Re: [WinMac] Aladdin Expander [Was: Re:Cross-platform email]

Bruce Johnson(johnson[at]Pharmacy.Arizona.EDU)
Wed, 30 Dec 1998 09:49:17 -0700 (MST)

On Wed, 30 Dec 1998, Dan Schwartz wrote:

>
> I completely second Alex' remarks about 32 bit Aladdin Expander 2.0... I
> install it on every NT workstation & server, because it is IDIOT-PROOF! It
> also runs blindingly fast at 533 mHz under FX!32 on NT/Alpha after the
> first pass of the optimizer.

Just to add to the chorus of Me Too's...Stuffit is an extraordinary
example of the difference between most Windows software and Mac
software...Stuffit Expander has been a staple of the Mac world for so
long, that many long time Mac users don't realize how well it works, it's
so reliable. The Win version is actually a better deal than the Mac
version, because you need DropStuff with Expander Enhancer to match the
capabilities of the Windows version, in terms of formats supported.

Many of the users I've shown it to (on a 95% Win network) are amazed at
it..."You mean, that's all I have to do?? I didn't know you could drag
icons around and do that!"

For some reason, many long time Windows users I support seem to miss on
the concept drag and drop entirely. Then again, many of these same users
more or less don't have Windows boxes on their desks...they have
WordPerfect machines (Some of them are complaining that some file that was
sent to them is unopenable, because they can't open a .zip file with
WP...<sigh>)

Something like Expander gets them comfortable with actually exploring (no
pun intended) their systems a bit.

Now, if someone could point me to a utility or somethig that would let me
do the same as an Option-Click on a close box on my mac...a 'Close All
Windows' command...I always seem to end up with a Mah-Johngg -like
mountain of open windows on my desktop I have to close separately.

Bruce Johnson
University of Arizona
College of Pharmacy
Information Technology Group

Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs

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