How To Convert RAR Files Into Itunes Files On MAC?

September 22, 2008

Having difficulty converting your downloaded tunes into mp3 files? You can find lots of descriptions for decompressing .rar files on PCs but no description of how to do so on a mac? .rar files are files that have been compressed, and therefore need an application that will decompress them, so you will be able to use them however you may like. Well wait no longer, here are some quick, simple, and easy steps to getting the files you want decompressed and onto your computer, iPod, or mp3 player.

Step1: Download your .rar file that you wish to decompress. Save it to your desktop.

Step2: Go to http://www.unrarx.com/ and download this application by clicking on the notebooks at the top of the page. Complete all the downloading steps.

Step3: Mac Leopard Folder Simply double click on the .rar file on your desktop that you wish to decompress. A new folder will appear, and in that folder there will be the files you want put into itunes or whatever you may want. Once you click on the folder, UNRARX automatically decompresses your files you have chosen and adds them to this folder.

Step4: iTunes Open up the folder that contains your music or videos etc, and drag them into your iTunes library, or wherever else you may want to store them in you computer. After you do this, you may listen or watch as much as you want!

Compress And Uncompress Online

July 20, 2008

Zip has been a most popular compression format and most of you have your PC’s installed with some version of WinZip or WinRAR softwares. But this is not the case of all users some users aren’t familiar with zip concept. Consider you going to your friends house to download some stuff from mail which is zipped format and all you have can do is download and uncompress or unzip. But to your surprise you found that theres no unzipping software in his computer and the only resort is the online unzipping tools like WobZIP.

Wobzip

WobZIP is wonderful and highly useful site which helps in uncompressing files without the need of any unzip utility on the PC. It supports a variety of formats and max file size upto 100MB.

WobZIP claims to have the following advantages of their online uncompressing service.

  • Web-based means hassle-free
    Unzip your contents anywhere that is you need not install the unzipping utilities seeking admin permission as long as you are connected to Internet.
  • Uncompressing online means safer
    They claim to have scanned all the files before unzipping and hence you are completely free of virus attack.
  • Uncompressing online means the freedom to choose
    Uncompressing a  wide variety of file formats

mailmyzip

So we have an unzipping service online and that leaves the zipping utility alone to the PC. But here you have a zipping service online too, which allows to compress upto maximum of five files and also email it directly.

  • MailMyZip service supports max size of a file to be 2MB
  • ZipOnline service supports max size of a file to be 650KB