YOKOHAMA (Señor Tomato) – What a beautiful spring day! It was raining for days. Now, we have continuous sunny days. That’s what the spring season is all about, huh!?

Well, I know it’s been only 4 or 5 days since I released the last desktop application. And I’m ready to go for No. 2 of the month. This new release is called NameRanger 2.

The NameRanger is a 15-year-old desktop application project brought back to life. NameRanger 2 lets you rename all files and folders in a parent folder you select in a non-destructive manner. You can add an enumerating number to the beginning or the end of each file name and remove a certain number of characters from each name to make the modification list. Or maybe, you just want to change all letters to uppercase or lowercase? How about just removing all numbers, punctuation characters or currency symbols from each file name? If you have made a mistake and ended up with a list of files sharing the same name, click on the Undo button to revert to the last stack of file names. Only when you click on the Execute name changes button, will the application rename the files according to the modified file name list.

NameRanger 2 offers five different approaches to changing file names: Add, Subtract, Replace, Transform, and Remove. Additionally, you can select a particular file name in the list and change it to something else manually.

NameRanger 2 lets you create a recovery file so that you can restore original file names. After you execute name changes, click on the “Save Recovery File” toolbar button to create a recovery JSON file. When you realize that you made a mistake, let the application select this recovery file to restore the original file names.   Continue reading →

YOKOHAMA (Señor Tomato) – It’s quite warm in this spring season. The only problem is that it rains quite a bit. It rains three or four times a week. That’s too much. Hopefully, we have more sunny days so that we can appreciate beautiful cherry blossoms.

It’s been quite a while, but I’m ready to introduce a new desktop application for macOS users. This new release is called Showcase 1-2-3D 2.

Flat 2D images may be too ordinary to look at. So what about making them look like 3D images? Showcase 1-2-3D 2 is a simple tool by which you can turn 2D images into 3D in 1-2-3, rotating them around the x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis, giving them some depth, rounded corners, and colored sides besides the front surface. You can use multiple light nodes to cast light on the objects. Finally, click on the Export button to save the entire scene canvas as an image file.   Continue reading →