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"What Plug-Ins Should I Have?"

Monday March 3, 2008
If nobody has formally explained Quicktime, Real Audio, Winzip, Flash Player, and Java Virtual Machine to you, then you might find this article very helpful. Written for both beginners and intermediate Internet users, this is a quick and helpful explanation of browser "plug-in" software, the top 11 choices, and how to find and install these tools. "Yes, I would like plug-in guidance, please..."

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March 3, 2008 at 5:33 am
(1) Tim says:

Instead of trying winzip, use a program called 7zip. It will uncompress zip AND rar files. And many other formats.

The biggest bonus is that it’s about 10x quicker than winzip. Especially on a zip file that has lots of large files.

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