Ed Rhee, a freelance writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area, is an IT veteran turned stay-at-home-dad of two girls. He focuses on Android devices and applications while maintaining a review blog ...

We use ZIP files every day in many unseen ways. They make it possible for us to compress files into a smaller package. This compression format revolutionized the way information could spread between ...

What makes the threat particularly dangerous is not just because it is being utilized, but also because it allows a person to remotely execute malware on an computer. 7-zip, one of the world's most ...

On VB columnist Joe Kunk shows you how to create and extract "almost" .ZIP files in .NET Framework 4 and standard .ZIP files in .NET Framework 4.5. The ability to compress multiple files from one or ...

When creating a Zip archive you can change the settings for compression method and compression level. Compression Method When you create Zip archives you can choose between two different compression ...

New in version ’08 Release 2 are: * Upgrade to Xar version 1.5.2. * Crypted zip files now uses AES-256. * Improved AppleScript dictionary to let automate also Email and Archive actions. * Added ...

Facebook is open sourcing a new compression algorithm called Zstandard that aims to replace the common technology behind the Zip file format. The most common algorithm behind the Zip file format is ...

Being categorised as a ‘zero day’ flaw (meaning it’s been there ever since the software was created), the issue with 7-ZIP is quite concerning. Although the nature of this security exploit is quite ...