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PDFpen is a great application for editing your PDFs. You can add signatures to PDFs and email them back, instead of resorting to printing and faxing. You can even make corrections and edit images. There’s also OCR for scanned documents — essential for those going paperless.
Download a fully-functional demo of PDFpen. At $59.95, it’s the affordable alternative to Acrobat.
CardFlick is the easiest way to create and share business cards with your phone. Create customized business cards from our stunning themes, then share them with a swipe. With CardFlick Pro you can take your card to the next level with personal themes and analytics. Branded, beautiful, and always up to date. Get it now in the app store.
Timing is the best way to keep track of the time you spend with your Mac. It automatically tracks which documents you are editing, applications you use, and the domains of the websites you visit. You’ll never have to worry about forgetting to start or stop a timer again!
After tracking, just drag and drop activities into projects. Sophisticated graphs show you how you spent your time each day and which projects consumed most of your time.
Only this week, Timing is available at a 40% discount off the regular price of $19.99. Get it from the Mac App Store today!
Periodicity is a new reminder app for the iPhone. With Periodicity you can easily configure any periodical event you want to be reminded of, whether it is an anniversary, a weekly appointment, your workout every third day or a daily meditation session.
What’s even better, you can accept, dismiss or postpone every single reminder and Periodicity keeps track. So you still know at the and of the day if you’ve taken the memory pills in the morning.
And please tell your parents. They might love it, too!
Wondering if your computer’s performance is up to par? Download Geekbench and find out! Geekbench runs processor and memory tests designed to quickly and accurately measure your computer’s performance. Geekbench works on Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux, meaning you can compare any computer’s performance, from your laptop to your server, no matter what operating system it’s running. You can upload and share your results with the Geekbench Result Browser, and compare your results against the Mac benchmark and PC benchmark charts.
Download Geekbench today and find out if your computer’s performance is up to par.
Caren is a free site for people who take care of others.
The site offers an easy to use shared calendar and messaging system. You start by inviting everyone who shares in the care of your loved one. Together you can use Caren to schedule and assign tasks that need to be done, talk to each other about care related issues and even keep track of important information like medicine use.
VirtualHostX
2.0 is the easiest way to host multiple websites on your Mac. It’s
the perfect solution for web designers working on more than one
project at a time. (Aren’t we all?) No more nesting folders or asking
the programmer across the cubicle for help. With VirtualHostX you can
easily create and manage Apache virtual hosts with just a few clicks.
WhereCloud is proud to sponsor the RSS feed this week. We are a talented mobile creative studio! We build custom-made applications that are state-of-the-art, user-oriented and easy to use.
Founded in 2006 with a focus on technological innovation and the highest quality standards, we have built an impressive portfolio of iPhone and iPad apps encompassing local search, social media, movies, productivity, tourism, health and more.
Our team of forward-thinking designers and developers have created some of Canada’s top-grossing and highest-ranking iOS apps, such as the Yellow Pages directory for iPhone or the NFB portable theater for iPad.
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Want to know where your money goes? Meet Saver, the easiest way to track your expenses. Simple and intuitive, it lets you make entries on the go, with just a few taps, and keeps everything organized in your pocket.
Designed with simplicity and usability, Saver holds all expenses in one place, allowing you to keep track of your budget with ease. You don’t need to be a finance guru, just set the budget, start tracking, and you will always know where your money goes.
Macchiato is a simple and beautiful Markdown editor. Designed for a clean and pleasant writing experience, Macchiato is a tool made by and for the modern nerd: The coffee-drinking, Markdown-writing, shawnblanc.net and Instapaper-reading Apple lover.
TextEdit is neat and Pages is powerful, but Macchiato is an app that is one hundred percent focused on creating the ultimate Markdown-writing environment. What’s even better is that, this week, Macchiato is 25% off, so check it out on the Mac App Store!
Terminology is a dictionary and thesaurus app for people who care about words. Concise definitions, deep word relations — paired with a great, modern user interface — make Terminology the best way to explore language on iOS.
Lookup words in Terminology directly from Instapaper, Elements, Mr. Reader and a growing list of third party apps, or use Terminology’s integrated support for apps and web resources to dig deeper.
Get Terminology for iPad or iPhone during our Back-to-School sale, August 15-21.
Not on iOS? Check out Terminology’s online companion term.ly, the best way to browse and share the language on the web.
Billings Pro is a multi-user time tracking and invoicing solution for the Mac and iPhone, that includes a Web app for timekeepers.
With Marketcircle Cloud you get the Mac and iPhone experience with the convenience of the Web. Let us worry about all the setup, hosting, and backup of your data, while you focus on your business.
We host it, you access it — from anywhere, anytime.
Timing is the best way to keep track of the time you spend with your Mac. It automatically tracks which documents you are editing, applications you use, and the domains of the websites you visit. You’ll never have to worry about forgetting to start or stop a timer again!
After tracking, just drag and drop activities into projects. Sophisticated graphs show you how you spent your time each day and which projects consumed most of your time.
Only this week, Timing is available at a 50% discount off the regular price of $19.99. Get it from the Mac App Store today!
Typekit is the easiest way to use fonts on the web. Just copy and paste two lines of code, and you’re off: design just like you ordinarily would, and Typekit takes care of the rest. A huge library of fonts means your designs will stand out from the crowd; just visit our blog for inspiration. Plus, all plans are free for 30 days, so you can try it out risk-free. Start today!