that's what it looked like. Think I'll stick with the freebie On 11 Sep 2012, at 14:08, Esther <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Dónal, > > I have the paid membership to MacUpdate Desktop, because that was part of a > promotional price option in one of their bundles. It's set to expire near > the end of September. I'm not sure that I use all the features, though. It > basically helps track all the apps you have and inform you of updates. Nice, > but not necessary. > > Cheers, > > Esther > > On Sep 11, 2012, at 3:00 AM, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: > >> Esther just out of curiosity do you have the paid or free membership? I've >> been tempted to upgrade but am not sure if it's worth it. >> >> Dónal >> On 11 Sep 2012, at 13:53, Esther <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> Metakine, the makers of DVDRemaster Pro, have put together a mini-bundle >>> sale as today's MacUpdate Promo. They're selling 10 apps, including >>> DVDRemaster Pro and Mac DVD Ripper, for a price of $39.99. The apps are: >>> >>> DVDRemaster Pro (which is now sold in the Mac App Store as DVD Remaster 8 >>> for $49.99) >>> Mac DVD Ripper Pro (normally $19.95, includes the Fairmount decryption >>> program) >>> Hands Off! >>> Aurora ($14.99 in the Mac App Store for Aurora Lite) >>> Back In Focus ($99.99 in the Mac App Store) >>> Decompose ($29.99 in the Mac App Store) >>> Magic Launch >>> Video Rotate ($2.99 in the Mac App Store) >>> Processes >>> Photo Batch ($14.99 in the Mac App Store) >>> >>> I think this is worth purchasing just for the combined price of DVDRemaster >>> Pro and Mac DVD Ripper Pro alone, if you want to accessibly rip DVDs into >>> formats suited for Apple TV or iOS devices, just extract audio tracks, or >>> reformat them. Of the other programs, I think Aurora is accessible (it's a >>> wake-up program that lets you wake up to an iTunes playlist instead of an >>> alarm), and Processes and Hands Off! might be. (Processes lets you zap >>> stalled processes, pause apps and processes that are slowing down your >>> system and resume them later, and also monitor processes' system usage and >>> network connections and files. Hands Off! monitors the way your >>> applications access your network and disks, in case they send out data.) >>> Many of the others are video or photo processing programs, but Back in >>> Focus might be usable or useful. (It seems like a way or automatically >>> de-blurring photos you take). >>> >>> This offer is good for the next 15+ hours. Purchasing MacUpdate promos >>> requires that you create an account, and that involves a one-time >>> negotiation of a CAPTCHA. After that, all purchase transactions and >>> accessing the apps should be completely accessible. You can log in to your >>> account, and view a record of past purchases and software licenses, and >>> re-download the apps. You can also designate that the license for a >>> particular app in a bundle purchase be issued for someone else -- this lets >>> you gift a friend with a license if you've already purchased an application >>> in a software bundle. It also lets you decide to share bundles with >>> someone else by splitting the price and dividing up the apps. The person >>> you designate to receive the license does not need to have a MacUpdate >>> login -- you just need to give a valid email and name for the license. >>> (However, they also won't have a permanent record of the license code and >>> purchase details that are associated with an account.) >>> >>> For new users, Gordon (who runs this list) worked with the developer of DVD >>> Remaster Pro to ensure VoiceOver accessiblity with this app. There is a >>> freeware alternative, Handbrake, but DVDRemaster Pro will process in about >>> a third the time, and also has other convenient features that simplify >>> separate audio track extraction, compression from dual-layer DVDs, etc. >>> >>> HTH. Cheers, >>> >>> Esther >>> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> Dónal Fitzpatrick [email protected] <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. 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