Hawaii Aloha Network - Extensions Glossary

	Hawaii Websites
	Mainland Websites
	Domain Search
	Search Internet
	Network FAQ's
	Website FAQ's
	Website Calculator
	Internet Glossary
	Memory Faqs
	About Us
	HTML Tutorial
	HTML Background
	HTML Colour
	HTML Backgrounds
	HTML Images
	HTML Left Margin
	HTML Links
	HTML List
	HTML Server Side
	HTML Software
	HTML Structure
	HTML Tag Index
	HTML Tags
	HTML Textures
	HTML Upload
	Main Page

You are Visitor #

since June 13 2000

Various File Formats
File Suffix	Format Description & Type	How to deal with it
.au	.au is the most common sound format found on the web. Binary	Use Sound Player to play it
		Use Waveform Hold and Modify to play it
		Use Waveform Hold and Modify to play it
.aiff	.aiff is also a semi-common sound format. Binary	Use Sound Player to play it
		Use Waveform Hold and Modify to play it
		Use Waveform Hold and Modify to play it
.bin	Macbinary II Encoded File. Make sure to download as MacBinary or Binary.	Use Stuffit Expander to turn back into a usable Macintosh file if it isn't already.
		N/A
		N/A
.doc	May be a DOS/Windows program or a DOS/Windows Self Extracting Archive Binary	Use MS-Word
		Use WordView to quickly display MS-Word documents
		Use WordView to quickly display MS-Word documents
.exe	May be a DOS/Windows program or a DOS/Windows Self Extracting Archive Binary	N/A
		Download and launch it in its own temporary directory, it may spawn a number of files and directories. Self Extracting
		Download and launch it in its own temporary directory, it may spawn a number of files and directories. Self Extracting
.gif	GIF (Graphical Interchange Format), though not the most economical, is the most common graphics format found on the Internet.	Use GIFConverter or JPEG View
		Use Lview Pro to view these graphics
		Use PolyView to view these graphics
.gz	.gz is the Gnu version of zip. It is a compression method developed for use on UNIX systems. Binary	Use macgzip to view and extract archives.
		Use WinZIP to view and extract archives.
		Use WinZIP to view and extract archives.
.html .htm	HTML (Hypertext Markup Language), the code the web is written in. Plain text file.	Use Netscape for MacIntosh to view the file
		Use Netscape for Windows 3.1x to view the file
		Use Netscape for Windows95 and Windows NT to view the file
.hqx	BinHex 4.0 - Encodes a Macintosh file into 7-bit text so it can be safely transfered. Most Mac files appear in .hqx	Use Stuffit Expander
		Use BinHex13 in a DOS window to un-binhex it
		Use BinHex13 in a DOS window to un-binhex it
.image	Macintosh Disk Image, most commonly found on Apple's FTP sites. Binary	Use Shrink Wrap to mount the disk image, and deal with it like you would a floppy
		N/A
		N/A
.jpg .jpeg .jfif	JPEG/JFIF, a 24 bit graphic format Binary	Use JPEG View
		Use Lview Pro to view these graphics
		Use PolyView to view these graphics
.mpg .mpeg	MPEG, the standard movie platform for the 'net. Binary	Use sparkle to play them, or to convert them to QuickTime.
		Use VMPEG with win32s to play MPEGs
		Use VMPEG or Ladybug to play MPEGs
.mov .qt .movie .moov	QuickTime Movie, Apple Macintosh native movie platform Binary	Use Sparkle, FastPlayer, MoviePlayer, SimpleText, MicrosoftWord...and many others. If the movie appears totaly white, you may need to use the Apple Quicktime VR Player to see them.
		Use QuickTime for Windows
		Use QuickTime for Windows
.pdf	Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format, download as Binary	Use Adobe Acrobat Reader or Adobe Acrobat
		Use Adobe Acrobat Reader or Adobe Acrobat
		Use Adobe Acrobat Reader or Adobe Acrobat
.ps	Postscript file. Plain text file, but not really human-readable.	Send to a Postscipt printer with Laserwriter Font Utility or view it onscreen using Ghostscript
		View it onscreen using Ghostscript
		View it onscreen using Ghostscript
.sit	Stuffit Archive - Binary	Download as MacBinary, and use Stuffit Expander
		Use UnSit in a DOS window
		Use UnSit in a DOS window
.sea	Macintosh Self Extracting Archive	Download as MacBinary, and launch it. Self Extracting
		N/A
		N/A
.tar	UNIX tar program takes seperate files and turns them into one file. Often also compressed. Extensions such .tar.Z, .tar.gz and .tgz (latter two are equivalent) requires decompression first, then un-tar. Some UNIX ftp servers will un-tar a file if you request it without the ".tar" extention. Binary	Download and use Tar
		Use WinZIP to view and extract archives.
		Use WinZIP to view and extract archives.
.tiff .tif	TIFF is a very large high quality image format. Binary	Use JPEGView
		Use Lview Pro to view these graphics
		Use PolyView to view these graphics
.txt	A plain boring old Text File	Use Microsoft Word, Simple Text, BBEdit, whatever!
		Use the 16 bit version of Programmer's File Editor
		Use the 32 bit version of Programmer's File Editor
.uu .uue	A uuencoded file. Typically this is done on a UNIX command line: uuencode OriginalFileName SecondFilename > EncodedFile.uu Then, after running: uudecode EncodedFile.uu One gets a file generated named: SecondFileName Using .uu as the extension is not required but is considered politely explanatory for what type of file it is. Increasing numbers of desktop mail and newsreading programs will handle this type of encoding on the fly.	Use UU Undo to uudecode it
		Use WinCode to uudecode it
		Use ESS-Code to uudecode it
.wav	Windows Wave format sound file Binary	You can use SoundApp to play .wav files
		Use Waveform Hold and Modify to play it
		Use Waveform Hold and Modify to play it
.Z	Unix Compressed File Binary	If you are downloading via ftp most ftp servers will uncompress for you if you drop the ".Z". Otherwise use Stuffit Expander w/EE.
		Use WinZIP to view and extract archives.
		Use WinZIP to view and extract archives.
.zip	pkzip, a common DOS/Windows compression format Binary	Use ZipIt, Stuffit Expander w/ EE, or MacUnZip
		Use WinZIP to view and extract archives.
		Use WinZIP to view and extract archives.