Cool deal. I won't try any of these since i don't need them but I'm sure someone on this list will like the sales. I just bought vm fusion 4 for 29 bucks. so we'll see how that goes. and hope more peopel will take advantage of these sales.
Take care. On Nov 25, 2011, at 10:36 AM, Esther wrote: > Hi All, > > In connection with Black Friday, the first day after U.S. Thanksgiving, when > there are sales to start off the Christmas shopping season, a number of > interesting sales have shown up in the Mac App Store for applications or > subjects that have been recently discussed. Some of these will be for today > only, some for the Friday and Saturday, and some will extend through Monday. > > Here are a few of the items I've noted: > • ABBYY Fine Reader Express $49.99 (50% off regular price, this weekend only) > http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/abbyy-finereader-express/id412310371?mt=12 > • Bento 4 $33.99 (price just dropped from $49.99, no comments about this sale > price or how long it will last at the App Store or at the main Bento web > page, where the price is still listed as $49.99) > http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bento/id413293930?mt=12 > • YummySoup! $4.99 (75% off regular price of $19.99 Thanksgiving through > Cyber Monday) > http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/yummysoup!/id402757302?mt=12 > > All three of the above applications (ABBYY Fine Reader Express for OCR with > scanners, Bento for database, and YummySoup! for recipes) have been > previously discussed on the mac-access list. All of these products have > 15-day free trial downloads at their main web sites (through the link on the > Mac App Store page for each product). (I'll give a direct link for the ABBYY > Fine Reader Express trial download, since navigating the main web page is > confusing, and while there is a link that eventually gets you to the Mac > product buried in the page under a name like "Try Try", the link to "Trial > Downloads" takes you to trial downloads for their Windows products). The > ABBYY Fine Reader Express trial download can be found at: > http://www.abbyy.com/finereader_for_mac/trial/# > > Other applications at the Mac App Store that have been mentioned as > accessible, but that I've not used, include: > • Checkbook $6.99 (normally $14.99, on sale this Friday only) > http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/checkbook/id412485361?mt=12 > • Checkbook Pro $11.99 (normally $24.99, on sale this Friday only) > http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/checkbook-pro/id412490330?mt=12 > Another Splasm Software product that I have used is flagged with the same > "over 50% off for Black Friday only" label, but as far as I can tell, the > price has only dropped by a dollar: > • Audiobook Builder $4.99 (normally $5.99) > http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/audiobook-builder/id406226796?mt=12 > • Soulver $11.99 (normally $24.99, on sale for Thanksgiving and Black Friday) > http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/soulver/id413965349?mt=12 > Scott Howell posted elsewhere about Soulver, which is an app for doing > calculations that gives you a combination of functions somewhere between > calculator, spread sheet, and text editor. I'll excerpt a bit from the > recent MacLife article, since that site puts in annoying ad pop-ups if you > just open a link to the page: > Source: http://www.maclife.com/article/reviews/soulver_calculator_review > "Soulver Calculator Review posted 11/21/2011" > <begin quote> > Hey! You got your text editor in my spreadsheet! > Wouldn’t it be nice if the calculations you scribbled on scrap paper were > interactive, or if spreadsheets were easy enough to use at the drop of a hat? > Soulver is a calculator that aims to combine these tools into something > that’s both easy to use and powerful enough to crunch data in useful ways. > Soulver lets you enter problems from simple arithmetic to trigonometry in > natural language—using words as well as numbers and symbols—and combine the > answers in flexible “math-processor” documents. > > Typing “15.3% of $29.95” will get you an answer, for example, but Soulver > isn’t quite magic, or even Siri. You have to use the vocabulary it expects, > which is usually varied enough to get the job done, but it still requires a > trip to the built-in cheat sheet every now and then. Nevertheless, its > text-friendly design is great for adding notes and context to your numbers, > and it’s even better for unit and currency conversions. Soulver even > recognizes stock ticker symbols, so you can quickly figure out how much your > 50 shares of AAPL are worth in yen (lucky you). > > Soulver offers more power than just a cool input gimmick, however. You can > easily define custom variables and save them for use in multiple files. > Answers are summed automatically, and you can view their average, variance, > or standard deviation with a click. You can even save answers as keys to use > throughout a document, so when the original answer changes, problems > containing its key update instantly. When you’ve finished working, Soulver > exports to multiple file types, including PDF and HTML, with various styling > options. > > The bottom line. While pricey as a simple replacement for Apple’s Calculator, > Soulver is worth a look if you want something less cumbersome than a > spreadsheet but much more powerful than the back of a napkin for working out > complex calculations. > <end quote> > Although the iOS Soulver apps for the iPhone and iPad are also on sale for > half price today, the number pad entry is apparently not yet accessible > (although apparently you can input with a keyboard). The Mac version > includes remarks about "improvements for VoiceOver accessibility:, and > there's also a 10-day free trial at the main web site linked from the App > Store page. > > Remember that many of the free trial downloads support the ability to > purchase and register from within the trial apps. You almost certainly won't > get the discounted prices this way, so delete these trial versions if you > download them and decide to make a purchase directly from the Mac App Store. > There are no trial downloads at the Mac App Store, because developers are not > allowed to post apps where users must pay additional amounts at a later time > to keep the app functioning. That means the developer can supply a free > (Lite) version, or a full-priced version, but he cannot supply a version > where some of the features later stop working unless you pay more. (That > means no trial versions that expire.) > > All of the1Password applications (versions on the Mac App Store as well as > for iOS devices) are 50% off. I'm not going to paste in all the links. You > can read the AgileBits newsletter link that gives all this information: > http://email.agilewebsolutions.com/t/r/e/iydukul/kjihijdki/n/ > > Lew and others with DJAY aspirations, the new Algoriddim djay app at the Mac > App Store is supposed to be accessible, and is currently available for an > introductory price of $19.99 for their launch sale for version 4.0. Normal > price is $49.99, but you probably need to buy a Vestax Spin DJ Controller > from the Apple Store or elsewhere, which lists for about $275. This is > supposed to let you be your own DJ with iTunes. > • djay ($19.99 for limited time launch sale, $49.99 regularly) > http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/djay/id411699771?mt=12 > Lynne, the SmileOnMyMac PDF Pen and PDF Pen Pro applications are also on > sale, but I think you mentioned these are not accessible. > > Finally, I'll just mention that the Apple Black Friday specials have > discounts for the Apple Wireless Keyboard, Magic Trackpad, G-Drive Mini > external disks (a good brand), the Jawbone Jambox, and many other interesting > items. > > HTH. 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