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WobZip Extracts Compressed Archives Online
1:00AM Kevin Purdy | When you’re at your own (Windows) computer, use 7-Zip to extract almost any kind of compressed archive. When you’re somewhere you can’t use 7-Zip, try WobZip, a neat, helpful online decompression tool. WobZip can take any compressed file upload, up to 100MB in size, and extract its files for individual downloads. It supports 7z, RAR, TAR, g-zip, zip, the RPM and DEB Linux packages, and a handful of even more rare examples. If that’s all it did, that would be great. But WobZip also lets you decompress files that are password protected, assuming you know the password, and can open files that are located online. So if you’re not quite sure if you’ll need all the files in that big driver download, go ahead and patch the URL into WobZip, then just grab the .INF you really want. If you’re on pretty much any modern system, WobZip lets you download all your files as a more-compatible .ZIP archive, WobZip is free to use, no sign-up required, and makes a point of stating its “in development” status, so don’t be surprised to see an occasional bug. WobZip [via Digital Inspiration] More »
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ExtractNow Is A Lightning Fast Bulk Extraction Tool
12:30AM Lifehacker US Edition | Windows only: ExtractNow is a free application with a singular focus: extracting your files lightning fast. Sometimes it’s worth eschewing all the bells and whistles of more robust program for a feature that works extremely well. ExtractNow is a bulk extraction tool that supports ZIP, RAR, ISO, BIN, IMG, IMA, IMZ, 7Z, ACE, JAR, GZ, LZH, LHA, TAR, and SIT archive formats. Configure the basic settings, such as where you want the files to be extract to, whether or not to preserve the folder structure of the archive, etc. and from then ExtractNow becomes a drag and drop extraction workhorse. ExtractNow extracted the test files used in the screen shot above so quickly that I almost missed a screenshot of it in action as my hand traveled from the Enter to Print Screen key. ExtractNow is Windows-only donationware. ExtractNow [via Download.com] More »
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Pismo File Mount Creates Virtual Drives from ZIP, ISO Files
12:07AM Kevin Purdy | Windows only: Free virtual archive tool Pismo File Mount can help you cut down on unnecessary CD burning and folder space by mounting compressed and ISO files as virtual drives. There are lots of utilities and means to do this, of course, but Pismo offers the simple route. Just right-click on a disc image or zipped file and choose “Mount” or “Quick Mount,” and you can assign the folder to, say, drive Z:, or just have its contents pop up in a window. Grab what you need, close it down, and you’re done. Pismo File Mount is a free download for Windows systems only. Pismo File Mount [via FreewareGenius.com] More »
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p7zip Adds Built-In 7-Zip Tools to Ubuntu
11:10PM Kevin Purdy | The Tombuntu blog points out a seriously helpful package available in Ubuntu’s extended repositories that make creating super-efficient 7-Zip archives simple and fast, whether you’re right-clicking or working with a command line. Run this command to install it: sudo apt-get install p7zip Users of other Linux distros should find a similar package in their own sources. Once installed, creating compressed archives for storing or emailing is as simple as selecting the files, right-clicking, and choosing “Create Archive,” and de-compressing just as simple. Add 7z (7-Zip) File Archive Support to Ubuntu [Tombuntu] More »
