TOKYO (MacHouse) – One reason why we abandoned Mac software development last October is that Apple, Inc. has destroyed TextEdit, Mac default text editor, with introduction of OS X 10.7 Lion. Without a good text editor, software development will be very difficult. Why do we say TextEdit is useless? 1. You will be prompted for confirmation when you attempt to edit existing RTF files. => Unnecessary loss of a few seconds… (See Screenshot 1.) Why do you need Apple’s permission to edit files of your own? We have no clue. 2. It’s a Sandboxed application. So it can crash and freeze unexpectedly. You really don’t want to keep TextEdit and Preview running at the same time. 3. The version of TextEdit that comes with OS X Lion doesn’t support case-sensitive Find/Replace. Oh, boy… That’s a death sentence for software developers. 4. The top tool buttons (font menu, style menu, text size menu…) are so tiny that some people can’t even see what they are. Of course, Apple won’t develop software such that even your grandma can easily use it. 4. If you close a document by pressing the Red button at the top-left corner or quit the application while editing, TextEdit will save changes without prompting you for confirmation. In sum, TextEdit is a nightmare application that everybody should avoid using.

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Anyway, the second software title we introduce today is called TextZilla. It’s a simple text editor. There is a rich text editor called WordPad that comes with Windows OS. We hardly use WordPad because it lacks some basic features. What’s missing with it? It won’t let you open multiple documents. And TextZilla can handle multiple documents. However, TextZilla is far from replacing WordPad. TextZilla should be regarded as a quick solution to typing up something, editing several lines of code quickly. And there are some features with TextZilla that WordPad and NotePad doesn’t have. For example, with TextZilla, you have easy access to ASCII characters.

This software title is currently distributed as a freeware title as it’s still in beta. You can use it without limitations till August 1, 2012. It’s been tested for Windows 7 64-bit.

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TextZilla is a product of MacHouse.
Windows is a product of Microsoft Corporation.

TOKYO (MacHouse) – It’s been a while since we introduced the last software title. Today, we are releasing two software titles. The first one to introduce is called KeyMux.

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Well, sometimes, making up an application name is not easy. If you give it a wrong name, it may not be easily found with a simple Google search. KeyMux may be useful in a situation where you already know how you want to name the first part and where you want to add a keyword to it to complete the name. For example, we know want to use ‘Key’ as part of this application’s name. And we have a list of keywords (2Go, Plus, Pro, Zero, View, Web, Smith, Batch, Box, Auto…) to add to that base name to complete the application name.

Meanwhile, didn’t Mr. Obama say a few weeks ago that if he had a son, he would be like Trevon Martin? So what will be a good fit for his name if he had a son? In this case, the base name is Obama. And create a list of first names like Robert, Trevon, Tom, George… Then enter one space in the Separator field. And set the combination option to Base preceeded by keywords. Finally, press the Go button. So the answer is Stephen Obma? Maybe, not…

This software title is currently distributed as a freeware title as it’s still in beta. You can use it without limitations till August 1, 2012. It’s been tested for Windows 7 64-bit.

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KeyMux is a product of MacHouse.
Windows is a product of Microsoft Corporation.

TOKYO (MacHouse) – In reference to the last software release, Time2D Viewer allows the user to open and view Time2D projects with no possibility of altering their contents.

This software title is currently distributed as a freeware title as it’s still in beta. You can use it without limitations till May 1, 2012. It’s been tested for Windows 7 64-bit.

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Time2D is a product of MacHouse.
Windows is a product of Microsoft Corporation.
Condoleezza Rice is a former U.S. Secretary of State and is not included with Time2D.

TOKYO (MacHouse) – The day has finally come for us to introduce the most extensive Windows application. Yes, it has! This new software release is called Time2D.

Time2D is a Windows tool that will let you document chronological events with pictures, labels and RichText fields. You can change the colors of the work area, timeline, changing the date format. Open Media browser and double-click on a picture and quickly insert an image to the work area. Finally, choose File > Export to create a viewer project. You and others can open this viewer package with Time2D Viewer without altering the original project.

This software title is currently distributed as a freeware title as it’s still in beta. You can use it without limitations till May 1, 2012. It’s been tested for Windows 7 64-bit.

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Time2D is a product of MacHouse.
Windows is a product of Microsoft Corporation.
Condoleezza Rice is a former U.S. Secretary of State and is not included with Time2D.

TOKYO (MacHouse) – We are releasing two Windows software titles today. The first one is eDiceDE. The second one to introduce is called 7evenTimes.

7evenTimes is similar to an existing Mac software title called TimeLeft4. 7evenTimes is simpler and more stable. 7evenTimes is an event reminder. Set the date and the time when an event is scheduled to occur. And 7evenTimes will count down the remaining days, hours, minutes and seconds. If you have multiple time events to run, enable Auto Switcher. And 7evenTimes will automatically switch from one time event to another. If you want to know how many days and hours are left till the London Olympics, then just set the date of an event to July 27th. And 7evenTimes will do the time-counting every second for you.

This software title is currently distributed as a freeware title as it’s still in beta. You can use it without limitations till May 1, 2012. It’s been tested for Windows 7 64-bit.

Click on the button for more information on 7evenTimes.






7evenTimes is a product of MacHouse.
Windows is a product of Microsoft Corporation.