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PDF Nomad 1.3 On Sale for $29.99 (25% off)

Posted on May 8, 2012 by bkanduth

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About this app:

PDF Nomad is a modern, carefully styled PDF editor, built from the ground up for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. It features a multitude of ways to take your PDF documents from one place to the next, through an easy to use interface. It provides often used operations like merging multiple documents, as well as more exotic ones like exporting the document’s text as a spoken sound file.

Tutorial videos are available on the SintraWorks website.

Easily resize whole documents to a different page size with a single command, or resize individual pages with drag and drop, shifting page contents as needed.

Export individual pages as bitmaps (jpg, png etc.) or create spoken audio files from the document’s text. Split documents into even/odd pages, or explode documents into single page PDFs or even into individual chapters.

Merge pages side by side or on top of each other. Split pages in half or tile them to print them onto multiple pages to be assembled into posters.

Merge documents, interleave documents and even overlay documents on top of each other.

Create and fill out PDF forms.

Markup text and annotate pages with rectangles, ovals, arrows, lines and more.

Add watermarks.

Create books and magazines ready for printing. Add finishing/proofing marks if needed. Ever wanted to print a manual into a small booklet for easy reference, or need to prepare your novel or essay for your publisher? With PDF Nomad you’ll have your document ready within a matter of minutes.

Partial Feature List

Resize, merge, delete, reorder, split and tile pages.
Merge, interleave and overlay PDF documents.
Split and explode documents.
Export pages as bitmap files or text as an audio file.
Create and fill out PDF forms.
Markup text and annotate pages.
Create books and magazines.
Create and edit outlines (including batch edits and automatic creation from table of contents.
Stamp page labels onto pages.
Shift page contents.
Add finishing and proofing marks.
Link index table and cross-document references to their corresponding pages.

Speed

PDF Nomad is blindingly fast, even documents with thousands of pages are laid out in less than a second. Play with margin settings, or any other layout options: PDF Nomad’s instant previews make it cheap to experiment.

Requires Mac OS X 10.7 or later

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Pagico Professional 5.3 On Sale for $40.00 (20% off)

Posted on May 7, 2012 by bkanduth

Purchase Pagico Professional 5.3 On Sale Now for only $40.00 (20% off)

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About this app:

Pagico is a personal database that helps you to manage and keep track of everything: notes, tasks, lists, files, projects and contacts. You can store all kinds of things in its database, and Pagico will get everything neatly organized, and remind you of upcoming (and overdue, of course) tasks. Rather than just overwhelming you with lists of todo’s, Pagico presents all your upcoming schedule in a visually appealing chart.

Pagico is different than most other task planning programs. Here are a few highlights:

Interactive schedule flowchart based on your todos
Manage everything in one place: Notes, lists, tasks, and files
Simple yet powerful cross links — you can create hyperlinks between almost everything
Dynamic project browser based on tags
iPad application available with cloud-based data sync (sold separately in the Apple AppStore)
Cloud-sync available to sync data between your devices, and your team.
Cross-platform compatibility: Pagico is available on Mac, Windows, and Ubuntu.

For more details on features and screenshots, please check out the Pagico Features page.

The “Download Now” link yields the Professional version, priced at $50 USD. There are two other versions, Pagico Planner priced at $30 USD and Pagico People also priced at $20 USD. See the Pricing page for comparisons and more information.

Requires Mac OS X 10.5 or later

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Ikaro Racing and Great Monster Trouble 1.01 On Sale for $12.74 (25% off)

Posted on May 5, 2012 by bkanduth

Purchase Ikaro Racing and Great Monster Trouble 1.01 On Sale Now for only $12.74 (25% off)

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About this app:

Today’s promo includes Ikaro Racing and the fun re-imagining of tower-defense, Great Monster Trouble. Normally $16.98 when purchased separately you can get them today for $8.99, that’s 47% off!

Ikaro Racing puts you in the pilot’s seat of a high performance airplane racing for your life at low altitude against a fleet of colorful peers in a breathtaking scenario, working your way from apprentice to full-fledged ace pilot.

Enjoy and explore the magnificent scenario of the city with all its skyscrapers, fly at low altitude over the water of a calm laguna at dusk, enjoy the beauty of an Arizona canyon under the noon sun.

This is not one of the many flight simulation games you can find in the App Store. This is “THE RACING 3D FLIGHT SIMULATOR”, nothing else comes close.

All of this and more is part of the Ikaro Racing experience. The airplanes are designed with maniacale care for the details, cameras from all directions will make you experience the emotion of flight in a way that you have never dreamed of.

The camera views during and after the game session highlight the inherent beauty of the surroundings creating a truly immersive experience.Since Ikaro Racing is a very dynamic game the player must always be ever-alert, soaking in the scenery but wary of what lies ahead.

Since every session of the game is fully recorded, the player can go back and watch its performance and that of other players from many different view angles, the perfect game for the family entertainment.

Featuring:

22 Different racing tracks
6 High performance racing airplanes
5 Amazing scenarios from desert canyons to oceanic island, from mountains to modern cities
Championship mode & Fast Race
Time Racing Mode on every track
Record & Save Races
Multiple point of view cameras selection
Different flying modes
Different daylight & weather conditions

Requires Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later

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HDTV and Home Theater Podcast – Podcast #529: Google Drive and Outdoor Theater Screens

Posted on May 4, 2012 by bkanduth

Until recently, it felt like the weather was changing here in Southern California. We clicked over to daylight savings time; we had a few days of nice, sunny BBQ weather and it felt like the season of backyard movies was upon us. Since then it€™s gotten a bit gloomy again, but we always like to be prepared, so we’ve put together a list of screen options for you if you finally want to make the jump into outdoor cinema….

Source: HDTV Magazine

NTFS for Mac OS X 9.5.3 On Sale for $44.89 (25% off)

Posted on May 4, 2012 by bkanduth

Purchase NTFS for Mac OS X 9.5.3 On Sale Now for only $44.89 (25% off)

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About this app:

This promo is for a Paragon mini-bundle containing NTFS for Mac, Camptune X and, HFS+ for Windows. Regularly $59.85 get all three today for only $44.89 (25% off!)

NTFS for Mac OS X breaks down the barriers between Windows and Mac OS X. Effectively solves the communication problems between the Mac system and NTFS, providing full read and write access to Windows NTFS partitions under Mac OS X. Excellent solution for end users, SOHO and Enterprise, supports all NTFS versions from Windows NT 3.1 to Windows 7 (NTFS versions 1.2, 3.0 and 3.1) and mounts the NTFS volumes as native ones.

NTFS for Mac OS X allows you to:

Natively read and write your data to any Windows NTFS partition.
Easily transfer data between Windows and Mac computers using external or thumb drives with NTFS partitions.
Access NTFS partitions without having any complex translation applications or file services like AFP or Samba protocols.

Requires Mac OS X 10.4.6 or later

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Chronicle 4.1.6 On Sale for $11.21 (25% off)

Posted on May 3, 2012 by bkanduth

Purchase Chronicle 4.1.6 On Sale Now for only $11.21 (25% off)

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About this app:

Chronicle… The easy way to keep track of your bills! Have you ever missed a credit card payment? Have you ever found yourself in a panic, trying to remember if you paid your rent or mortgage this month? Do you just want to get a better idea of how much you are spending on your bills?

Chronicle will help you with all of this and more. Designed to be incredibly easy to use, Chronicle will remind you to pay all your recurring bills on time, and keep track of what you have paid. Automatic bill averaging helps you budget bills that are not always the same, like utility bills.

Plus:

Automatic Bill Averaging: Budget bills that are not always the same, like utility bills.
Reminders link to iCal: Chronicle can add reminders for each of your bills–automatically–to iCal (Leopard only). You are reminded of upcoming due dates, even if Chronicle and iCal are not running.
iPhone sync: Through iCal, your reminders can be automatically synchronized to your iPhone.
Payment History: Chronicle remembers your payment history for each bill, and even organizes scanned or downloaded receipts by date, so you can quickly find them for reference later.
Free updates: New versions of Chronicle are always free, even if substantial features are added.

Requires

Mac OS X 10.5 or later.
Chronicle 2 is available for Mac OS X 10.4

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TaskTime4 4.9.5 On Sale for $15.00 (25% off)

Posted on May 2, 2012 by bkanduth

Purchase TaskTime4 4.9.5 On Sale Now for only $15.00 (25% off)

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About this app:

TaskTime is a reliable and versatile time-tracking solution. TaskTime makes keeping track of time spent on multiple client projects easy and efficient. With TaskTime you can track any number of clients and any number of projects for each client. Create invoices that can be emailed, printed, and saved to disk. Since you can have more than one project open at a time it is easy to switch between projects on the fly. Tracking expenses has never been easier. Each expense item can have an individual tax rate.

Features Include:

Create clear, attractive, customized invoices and send with Apple Mail or Entourage
Include fixed rate items
Keep project specific notes of any length and detail.
Apply individual hourly rates to specific sessions
Set a separate currency symbol on a project-by-project basis.
Track the status of each project.
Use the Project Manager to add, delete, rename, and store projects.
Use the Client Manager to add, delete, and edit clients. (Import clients from Mail contacts)
Link documents, applications, folders, and web/email addresses to any project.
Minimize project windows to a small, floating timer controller window.
Set due dates for projects and sync with iCal
Create a variety of reports
Sync data between computers
Export data in comma or tab separated format.
Backup data from within the program and more…

Download the User’s Guide here.

Requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later

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HDTV Almanac – Stations Must Reveal Political Television Ad Data

Posted on May 1, 2012 by bkanduth

Are you curious about how your local television station charges for political advertising? If the FCC has its way, you won’t need to guess much longer. On Friday, the commission passed new rules that require stations to post the information on a public website. At first blush, this may seem to be a strong blow …

Source: HDTV Magazine

ContentBarrier 10.6.4 On Sale for $29.96 (25% off)

Posted on May 1, 2012 by bkanduth

Purchase ContentBarrier 10.6.4 On Sale Now for only $29.96 (25% off)

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About this app:

ContentBarrier sets up a protective wall around your computer. Its predefined categories let you choose what you don’t want your children to see, and you can also create your own custom categories.

ContentBarrier blocks adult web sites, sites with subjects not fit for children, and even blocks chats when predatory language is used. It blocks offensive content coming from the Internet. ContentBarrier works with multiple users; if you have several children, you can set different criteria, corresponding to their age or maturity.

You can choose whether they have access to newsgroups or whether they can download files. You can set the program to let them only use the Internet at certain times, and on specific days.The program can even send you e-mail, automatically, when certain events occur. ContentBarrier keeps a complete log of all web sites visited, whether blocked or not.

Reviews
Macworld 4 out of 5 – March 2009

Requires Mac OS X 10.5 or later

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