One time users need compression is when they send email messages
(especially photos) to people like me, who live out in the country,
and have a slow, old fashion, dial-up service.
I am on an AT&T phone line, and what I think I have is a wet string.
When it rains hard even my telephone goes out. With service like this,
I can not open messages that are much larger than 1MB, and some folks
send me groups of picture that jamb up my email with transmission that
are 18 to 29 MB. It would take me all day to down load such messages,
if the server decided to do so; usually the server set it aside after
wasting 30 minutes trying to download this stuff- which is usually
just junk anyhow. When I see the computer locked up trying to download
something, I just go to Safari web page and delete the message, after
which everything is milk and honey again.
I have looked for a better connection, but the only thing available in
my neighborhood is satellite service at $90+ per month. AT&T offers
service to cell phones, but they tell me it would not help me where I
live, and their competitors say I will not live long enough to get
their fast service. My house is about 900 feet from the county road,
which is probably part of my problem.
Obama says he will get fast internet service to the poor, but what
would help me is fast internet service for the rich. Maybe I should be
calling my congressman. Any ideas?
Neal
On Feb 3, 2011, at 5:12 AM, Ed Wiser wrote:
In today's Broadband speeds file compression is not needed as well as
the DVD media being cheap and hard drives cheap compression is not
something I do not mess with anymore.
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] On Behalf Of Brian ONeal
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 7:51 PM
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Subject: [MacGroup] file compression applications. Your opinion.
What file compression utility do you use?
I am using a combination of two utilities. Stuffit Deluxe 6.5, yes it
still functions (mostly) under snow leopard. I also use the built in
archiver in OS X.
I like the features of stuffit that allow me to view the archive
contents and uncompress only the file or files that I want, and not
the entire archive. The encryption feature is also nice.
The built in archiver has no features other than just compressing.
I want to back up ancient files. I don't want to just toss things I
have created but don't use anymore.
So fellow experts, in these days of cheap storage, should I even worry
about compression?
What do you use and why?
Brian O'Neal
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