![]() Support for expanding 7-Zip and segmented Zip archives in total, StuffIt Deluxe 2009 can now expand over 30 compression formats.ĭropStuff, one of the major utilities that makes up the StuffIt Deluxe 2009 package and itself the bulk of what Smith Micro sells as the StuffIt Standard 2009 product, has been enhanced with additional customization options. Duplicate folding is yet another instance of how StuffIt Deluxe views compression as happening to a collection of files, rather than merely to each individual file in an archive. One new capability is “duplicate folding” – a way of saving space within an archive by storing only a single copy of duplicate files that’s likely to be most helpful to those who rely on StuffIt Deluxe’s scheduled archiving capabilities as part of a backup routine. It can losslessly compress even JPEG images up to 30 percent. It’s unclear if StuffIt Deluxe 2009 has particularly different compression capabilities, but the program does offer optimized compressors for common file types, including MP3, PDF, iWork files, Microsoft Office files, and more. And, though unrelated to Leopard, new support for Google’s MacFUSE filesystem utility lets users mount any browsable archive type in the Finder as though it were a disk. ![]() Similarly, you can preview archives while browsing in Time Machine. This works within the Finder, Mail, or any other Quick Look-capable application. Thanks to Quick Look support, Leopard users can now look inside archives without having to expand them first, a major boon. Most notable among the changes in this version, StuffIt Deluxe 2009 adds support for new technologies in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. (For those who can’t quite understand this, the mereįact that it remains the flagship product of Smith Micro’s Consumer Group should be sufficient evidence that many Mac users do rely on it.) Though the need for compression isn’t nearly as great in this age of large hard disks and fast Internet connections (not to mention Apple’s support for Zip archiving within Mac OS X), StuffIt Deluxe remains useful for large numbers of Mac users. Starting out life as shareware from teenage programmer Raymond Lau and riding along through multiple versions as its parent company Aladdin Systems became Allume and was then acquired by Smith Micro, StuffIt Deluxe has continued to add features and improve its lossless compression capabilities. The world has changed over the last 20 years, but one constant for Mac users has been the premier compression and archiving software StuffIt Deluxe. #1665: Important OS security updates, abusive Web notifications, solve myopia with an iPhone, Self Service Repair.#1666: Air quality websites and apps, The Password Game.#1667: OS Rapid Security Responses, 1Password and 2FA, using Siri to request music. ![]() #1668: Updated Rapid Security Responses, OS public betas, screen saver bug fixed, “Red Team Blues” book review.#1669: OS security updates, ambiguity of emoji, small business payments with Melio, Twitter now X. ![]()
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