Review: Smith Micro Stuffit Deluxe 2011

<img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com//Review%20images/MacFormat/MAC%20229/MAC229.rev_stuff.stuffit_2-200-200.jpg"><br /><P>We've been able to archive and decompress simple zip files in Mac OS X for some time now. Still, even with super-fast broadband, sending large files can be a pain. Add to that the fact that files are getting larger all the time and the problem gets worse. It's occasions like this that the simple archive function in OS X no longer delivers. </P><br /><P>Stuffit Deluxe 2011 is the latest version of the compression tool that takes basic file zipping to the next level. </P><br /><P>Rather than simply create a zip file, Stuffit enables you to streamline your workflow in one step. It's easy, for instance, to compress and upload a folder to an FTP site or MobileMe; you can automatically add archives to emails too. You can add passwords and encrypt them all on the fly.</P><br /><P>Stuffit Deluxe also decompresses zip files that have been split, as well as almost any other compression format available. </P><br /><P>The floating interface makes setting up workflows easy and the entire process smooth. Simply drag your folder or file over the relevant tile, and the whole archive-and-send operation is managed by Stuffit from then on. </P><br /><P>As for compression and speed, Stuffit makes slightly smaller files at a marginally faster pace. The main benefit is certainly the extra workflow options. </P><br /><P>If you use large files a lot and send them to different places, then Stuffit may just well be indispensable. At about £30, it's a steal too.</P>

Review: Smith Micro Stuffit Deluxe 2011

We've been able to archive and decompress simple zip files in Mac OS X for some time now. Still, even with super-fast broadband, sending...

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