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Best free weather apps for iPhone and iPad in 2023

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The Best Weather Apps
There are SO MANY weather apps to choose from, but these are the best free ones.
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In a world with about 10,000 weather apps — that’s an actual estimate, not a huge exaggeration — how do you choose the best free weather app for iPhone or iPad that you can trust and that includes the features you want most? It’s not easy. But a mix of full-featured free weather apps (most with premium versions) and specialty apps can cover all the bases for you.

We’ll go over some of the best weather apps below, whether you just want to avoid getting wet or if you’re a total weather freak who can’t get enough data, visual or otherwise.

Podurama app uses AI to make podcasts better than ever

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It's hard to find great podcasts, but not if you use the Podurama app.
It's hard to find great podcasts, but not if you use the Podurama app.
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The world of podcasts is wide and deep, so finding great ones in the wilds of the internet can be daunting. But with the AI-powered Podurama app, you can find and organize podcasts to your heart’s content — and sync them for listening on various devices.

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Better yet, you can use Podurama for free. And if you want all the features, you can buy the lifetime premium version for half off right now!

Get Microsoft Office for Mac for just $49.99

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Microsoft Office is the go-to software suite for millions around the world. Get a lifetime license for just $49.99.
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Owning a copy of Microsoft Office is simply essential in today’s remote and hybrid working world. Set yourself up to work from home or anywhere with a lifetime license for Microsoft Office Home & Business 2021 for Mac, on sale now for just $49.99 (list price $249.99).

For PC fans, the Windows version of MS Office is available — but the deal’s not quite as sweet.

Master PDFs with highly rated PDF Expert for Mac

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Take $70 off the PDF editor that makes it simple to work with PDFs on Mac.
Manage, edit and organize PDFs more easily on Mac with PDF Expert, just $69.99 for life.
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Working with PDFs on your Mac can really suck. Even just adding your signature to a PDF document can be an ordeal. Luckily, there’s a great Mac app that can simplify the experience of PDF signing, editing, merging, annotating and much more.

And now it’s on sale for a very limited time. Now through November 9, you can grab the popular and award-winning PDF Expert app for only $69.99 (regularly $139).

Apple makes editing video easier with Final Cut Pro update

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Apple makes editing video easier with Final Cut Pro update
Updates to Final Cut Pro video-editing software for Mac or iPad offer new features that help streamline workflows.
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The upcoming Final Cut Pro version 10.7 brings in improvements to timeline navigation and organization, as well as new changes that Apple says will simplify complex edits.

And Final Cut Pro for iPad 1.3 includes new features intended to enhance using the professional-grade video-editing application on a touchscreen.

Get Microsoft Office Home & Business for Mac for just $30

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Slash more than 80% off the cost of Microsoft Office Home & Business for Mac.
Slash more than 80% off the cost of Microsoft Office Home & Business for Mac.
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More than 1 billion people have used Microsoft Office, the productivity suite that many Americans grew up utilizing in classrooms and continue to count on as professionals. Now a big discount on a lifetime license to MS Office for Mac makes the software extremely affordable.

During our Fall Deal Days event, we’re dropping the cost of a lifetime license to Microsoft Office Home & Business for Mac 2021 to just $29.97 (regularly $219). There’s no coupon necessary, but this amazing deal on the world’s most popular software suite ends October 15.

Use your AirPods to improve your posture [Awesome Apps]

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Posture Pal pops up a cartoon giraffe whenever it detects bad posture using your AirPods' motion detectors.
Banish bad posture with AirPods and a cartoon giraffe.
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Awesome Apps

I’ve spent most of my working life slumped in an office chair. Don’t get me wrong: I move around quite a lot. I start upright, and by the end of the day, I’m almost horizontal.

We all know this is very bad, but luckily help is at hand … from my AirPods!

Extend your MacBook’s battery for years of use with Energiza Pro

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Energiza Pro battery health panel in the Mac menu bar
Energiza Pro gives you full control over your battery health.
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How can you best save your MacBook battery life for many years of use? Your laptop’s battery is the most likely component to wear out, and one of the biggest problems is keeping it plugged in all the time. Apple offers some built-in controls, but they’re pretty basic and inflexible. Energiza Pro, on the other hand, gives you far more options, extending your MacBook’s battery life for years to come.

It’s the smart battery manager you need to keep your MacBook alive for longer.

Why CleanMyMac X is essential Mac-cleaning software [Awesome Apps]

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MacPaw CleanMyMac X update better monitors your Mac's health
CleanMyMac X offers 30-plus tools for keeping your Mac in tip-top condition.
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Awesome Apps

One piece of software I consider indispensable for keeping my Mac running clean, quick and clear is CleanMyMac X by MacPaw.

CleanMyMac X packs more than 30 tools for keeping your Mac in tip-top condition, but is especially useful for clearing disc space, freeing up RAM, and deleting malware and adware. The latest version has a new, unlimited seven-day free trial, and Cult of Mac readers can get an exclusive 10% discount.

Make your video streams look stellar with FineCam Pro

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Take multi-cam footage from any device with FineCam Pro, now only $49.99.
Give your videos a professional gloss with this $49.99 software.
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When you’re video conferencing, well-shot presentations can be a powerful way to sway new clients and impress employers. And despite what you might think, you don’t need a studio full of expensive gear to knock people’s socks off. FineCam Pro is virtual camera software for recording video and video conferencing.

Cult of Mac readers can score lifetime access to FineCam Pro, which works on Mac, iOS, Windows and Android, for only $49.99 (regularly $84) for a limited time.

A lifetime subscription to this password manager costs just $19.97

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Ensure your online privacy with help from Sticky Password Premium for only $19.97.
Upgrade your password protection with Labor Day savings on this proven lifetime service.
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No normal human can keep track of the hundreds of complicated passwords required to avoid falling prey to hackers. To keep them all straight, you need a password manager cable of generating complex passwords and storing them securely on all your devices.

If you’re tired of playing Rain Man, this password manager deal is for you. Protect your identity and your bank account with a lifetime subscription to Sticky Password Premium at a surprisingly low price. During our Labor Day Sale, you can get complete coverage for only $19.97 (regularly $199) with no coupon.

WhatsApp becomes true FaceTime rival with new Mac app

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WhatsApp for Mac
WhatsApp's native Mac app makes using the messaging service a lot easier.
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WhatsApp just got a native Mac app that delivers a vastly superior experience than the current Electron-based app. It also supports up to eight people on video calls and 32 on audio calls.

Released Tuesday, WhatsApp’s new native Mac app makes it a better FaceTime alternative, as you can access almost the same set of features across your PC and phone.

Adobe shares tips for students struggling with PDF textbooks

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PDF textbooks are better than paper textbooks
Students have better options for textbooks than this.
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Adobe wants to help students accustomed to old-fashioned paper textbooks get over the transition to PDF textbooks. The company points out that its free reader for the digital format does a lot more than display text and images, and many of these features are ideal for students.

The software developer highlighted five of the benefits of the free Mac application for those going to class with a PDF textbook.

Get Microsoft Office for Mac or PC for just $34.97

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Coast into Labor Day with $184 off a lifetime of Microsoft Office.
Save on the world's most popular software suite.
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Whether you work on a Mac or a Windows PC, Microsoft Office offers powerful software that proves essential for many tasks. MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint … there’s a reason these apps are so widely known.

If you don’t own a copy of the world’s most popular software suite, you can turn that around today, thanks to our Labor Day sale on a lifetime of Microsoft Office for $34.97. That’s a $185 discount off the regular price!

Back up and manage your email forever with this one-stop solution

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Ensure your emails are managed and backed up forever with $140 savings on this service.
Get a lifetime of email backup and management for only $39.97 during this Labor Day deal.
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Is your email inbox an overloaded mess? Don’t let important documents — from the present or the distant past — go missing.

Mail Backup X is a one-stop solution for email backup, management and archiving. And you can get lifetime access for only $39.97 (regularly $179) during our Labor Day Sale. That’s more than 70% off a service trusted by more than 42,000 businesses and individuals across the globe.

Grab a lifetime MS Office license for just $34.97 during our two-day flash sale

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You can get a lifetime MS Office license during this two-day flash sale for only $34.97.
A Microsoft Office lifetime license for Mac or PC costs less than $35 during this limited-time sale.
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Picture this: You’re in the zone, creating killer docs, sleek spreadsheets, and presentations that practically pop off the screen. Who’s got your back? Drumroll, please … Microsoft Office to the rescue!

And guess what? Hold onto your hat, ’cause we’ve got a flash sale going on! You can snag a lifetime pass to Microsoft Office, whether you’re rocking a Mac or a Windows machine, all for the ridiculously awesome price of just $34.97. Yep, you heard right. It’s usually $219, but we’re hooking you up with this sweet deal.

So, if you’re all about boosting your productivity game and turning out those top-notch docs, spreadsheets and presentations, this is your golden ticket. Don’t miss out – grab your lifetime license now and let Microsoft Office take your work to the next level!

Design tool for Mac: Lunacy explored

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The Lunacy logo.
Free design app Lunacy offers a variety of high-end features.
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Design tools are the digital artist’s brush, the web designer’s grid paper, and the UX/UI designer’s blueprint. They transmute raw ideas into visually captivating content that can engage, inspire and influence.

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For Mac users, the search for the perfect design tool can be as overwhelming as it is essential. Amid the clamor of options, Lunacy by Icons8 has emerged as a game-changer, bringing a fresh approach to the design landscape. This article takes you on an exploration of Lunacy, a feature-rich design tool built to create, open and edit Sketch files effortlessly, even on Windows!

Arc is a bold new web browser for Mac

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Arc web browser
The Arc web browser is an all-new approach to the web.
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Arc is a new kind of web browser that recently launched for Mac. It breaks free of the conventional tabbed window design with an all-new approach to organizing your internet activity without slowing you down along the way.

The top talent at The Browser Company, Arc’s developer, are taking bold approaches behind the scenes as well. The Windows version won’t be rewritten in C++ as with most Windows programs. Instead, the team is creating a custom toolkit to compile its code in Apple’s Swift language on Windows.

You can download Arc here for free from The Browser Company.

Typora, a Markdown editor that lets writers focus on content, not code

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When you're a writer, you want to focus on words, not complicated formatting.
When you're a writer, you want to focus on words, not complicated formatting.
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Almost any writer or content creator can benefit from using a minimal Markdown editor like Typora. It’s a simple app that you can configure in many different ways to suit the formatting you need for your document, whether you’re writing a book, building a website, crafting a business report or simply blogging or penning an essay for school.

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Typora excels at Markdown, which helps a writer format text using simple markup language. Typora keeps everything minimal and seamless, so you can focus on the content, not the code behind it.

Last chance: Get Microsoft Office for Mac, just $29.97 for life

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Purchase Microsoft Office at only $29.97 during our version of Prime Day.
Take advantage of a pre-Prime Day price drop on Microsoft Office for Mac or Windows.
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Whether you’re Team Mac or Team Windows, the highly rated Microsoft Office productivity suite can benefit you. Lifetime access to programs such as Excel, PowerPoint and Word typically set you back a few hundred dollars. However, we’ve got one last chance for a sensational discount.

Until midnight tonight, you can purchase Microsoft Office Home & Business for Mac 2021 or Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows for only $29.97 (regularly $219) apiece.

Setapp gives you more than 240 Mac apps for just $84.99 per year

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No more searching for apps with this subscription that gives you 240+ for $84.99.
Gain access to more than 240 great Mac apps, with no ads or in-apps purchases.
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Instead of searching for new Mac apps, why not spring for a subscription that gives you instant access to more than 240 of them? Setapp is a collection of more than 240 apps for basic tasks like finances, creativity and more.

Normally, a one-year subscription would cost $119. But right now, you can get it for just $84.99.

Best Prime Day deals on Apple gear and accessories [Updated]

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Best Prime Day deals 2023 on Apple gear, day two.
Amazon's Prime Day event is a great time to find Apple deals. Here are the best we've tracked down so far.
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Looking for the absolute best Amazon Prime Day deals on Apple gear and accessories? Us too. In fact, the only thing we like more than Apple gear is a great deal on Apple gear.

So far we’ve found cheap MacBooks, AirTag competitors that cost less than $15 a pop, rock-bottom pricing on must-have software like Microsoft Office for Mac, and sweet deals that will save you hundreds on power banks and solar generators to keep your gear powered up. We even put together an inexpensive bundle that can add Apple CarPlay to your ride.

We’ll update this post as we continue to search for the best Prime Day deals — on Amazon and beyond.

Make your Mac feel like new with this discounted app

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Help your Mac feel like new with this discounted app.
Save 29% on an app that automatically helps your Mac feel new.
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Your Mac is kind of like your house. Unless you’re diligent, it’s normal for a mess to start to build up. On your computer, that may look like half-downloaded apps, unused software, large untouched files, and other digital clutter.

If you want to freshen your Mac up without manually finding and deleting all your unnecessary files and apps, get CleanMyMac X. This one-time purchase could have your Mac feeling clean and quick, and you can get it for one or two Macs with 29% off the regular price.