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MacHeist 3 Bundle Announced

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Today, MacHeist announced the contents of their latest application bundle, providing the opportunity to purchase software to the value of $558 for the bargain price of $39. A huge range of applications are included, ranging from eBay companions to professional 3-D animation tools. Over the past few months, various ‘missions’ have given regular readers the chance to gain additional discounts on the bundle and gather free licenses for various applications. The final bundle will be on sale for two weeks, with 25 percent of all money paid being donated to a charity of your choice. This analysis will take a brief look at each application on offer to see just how far your $39 can go. iSale (SRP $39.95) iSale is a fully fledged desktop application for eBay, allowing you to create really good looking auctions with ease. Interesting features include the ability to easily integrate video descriptions into your auction, and a companion iPhone app. iSale’s main competitor is GarageSale . Picturesque (SRP $34.95) Pitched as “Making Images Gorgeous,” Picturesque is a simple image editing tool which allows you to quickly and easily add interesting effects to your photographs and graphics. It isn’t a great image editor as such, but more of an enhancement tool for adding reflections, 3D effects, curves, shadows, borders etc. It isn’t an app I’d pay $35 for, but is good to have included. SousChef (SRP $30.00) As someone who loves cooking, I’m very interested to give SousChef a try. I’m not generally a fan of desktop software for managing recipes (searching the Internet generally works fine), but the fact that SousChef collates every users recipe into a searchable ‘cloud’ does offer an interesting angle. It also has a great large text mode for viewing your recipe across the kitchen. World of Goo (SRP $20.00) World of Goo is a physics based puzzle/construction game with, as the name would suggest, copious amounts of goo.

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Feb

Discount AppleCare On eBay

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I’m rarely one to buy into extended warranties. I worked at Best Buy (I was young and stupid, cut me some slack) long ago, and swore I would never waste money on those coverage plans. All that being said, I recommend all my friends cover their Mac with AppleCare — it can be expensive (depending on the model you buy) but in my own experience, has almost always paid for itself. But how do you swallow that hefty warranty price tag after dropping some serious coin on a shiny new computer? An interesting post at Wisebread may have the answer. One of my favorite blogs about being frugal, Wisebread, has taken the dive and purchased AppleCare protection via eBay. Doing so saved $158 off the extended warranty for a Mac Pro — not shabby at all! Registering the code online went off without a hitch, so no immediate red flags at least. Writer Torley acknowledges no issues to test the coverage with as of yet, but there have been no communications from Apple to believe otherwise

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Dec

Discounting Outside the (Big) Box: Best Buy Puts iPhones on Sale for Remainder of ‘08

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The Best Buy chain — who also happen to be Apple’s first foray into big-box-store retailing of the iPhone — are offering a discount on new handset purchaces between now and the end of the year. Specifically, US$10.00 off, making the 8/16 GB prices US$189.99 and US$289.99. That may not seem like a lot, but it’s actually a few shekels less than the rumored Wal-Mart price . Additionally, Bestie is offering something they’re calling “Walk-out-Working Service,” rumored to include help with setting up your email account, transferring contacts, and general advice helping customers learn how to use their iPhones. (Meaning: plenty of Geek Squad and “blue shirt” employees to aid you.) Also, if you have a Reward Zone account, you will get double the points for this purchase, which translates into cash-discount coupons for future purchases. Even though Best Buy is cutting into its iPhone profits with this discount, they’re hoping that once the low price gets the marks into the store, they’ll buy more than just a new cell phone. And with the rumors of AT&T pushing to get into Costco, Sam’s Club, Target and Radioshack as well, there could be an iPhone Retail War going into the New Year. Another not so hot iPhone deal from AT&T

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Nov

Give Good Food to Your Mac: Software Discounts

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The idea of a ‘bundle’ promotion is a common occurrence in the Mac software world. The most widely publicized event centered around great deals on indie Mac software is MacHeist . The general idea is that bundling a package of applications together leads to a great deal for you, the user, and also generates a huge amount of publicity for the featured applications. A similar promotion has launched this week, with a few notable differences. Give Good Food to Your Mac (organized by Aquafadas ) offers a huge range of different applications, with discounts increasing progressively depending upon the number of applications you purchase. Claudia Zimmer, Aquafadas’ CEO explains: We are pleased to introduce the Third Edition of ‘Give Good Food to your Mac’. It’s a chance for us to build a community among developers and together, create opportunities that would not be possible alone. Mac users benefit from it as they can discover our software at great prices. The Discounts Available While the promotion doesn’t feature the world’s catchiest name, it does give some great discounts. Buying 3 apps saves you 20%, 4 apps saves 30%, and 5 or more knocks a whopping 50% off the normal retail price. As you add applications to your cart, it’s simple to see how much you stand to save, along with how many more applications you need to reach the next level. (more…)

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