January 1997

`Windows 95`

PKZIP for Windows version 2.50

URL: http://www.pkzip.com
Registered price: $49 (from PC Ware Australia Ltd 02-9252 3546)
Rating: 8/10

This is the latest version of PKZIP. It's available for Windows 3.x, 95 and NT. You can download your version from the Web site, or order it directly from PC Ware. Great new features include disk spanning (copy large files to multiple diskettes), Windows self-extracting archives, Windows 95 and NT long filename support, Windows 95 Explorer support (right-click to create or view archives), move and copy files between archives, comment support (add notes to archives to store important information), and an adjustable grid display. This program is a must-have.

Let Me See!

URL: http://www.shareware.com
Registered price: $8
Rating: 8/10

This is a simple utility which lets you enlarge Windows 95 dialogue boxes and improve their resolution. If you're always fiddling with boxes so you can read them, you'll find this little utility a godsend. It's easy to set up -- the first time you start it you're presented with a screen which lets you alter, and then test, various parameters. You can slot the program into your Startup group if you wish.

WinGO Directory Alias

URL: http://www.shareware.com
Registered price: $25
Rating: 6/10

WinGO is a quick way of getting to your favourite directories without needing to load Explorer. It lodges in your system tray on your taskbar. Left-click on the WinGO icon to access the pop-up menu. Add entries with a right-click. When your entries are configured, clicking will open up an Explorer window on the directory. You can set parameters for your directories, so that they open the way you prefer. If you spend a lot of time loading and unloading Explorer, you'll like WinGO.

Cool Edit 96

URL: http://www.syntrillium.com

The latest version of our favourite WAV audio editing program.

WinZip 6.2

URL:http://www.winzip.com
Rating: 9/10

The award-winning shareware utility WinZip is our perennial favourite for unzipping and zipping files under Windows. This new version includes built-in support for popular Internet file formats: TAR, gzip, Unix compress,UUencode, XXencode, BinHex, and MIME. It also includes WinZip Self-Extractor Personal Edition. See also our guide on How to Use WinZip.

ThunderByte Anti-Virus

URL: http://www. thunderbyte.com
Rating: 9/10

All PC users should get a good anti-virus program -- one with advanced scanning techniques so that it can detect unknown viruses and with regular, free updates so that it can identify the latest viruses. Thunderbyte qualifies on all counts.

`Windows`

WinZip 6.2

URL: http://www.winzip.com
Rating: 9/10

ThunderByte Anti-Virus

URL: http://www. thunderbyte.com
Rating: 9/10

`DOS`

ThunderByte Anti-Virus

URL: http://www. thunderbyte.com
Rating: 9/10

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