Rudy Rudy's Shareware

Here are some programs/scripts I wrote that have been very useful. All of them are free for your own personal use (but if you feel generous and want to pay for them, send me money through PayPal to rudy@rudyrudy.com). For most of them, I have provided the source code as well. And when I have the time, I will write up as much documentation as possible (but don't count on it). If you like what you see, please visit my website often and spread the words. And if you are really interested to learn more about any of the programs/scripts listed here, feel free to contact me through rudy@rudyrudy.com.

File Breaker v1.0 This is a program I wrote in C that breaks/combines file(s). I wrote the program a couple of years ago when I was trying to fix a 'broken' computer. It only had a 3 1/2 floppy drive (no network card, no CD-ROM), and the video driver was over 2MB in size. The solution: use this program to break the video driver into 2 files (1MB each), transfer them into the old computer through floppy, and combine them back. Since the creation of this utility, I have found it to be very helpful and have used it very often.	Download for Windows README
RR Thumbnail Generator This is a PERL script I wrote that generates thumbnails for a directory full of images. The directory MUST contain only images. The script will also create an index.html file that tabulates the thumbnails. Since this is a PERL script, you will have to do a lot of work before using it unless your computer has been configured correctly. For Linux/Unix computers, you must have PERL interpreter with PERL Magick module installed. For Windows computers, you will need Active PERL (8.6 MB) with ImageMagick & PerlMagick (4.1 MB) installed. Ouch! But think of it this way: you only have to do it once! After that, you can use many of the useful scripts I have written, and will write in the future. Refer to the README file for more detailed instructions.	Download for Windows Download for Linux/Unix README
RR Thumbnail Generator v1.2 This is an upgraded version of RR Thumbnail Generator above. After considering a few recommendations from users, I made a few modifications to the script. The first modification, v1.1, is no longer available because I believe this version is a lot better. This script has the same requirement as the original version above, so if you have used the first version, your computer is ready to go. In addition to generating thumbnails and creating an index.html file that tabulates the thumbnails, this v1.2 script also creates a slideshow.html that provides a slideshow functionality. Now we are talking! :) Refer to the README file for more detailed instructions.	Download for Windows Download for Linux/Unix README
RR Batch Image Resize This is a PERL script I wrote to resize images as a batch. This is especially useful to reduce those super large images taken by high MEGAPIXEL digital cameras. Normally, you would have to open up each image and resize it manually (or spend $600 for Adobe Photoshop to use the "Action" feature). Using this script, you put all the images to be resized on the same folder as the script, double click it and you will have all the images resized to the size you want. Again, since this is a PERL script, a lot of work needs to be done before you can use it. The requirement is the same as that of the RR Thumbnail Generator above. Refer to the README file for more detailed instructions.	Download for Windows Download for Linux/Unix README