If you download software or send bulky files, you will likely need compression and decompression software. Here are some free programs that you can use.

Recently, we wrote an article which outlined several methods to speed up a websites. One item, in particular, was the use of GZIP compression to speed up the delivery of web pages. Most people, however, hadn’t heard of GZIP, so we were contacted for methods to add it to websites.

In this article, we show how to use GZIP with PHP on a Linux Apache web server.

One problem frequently encountered by web developers, graphic designers, photographers, and anyone else in possession of bulky files is the inability to send large files across the internet via email. And with no other readily available options, many often result to using snail mail or meeting in person to transfer electronic media. There must be another way!

In this article, we discuss a few easy ways to send these files.