TOKYO (MacHouse) – If I have some idea about what to create next, I am most likely to be able to finish an application in a few days. Well, I’m working on PDF these days. After releasing the last application related to PDF, I’m ready to introduce another. In fact, I submitted a new Mac software title to Mac App Store several hours ago. This new release is called PDF2Pictures.

PDF2Pictures lets you convert selected or all pages of a PDF document into pictures. Using PDF2Pictures is quite simple. Just drag and drop a PDF file onto the drop box to the left. Then select a page or multiple pages over the page list below. You can click on the Export All Pages toolbar button to just save all pages as pictures or click on the Export Page or the Export Pages toolbar button, depending on how many pages you’ve selected in the list.   Continue reading →

TOKYO (MacHouse) – Yes, it’s been almost a month since I introduced my last software title. That’s mostly because I’ve run out of ideas. Good news is that I finally submitted a new software title to Mac App Store some 12 hours ago. This new Mac application is called PDFLockAll.

PDFLockAll is a desktop application that lets you password-protect (or unprotect) multiple PDF documents at a time.  Imagine that you have a few dozen PDF documents to password-protect.  Would you protect those documents one by one or use PDFLockAll to protect them all at a time?  PDFLockAll works in a way such that the same password will be used to protect multiple PDF documents.  You don’t have to worry about original PDF files being overwritten.  Since PDFLockAll will create new password-protected PDF files after you select an export path, original files will remain intact.

Whether you use Preview or Adobe Reader to open a password-protected PDF document that has been created with this application, you won’t get to view the content until you enter the right password. Is it still protected on a PC? The answer is yes. If you try to view a locked document that you’ve created with this application on a PC, the content is still password-protected.   Continue reading →

TOKYO (MacHouse) – A long time ago, I developed an iPad application for creating a 2D pie chart. Hmm… Maybe, I can do it in 3D with the SceneKit. Actually, I submitted a new OS X application to Mac App Store a couple of hours ago. This new software release is called Pie-3D.   Continue reading →

TOKYO (MacHouse) – I’ve been quite slow this month. I’m unlikely to be able to release 5 or 6 applications per month like I used to. Well, I’ve been working on the second one of the month. It’s been submitted to Mac App Store. This new software release is called ObjColors.

ObjColors is a desktop application that lets you save color objects as RGB values. Saving color objects, you can access them from application’s status menu to generate Objective-C or Swift code for Mac OS X and iOS. The default RGB color method is colorWithRed:green:blue:alpha:. If you intend to generate code for OS X, you can set your default color method to colorWithCalibratedRed:green:blue:alpha:, colorWithDeviceRed:green:blue:alpha: or colorWithSRGBRed:green:blue:alpha:.   Continue reading →

TOKYO (MacHouse) – This year is almost over. It’s been a terrible year for me since my beloved mother passed away at the beginning of last November. Anyway, before a new year starts in several days, let me announce I submitted a new software title to Mac App Store several few hours ago. I would never have been able to complete this new release without Apple Developer Technical Support’s (DTS) assistance. This new release is called Text 1-2-3D.

Text 1-2-3D is a desktop application that utilizes the SceneKit framework (a group of APIs) that lets you create 3D text objects over a 2D scene plane. There is no limitation as to how many 3D text objects you can create. Grab a 3D text object, which you freely move with your mouse pointer around the scene canvas. Adjust the position of the light source and also change light types to illuminate text objects dramatically. You have an option of showing or not showing a floor that displays the reflections of 3D text objects.   Continue reading →