On my computer, the default compression software is something called WinRar, which I got from an old company. You need to pay for it, so I can't use it to zip up pictures and videos to send to relatives.

I just tried to download the latest version of WinZip, but found that you had to pay for that too. I seem to remember it being free software - did that change at some point or am I wrong that it used to be free? Is there some zipping utility that can be downloaded for free so I can send files to people without them having to pay to open them?