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As is often the case with dually developed software, the Macintosh version is better. While Stuffit Deluxe 5.5 does make cross-platform file exchange easy by supporting the most popular Windows compression formats, Mac users have long been used to Stuffit (.SIT format) compression--which gets about 20 percent smaller. Combined with version 5.5's new browsing feature and direct menu-bar access, Stuffit users have an all-around essential utility for any Mac. The browsing feature allows you to peruse the contents of a compressed archive without actually expanding it--you can double-click on the one file that you need and the utility will unstuff only it. If you've got a small hard drive, this is a perfect way to keep everything compressed to save space while accessing files as fast as if you were browsing your Documents folder normally. Stuffit Deluxe also integrates with your Web browser and e-mail client to simplify decompressing downloads, and it adds a handy menu to both your desktop and to your pop-up menus for quick access to compression and decompression functions from anywhere. Version 5.5 now features full compatibility with Mac OS 9.0--but you only need System 7.5.3 or higher to make use of it. This is one of a few key utilities every Mac owner should have. --Erik Macki Stuffit-Supported Compression Formats: StuffIt (.sit), Zip (.zip), Bzip (.bzip), BinHex (.hqx), MacBinary (.bin), UUencode (.uu, .uue, .U), Gzip (.gz), Tape Archive Format (.tar, .tgz), .arc, Compact Pro (.cpt), DiskDoubler (.dd), .lha, MIME (.mim, .mime), AppleLink (.pkg), Unix Compress (.Z), Private File (.pf)
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