RAR vs ZIP

7zip is a great compression, but as with .zip, .rar, tar.gz, .cab -- I think it depends mainly on the environments you need to be worried about. If you are Windows and you know you are passing to another Windows box, 7zip or zip will work right out of the box. But if you are going to and from different boxes, ie. Windows to Linux or Mac (a flavor of linux) -- then you can use anything, because Linux will generally have all the tools needed to uncompress your files.
 
see4 said:
7zip is a great compression, but as with .zip, .rar, tar.gz, .cab -- I think it depends mainly on the environments you need to be worried about. If you are Windows and you know you are passing to another Windows box, 7zip or zip will work right out of the box. But if you are going to and from different boxes, ie. Windows to Linux or Mac (a flavor of linux) -- then you can use anything, because Linux will generally have all the tools needed to uncompress your files.
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not techny enough to put linux on my pc.

anyhow why doesnt windows come with a uncompress program?? thats kind of lame
 
see4 said:
7zip is a great compression, but as with .zip, .rar, tar.gz, .cab -- I think it depends mainly on the environments you need to be worried about. If you are Windows and you know you are passing to another Windows box, 7zip or zip will work right out of the box. But if you are going to and from different boxes, ie. Windows to Linux or Mac (a flavor of linux) -- then you can use anything, because Linux will generally have all the tools needed to uncompress your files.
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Yup what he said ... !!

Hi see4 ... good to see a fellow techie on this board !

;)
 
um i have never been able to do that lol. i had to go download winrar. or maybe i couldnt just figure out how to uncompress it. idk
 
KillerBudz1 said:
um i have never been able to do that lol. i had to go download winrar. or maybe i couldnt just figure out how to uncompress it. idk
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Yea man I hear that... whenever I build a new system, one of the first things I install is WinRAR. I actually made a utility CD with a bunch of small apps, codecs, and drivers I use on my systems.

If you couldn't tell, Im a computer nerd. I have more electronics than I know what to do with.
 
hey Puffer, right on -- you in IT or Software?
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Well that is the fucked up part ... both :)

I code and build ...

My first pc was this baby ... back in the day
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;)
 
Right on Puffer -- My profession is strictly coding and managing, my hobby is building boxes (IT). I go between Java, Python, Flex... and lately doing a shit ton of JavaScript (nightmare). I've been passing much of my work to my team in India though. Im trying to migrate into a more management role now. I think its time for me to move on...
 
computers grew up faster than me, i lived in a house where you built your own computer, just from all the parts left over from my step dads work computers i built two with my brother, and step dads know how of course, he worked for GTE then Verizon, but now i open a computer and i dont reconize half of it, i've sold rare peices of my old computers for booku cache$$ though <lol ima n3rd)
 
DarthD3vl said:
computers grew up faster than me, i lived in a house where you built your own computer, just from all the parts left over from my step dads work computers i built two with my brother, and step dads know how of course, he worked for GTE then Verizon, but now i open a computer and i dont reconize half of it, i've sold rare peices of my old computers for booku cache$$ though <lol ima n3rd)
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Building computers, serious business

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I may stil have the files somewheres but we programed the printers at night for the next days printing jobs. IBM printers and we would program em to play music. Was alot of fun LOL.....good MP3 is a compressed FILE? OMFG ROFLMAO I didnt know i was that OLD... I remember the .mod files and midi stuff we had to use first. Guess thats why I use linux....worked with UNIX so much its easy. Vic 20s were kick ass LOL.....Commadore 64 was a game machine from hell for its time too.
 
StonedPony said:
I may stil have the files somewheres but we programed the printers at night for the next days printing jobs. IBM printers and we would program em to play music. Was alot of fun LOL.....good MP3 is a compressed FILE? OMFG ROFLMAO I didnt know i was that OLD... I remember the .mod files and midi stuff we had to use first. Guess thats why I use linux....worked with UNIX so much its easy. Vic 20s were kick ass LOL.....Commadore 64 was a game machine from hell for its time too.
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Fuck yeah, I used to play my N64 on a commodore 64, it was AWESOME!

Now I play N64 on my laptop. I was actually just playing zelda,ocarina of time about 2 hours ago.
 
see4 said:
Right on Puffer -- My profession is strictly coding and managing, my hobby is building boxes (IT). I go between Java, Python, Flex... and lately doing a shit ton of JavaScript (nightmare). I've been passing much of my work to my team in India though. Im trying to migrate into a more management role now. I think its time for me to move on...
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My brother that is super interesting.
The computer industry is a biatch ... lots of stress ...
highly competitive and innovative field .... which will pay dividend
but at a high price ...

Look at Crytek
O my GOD !

;(

In the Past I had a pleasure of working
for Oracle(code) than Dell (sales)... and Microsoft ... then I went IT and hardware (building rigs 'hight end ' and servers ...)
and now I just sit back and watch/use/admin/sys ... and smile.

Get all the software you need HERE
click next to software you need ... download one installer .... then everything installs by itself ..... no toolbars .....
super fast.
 
Puffer Fish said:
My brother that is super interesting.
The computer industry is a biatch ... lots of stress ...
highly competitive and innovative field .... which will pay dividend
but at a high price ...

Look at Crytek
O my GOD !

;(

In the Past I had a pleasure of working
for Oracle(code) than Dell (sales)... and Microsoft ... then I went IT and hardware (building rigs 'hight end ' and servers ...)
and now I just sit back and watch/use/admin/sys ... and smile.

Get all the software you need HERE
click next to software you need ... download one installer .... then everything installs by itself ..... no toolbars .....
super fast.
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Whats your opinion on getting a hd 6950 over a hd 5770??
 
KillerBudz1 said:
Whats your opinion on getting a hd 6950 over a hd 5770??
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Well the equation to make the whole computer function flawlessly is more complicated than choosing the best video card
as you have to be able to provide enough power and address heat build up .... so your whole architecture
plays a big role.

If you are choosing these video cards .... what is your purpose of use ??

Look at comparison specs one vs the other
Have a look Here in terms of performance
 
Killer - 1gb gpu is good enough these days, just make sure you have at least 4gb ram ( i would suggest 8 if you find a solid mobo for it ) Radeon makes a solid card, Ive been using them for a decade now...
 
Puffer Fish said:
Well the equation to make the whole computer function flawlessly is more complicated than choosing the best video card
as you have to be able to provide enough power and address heat build up .... so your whole architecture
plays a big role.

If you are choosing these video cards .... what is your purpose of use ??

Look at comparison specs one vs the other
Have a look Here in terms of performance
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basically casual gaming and video editing. but i do want a card that will be able to run crysis 2 :)
 
see4 said:
Killer - 1gb gpu is good enough these days, just make sure you have at least 4gb ram ( i would suggest 8 if you find a solid mobo for it ) Radeon makes a solid card, Ive been using them for a decade now...
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yes i have 4gb of ddr3. im also going to get the amd phenom x4 black edition 955
 
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