Tag Archives: Mini-Compressor

Do you Still Need to Compress Pictures?

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Chris C

I hope you had a great summer vacation.  We sure did and are trying squeeze in a mini-vacation before the summer is officially over after the Labour Day long weekend. Now that your summer vacation is over you want to … Continue reading →

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Notes on Converting Mini-Compressor to UWP Application (Trying to at Least)

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Chris C

I was inspired to get Mini-Compressor to UWP into the Windows 10 Store a while back this summer. I saw this video several months ago when it was called Project Centennial: https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2015/2-692 Then a couple weeks ago there was a … Continue reading →

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Mini-Compressor Install Error

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Chris C

Update: The below issue has been fixed in Mini-Compressor version 1.6.1 which can be found on our Download page.  Thank you for your patience. We have confirmed an error when installing Mini-Compressor.  If you get one of the errors below, or something … Continue reading →

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BIG Announcement (and Cookie Time)

Posted on September 15, 2015 by adacc

A-hem! Hear-ye hear-ye! After many months of hard work and completely professional, non-wifey nagging, Chris has emerged from the basement victorious! A free trial version of Mini-Compressor is ready for downloading!  Try before you buy!  That’s worth repeating – trial … Continue reading →

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Mini-Compressor Version 1.4 just Sprouted

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Chris C

Spring has sprung in the Saturday MP basement! We planted some seeds in the late winter, and look what’s sprung! Version 1.4 of Mini-Compressor! Get it while it’s fresh. Here are some of the features we’re especially proud of: An intelligent … Continue reading →

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Mini-Compress Weeds

Posted on June 8, 2011 by adacc

“W” was the letter of the week in Darling Daughter’s class a few weeks ago.  You know what I wished?  That Mini-Compressor would compress the wascally weeds in our Behemoth Garden.  Right-click on behemoth weeds and voila… smaller weed no … Continue reading →

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What to do if Norton Incorrectly Thinks Your Product is Harmful

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Chris C

A while ago I got an e-mail from a customer that had just bought Mini-Compressor (which I think is the best image compression software in the world but I’m a bit biased) but was getting warning from Norton when he … Continue reading →

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Upgrading Mini-Compressor to .NET 4.0 Notes

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Chris C

My notes on upgrading Mini-Compressor from .NET 3.5 to .NET 4.0 (Visual Studio 2008 to 2010) and also upgrading NUnit and NAnt. 1) Run the automated VS 2010 upgrade process.  Appears that there are no error but appearances can be … Continue reading →

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Building for Both 32 and 64 Bit Architectures

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Chris C

My latest task has been getting Mini-Compressor to work on Windows 7.  In the end no code changes are actually required to get Mini-Compressor working on Windows 7 but the installer required a bit of work.  The amount of work … Continue reading →

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