This week’s deals came like a truckload of presents for productivity and self-improvement. We’ve got a streamlined app for running Windows apps right from your Mac dock, a box set of Rosetta Stone language courses, 3 years of a massively discounted VPN service, and the uber popular typing assistant TextExpander. See if you can resist reading on:
CrossOver 15 for Mac Or Linux (Mac Version) – 49% off
Got an inkling to play those old Windows games or review some old documents but not feeling super inspired to manage a virtual machine? CrossOver makes it a one-click affair to run them natively on your Mac like any other app, no rebooting required. Everything will run at native speed and integrate seamlessly w/ your native desktop environment — you just launch them right from the dock!
Buy now: Get CrossOver for $19.99, that’s 49 percent off the usual price.
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Rosetta Stone Language Box Set (Levels 1-4) – 66% off
No matter what language you speak, the words Rosetta Stone are synonymous with learning a new one. Its intuitive and immersive method, with advanced features like speech recognition and a mobile app, have gained this learning program a reputation as one of the most effective on the market. That makes this box set of four levels in English, Italian, Spanish and French an extra tempting deal, running from beginner to advanced and including 12 live tutoring sessions with a native speaker.
Buy now: Get this Rosetta Stone box set for $149.99, a discount of 66 percent.
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Privatoria VPN: 3 Year Subscription – 97% off
The web can be a scary place, with snoops, thieves and barriers of all sorts around every turn. Logging on via a virtual private network is one of the best ways to bypass these threats and stay anonymous, and this 3 year subscription to Privatoria is one of the easiest ways to do it. Even without any technical background, you can sign on anonymously, encrypting all your traffic and masking your IP while unblocking geo-restricted websites like Netflix in more than 60 countries.
Buy now: Get 3 years of Privatoria for $29, that’s a whopping 97 percent off.
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TextExpander: 1 Year Single User Plan – 60% off
TextExpander is super popular among those who spend a lot of time at their computer as a serious time-saving tool. It’s a simple but powerful system of custom shortcuts that populate any set of text or images you want to save you the time and effort of typing the same thing over and over again. Whether it’s HTML, emails, blogging, filling out forms, this is one of the easiest ways to save minutes and hours at the keyboard in your day to day life and work.
Buy now: Get a year of TextExpander for $19.98, that’s 60 percent off the usual price.
