |
| For: Win 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003
Server/Vista |
Size: 5,700K |
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Publisher: Mozilla |
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"Mozilla Firefox is a fast, full-featured Web browser
that makes browsing more efficient than ever before. Firefox
includes pop-up blocking; a tab-browsing; integrated Google
searching; simplified privacy controls that let you cover
your tracks more effectively; a streamlined browser window
that shows you more of the page than any other browser; and
a number of additional features that work with you to help
you get the most out of your time online."
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| Aladdin
StuffIt Expander- Popular Decompression Utility For
Mac |
| License: Shareware |
Version 8.5 |
| For: Mac
System 7.1.1+ |
Size: 11,710 K |
| Program's
Home Page |
Publisher: Aladdin Systems
Inc. |
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This utility for Macintosh users will decompress just about
any file (including StuffIt, Compact Pro, BinHex, and MacBinary
files) that you come across while on the major commercial
online services, surfing the Internet, or receiving email
with compressed files attached.
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