Comments on: Why you should never consider buying StuffIt http://beckism.com/2008/03/never_buy_stuffit/ Fiction, opinions, and more Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:26:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ian Beck http://beckism.com/2008/03/never_buy_stuffit/#comment-28558 Ian Beck Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:35:28 +0000 http://beckism.com/2008/03/never_buy_stuffit/#comment-28558 I have no idea how they managed it, but StuffIt's JPEG compression is actually surprisingly effective in most situations that I tested it. I had my doubts initially, too, but they indeed figured out an algorithm to compress a file format that was already compressed. Still not worth purchasing, though. It's pretty shitty in every other respect. I have no idea how they managed it, but StuffIt’s JPEG compression is actually surprisingly effective in most situations that I tested it. I had my doubts initially, too, but they indeed figured out an algorithm to compress a file format that was already compressed.

Still not worth purchasing, though. It’s pretty shitty in every other respect.

]]> By: Bruce http://beckism.com/2008/03/never_buy_stuffit/#comment-28555 Bruce Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:14:38 +0000 http://beckism.com/2008/03/never_buy_stuffit/#comment-28555 JPGs are already compressed as much as they can be. Witness the loss of quality when you edit them and save multiple times. ANY external compression algorithm will not be able to compress them much more. You might save a percent or two, hardly worth worrying about. BTW, you can nearly always find a free software solution to any problem - some better than others, some of course not as good as the best commercial solution in their space - but for utilities like file compression, there are many free implementations to choose from. Thanks for the tip on Excel carriage returns, that's why I came here... JPGs are already compressed as much as they can be. Witness the loss of quality when you edit them and save multiple times. ANY external compression algorithm will not be able to compress them much more. You might save a percent or two, hardly worth worrying about.

BTW, you can nearly always find a free software solution to any problem – some better than others, some of course not as good as the best commercial solution in their space – but for utilities like file compression, there are many free implementations to choose from.

Thanks for the tip on Excel carriage returns, that’s why I came here…

]]> By: chezfugu http://beckism.com/2008/03/never_buy_stuffit/#comment-14886 chezfugu Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:33:07 +0000 http://beckism.com/2008/03/never_buy_stuffit/#comment-14886 Yeah, I agree. Totally. I'm an avid PathFinder fan. The last time I used StuffIt was with OS9 (the free StuffIt Expander). Yeah, I agree. Totally. I’m an avid PathFinder fan. The last time I used StuffIt was with OS9 (the free StuffIt Expander).

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