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It’s time to seize control of your digital media libraries with MacX [Deals]

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Convert and transfer media file types of all kinds to basically any device.
Convert and transfer media file types of all kinds to basically any device.
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When you buy or download a digital video, it’s easy to imagine that you can get it to work on any screen you like, whether your Mac or PC, phone, tablet, etc. Unfortunately that’s just not how it works, with conflicting video and audio formats that might work in one context but not another. It’s an issue that this duo of MacX apps — MediaTrans and Video Converter Pro — solves offering conversion and transfer options for any audiovisual file type. And right now, you can get both for $29.99 at Cult of Mac Deals.

Control your home appliances wirelessly, and more [Week’s Newest Deals]

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Turn your home appliances into smart devices with this bluetooth enabled outlet and app.
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Another week, another fresh shipment of top shelf deals on essential tools and tech. This week our latest includes a Bluetooth-enabled outlet that lets you remotely control and monitor your appliances, a bundle of tools for organizing and managing your computer’s files, as well as your thoughts and ideas, and a duo of apps for syncing and recovering your iOS data. Take a look:

Lil Wayne edition Beats by Dr. Dre and more [Week’s Newest Deals]

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Keep your phone in sight, within reach, and out of hand while driving.
Keep your phone in sight, within reach, and out of hand while driving.
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Hard to believe we’re well into the second half of the year, and just like the first half we’re bringing you new deals on gear and gadgets every week. This time around we’ve got a sleek car mount for your phone, a set of premium Dr. Dre’s Beats Pro, a massive bundle of design assets and a powerful tool for organizing thoughts and ideas. They’re all going for massive discounts, including the option to name your price. Take a look:

Learn essential skills, protect yourself from snoops and more [Week’s Best Deals]

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Learn project management, one of the most lucrative skills in today's job market.
Learn project management, one of the most lucrative skills in today's job market.
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Another week, another bunch of great new deals. We’ve gathered some of the very best, from training in lucrative skills like project management and Swift development, to a tool for working from any computer remotely and super secure virtual private network access. It’s all discounted by no less than 50 percent, take a look:

Working from home? These tools will help you stay productive [Deals]

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Turbocharge your home office with these great tools.
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More and more of us are working from the living room couch or the coffee shop, meaning we have to find ways of keeping ourselves organized and on task. We’ve rounded up some of the best tools — at the best prices — to make sure working from home doesn’t mean phoning it in. Take a look:

Time’s running out on these killer productivity upgrades for your Mac [Deals]

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Dragon's latest version comes with all new features for easily and instantly converting speech to text.
Dragon's latest version comes with all new features for easily and instantly converting speech to text.
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Recently we’ve received a long list of amazing Mac apps at equally amazing discounts, but they’re about to slip away. This is your last chance to save half off (and more) on Dragon’s latest dictation software, Parallels for running Windows and Linux on your Mac, Prizmo for converting text images into editable files, and Roxio’s latest version of Toast for the ultimate in file conversions of nearly any type. If you’re looking to expand your Mac’s functionality, get on these deals now:

Quit wasting valuable time repeating yourself as you type [Deals]

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TextExpander takes (some) of the pain out of repetitive typing.
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If you spend any amount of time at the keyboard, you’re wasting a surprising amount of it. Whether signing off on emails, filling out data fields, or writing a line of code, there’s a long list of phrases we needlessly write out repeatedly.

TextExpander is a tool for bypassing your most commonly used lines and phrases, making your writing more efficient to save valuable minutes and even hours. Right now at Cult of Mac Deals, you can get a year of TextExpander for just $19.98.

LED flash for iPhone is just one of the newest deals at Cult of Mac [Deals]

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Tired of swiping through filters to make your iPhone pictures interesting? Or wasting time trying to stay organized behind the keyboard? Maybe you should take a look at these deals fresh off the deals boat. Below you’ll find a wireless, LED flash for any camera, two apps for improving your writing process, and a bundle of assets for designing apps. Take a look:

Last chance to save on top Mac apps, decoy phone lines and more [Deals]

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Now's your last chance to save on these top-notch Mac creativity and productivity apps.
Now's your last chance to save on these top-notch Mac creativity and productivity apps.
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Summer’s here and last season’s deals are heading out the door. Don’t let these deals expire before you’ve had your chance to get in on them: top notch data recovery software, Dragon’s industry-leading transcription software, comprehensive digital design lessons, and a private phone line. Take a look:

Aluminum earbuds, security cams and more hot deals from Cult of Mac [Deals]

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Rack up big discounts with our latest tech deals.
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Fresh off the deals press, we’ve got some great new goodies for you to check out. This week, you can save big on a set of uber-tough aluminum Bluetooth earbuds, a year of access to a top online publishing platform, a lifetime of access to a virtual private network, and a feature-rich home security camera. Give these deals a gander:

Easily edit any scanned documents with this power app [Deals]

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Prizmo 3 makes editing scanned documents a snap.
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If you’ve ever had to edit a scanned document, you’ll know how time-consuming and painstaking this can be. And you’ll appreciate how easy the Prizmo 3 scanning app makes the process. Just download this app onto any image capturing device (a smartphone or camera, for instance), then quickly scan and edit any document to your heart’s content. You can currently get Prizmo 3 for just $29.99 through Cult of Mac Deals.

Last chance: Organize your writing process with Scrivener 2 [Deals]

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Keep your writing process in check with this fast-escaping deal on Scrivener 2.
Keep your writing process in check with this fast-escaping deal on Scrivener 2.
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You, dear reader, only have a few days left to get in on the award-winning Mac app that can reinvent your writing process. Spend enough time putting words to screen and you’ll discover how easily distracting the computer can be, between keeping track of notes and research, draft versions, interviews, and all those tabs of half-read articles..

iOS storage add-ons to dictation software: the latest deals at Cult of Mac [Deals]

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Record what's happening on your screen with a full suite of tools and tricks.
Record what's happening on your screen with a full suite of tools and tricks.
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Another week, another raft of great new deals. This week’s latest are a diverse bunch, from real-time screen recording to an education in Scrivener, massive iOS storage expansion and top notch dictation software. And all of it’s discounted by at least half, take a look:

Win it Wednesday: 5 Herschel bags to send your old luggage packing [Deals]

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These five bags by Herschel will put your old luggage to shame, and now's your chance to get them for free.
These five bags by Herschel will put your old luggage to shame, and now's your chance to get them for free.
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Herschel is just about the top name in travel gear today, making bags and luggage that are as tough as they are good-looking. Let’s be honest — they put your suitcases and backpacks to shame. Premium bags like these go for a premium price, that is unless you enter this massive giveaway. This Herschel travel bundle includes five items that would normally cost a pretty penny, from suitcases to duffels and backpacks and more, but if you can enter today for a chance to get the whole shebang for free.

Find this week’s top tools and tech at the Cult of Mac Store [Deals]

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Whether it's your TV or your Amazon Echo, this remote can control it.
Whether it's your TV or your Amazon Echo, this remote can control it.
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Another week, another round of deals on tools and tech at the Cult of Mac Store. This time we’ve got universal remotes, training in Adobe suite, a first-class iPhone wallet and a whole bag of awesome apps. Take a gander and treat yourself to something you didn’t know you needed.

Spring clean your Mac with these awesome apps

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Free up some disk space easily and quickly thanks to these apps!
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No matter the size of your Mac’s hard drive, there will come a time when you need to free up some space. Having a full hard drive can make your Mac feel sluggish, and running out of space can be terrifying.

Sifting through your archive of files may seem like a daunting task. But don’t fear — these three super-simple and effective Mac disk cleanup apps can help you out.

Check them out in the Cult of Mac video review below.

Mac app Quitter keeps you from falling down the Twitter hole

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Shut down Twitter so you can get things done.
Shut down Twitter so you can get things done.
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You know how it is: you spend way too much time on Twitter or Slack when you should be working. Ideally, you’d just not launch them, but that’s not super feasible if you also use these apps for work.

The answer, then, is an app that will hide or quit apps for you after a certain amount of idle time. Called Quitter, it sits nicely in your Mac’s menu bar and makes sure you don’t fall down the Twitter hole.

The week in apps: streaming video, HDR photography, and more [Deals]

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Easily capture your screen, burn digital media and enjoy new features like audio Enhancement
Easily capture your screen, burn digital media and enjoy new features like audio Enhancement
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Another week, another round of super useful apps priced to move. And this is a diverse bunch: HDR photography, finance management, streaming video capture and more. We wouldn’t share them with you if they weren’t useful, and they’re all available for at least half off:

Pay what you want for this spring 2016 Mac apps bundle [Deals]

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Name your own price for these 13 super-helpful Mac apps.
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Seize the productive spring energy with this bundle of 13 super-productive Mac apps. From photo editing to 3-D modeling, website building and beyond, there’s something in here for anybody looking to make the most out of the fairer months.

The best part, though, is that you can pay what you want for the whole thing, with a portion of each dollar going to support the important work of Save the Children.

Take a look at what’s included:

Last chance: Scrivener 2 cuts the clutter to keep your writing front and center [Deals]

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Scrivener 2 has a full suite of tools that keep you focused, and all your writing materials in one place.
Scrivener 2 has a full suite of tools that keep you focused, and all your writing materials in one place.
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Cult of Mac readers, it’s your last chance to get this prized writing utility Mac app! If you write on a computer, you know how much of a mess it can be to keep on top of your notes, drafts, research, edits, etc.

Luckily there’s Scrivener 2, an app that’s all about keeping the many parts of your writing process in one place. It’s won awards for its ability to streamline and organize the digital writing desk, it’s beloved by Cult of Mac readers (hey, that’s you!), and right now it can be yours for $22.50, a full half off the normal price.

Teach your old Mac new tricks with these awesome apps [Deals]

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Give your iOS device a proper cleanse with this powerful and super intuitive app.
Give your iOS device a proper cleanse with this powerful and super intuitive app.
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You’ve got a Mac, but it could be doing more for you. From getting your phone running in top shape, taking more organized notes, or getting your streaming music playlists in order, we’ve got a triplet of useful apps at slashed prices that run the gamut.

Take a look:

These insight-stimulating apps help you get more out of each work hour [Deals]

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Scapple is all about ideas.
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If you’re getting frustrated with your productivity or workflow at the computer, you might need to get your computer to work with you better. Scapple is a freeform, mind-mapping application that makes it effortless to record your ideas and tease out connections between them.

Once you start using Scapple, it’ll become an invaluable tool for keeping all your ideas in one place for comparison and exploration, and right now you can get it for a mere $8.99.

How to unlock your Mac with an iPhone or Apple Watch

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Tired of dealing with login passwords on your Mac? Skip them altogether with MacID!
Tired of dealing with login passwords on your Mac? Skip them altogether with MacID!
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app-factor-logo-thumbnail There aren’t a lot of apps I use regularly on my Apple Watch. The ones that I do use regularly consist of utilities that make my life easier, or apps that help me track things, like water intake or how many tasks I have left for the day. One of my favorite utilities is MacID, which offers even faster access to my Mac with my Apple Watch (or my iPhone).