Using compression software such as WinZip or WinRAR shrinks files so they take up less space. This makes zip and rar files ideal for sharing over email or by USB drive. However, some types of files, ...

WinZip Pro 12 adds special photo tricks to its once must-have program, with mixed results. Thanks to Windows’ built-in support for .zip files, you haven’t had to own WinZip or a similar program to ...

Today, I feel it is my social responsibility to inform all you PC users about zip files. This is because, sooner or later, like it or not, you’re gonna run into them. Therefore (if you read my article ...

WinZip is expanding its brand. It'll still be a go-to option for compression, sharing, and encryption purposes. A multitude of sibling WinZip apps are here to enhance productivity across different ...

As the name implies, anything that's compressed is SMALLER than it was originally. In the kitchen, some of us still use compacters that compress our garbage so we can cram more of it into the same ...

Need to send someone a big batch of files? Don’t attach one after another after another to your e-mail. Instead, compress the files into one smaller, easier-to-manage file. In other words, “Zip” them.

If you want to squeeze the greatest amount of data onto your hard drive, compression is the way to go — and the ZIP format has long been a trusted method that nearly any Windows user can invoke.