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We’ve seen a fantastic response to the Freelance Mac App Bundle over the past week, and thousands of our readers have taken advantage of the awesome deal we put together. If you haven’t picked up your copy already, there isn’t long left! In 24 hours time, the doors will close and we’ll stop accepting any more orders.
Just as a quick reminder, for the next 24 hours, you can get your hands on all the following for the rock-bottom price of $49:
The Apps
We’re featuring eight awesome applications that can make your life easier, and more enjoyable, as a freelancer. These are:
- Billings – Powerful time billing and invoicing for anyone (Usually $39.99)
- TextExpander – Save time and keystrokes with frequently used “snippet” abbreviations (Usually $34.95)
- WriteRoom – The best distraction-free writing environment (Usually $24.99)
- Radium – The easiest way to listen to internet radio on Mac (Usually $24.99)
- Arq – Online backup built especially for the Mac (Usually $29)
- LittleSnapper – Build up your own versatile design scrapbook (Usually $29)
- 1Password – Have you ever forgotten a password? Never again (Usually $39.99)
- Alarms – Prioritise and track your daily tasks (Usually $16.80)
Marketplace Resources
In addition to the above apps, we’re also throwing in a few fantastic Envato marketplace items:
- Highlight WordPress Theme (Usually $35)
- Ultimate Client Manager (Usually $20)
- Translucent Business Card Template (Usually $6)
- Rockstar Freelancer eBook (Usually $29)
And a Free eBook!
Even if the bundle isn’t for you, anyone can grab a free copy of Smashing Magazine’s Successful Freelancing eBook, worth $9.95, just for sending out a tweet about the bundle! Head over to the bundle page to find out more, and grab your free eBook.
Don’t Miss Out! Grab the Bundle Today
This awesome offer will only be available for 24 hours, and we’d hate for you to miss out. After the timer hits zero, you’ll never see another offer of this magnitude again – don’t be kicking yourself when you realise the bundle is no longer available tomorrow!
Here at AppStorm we have a varied array of article types, this is in the hope that we can give you something interesting and diverse to read every week! Everyone has a slightly different taste, some prefer longer, more in-depth reviews, while others prefer snappy opinion pieces that get you thinking.
I’d love to know what type of post is your absolute favourite to read? iPad.AppStorm has been live for around three months and we have already gathered an awesome readership, here is your chance to help shape the growth of the site.
Before I finish it’s worth noting that I have purposefully left off two key posts; Polls and Competitions. This is mainly because I want to focus on the meat of the site, the true substance. Polls are great, a beautiful way to interact, but don’t really take much effort to read – and regarding competitions, who doesn’t like to win things?
Get involved here and tell me what your favourite article to read is and, if you’d like to, why?
Any comments or ideas are totally welcome, we’re all friends here – if you’d really like to see more of something, simply leave a note. Personally, I’m fascinated to see the outcome of this one!
Today’s interview is with Justin Brock of Ginger Labs, the makers of Notability. We’ll learn a little about the Ginger Labs team and what motivates them!
We love the developers that produce the amazing software we review, and hopefully this will be a great way for you to meet the names and faces behind the apps that you use every day!
I hope you enjoy it!
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Winners Announced
Thanks to everyone who took part in the giveaway this week, and special thanks to the kind people at Jilion! I’m excited to let you know that the winners have now been chosen. Congratulations are in order to:
Davide Callegari
Rob Weber
Gerardo Herz
Ladymath
Nlptraining
Well done to the lucky winners, and we’ll be in touch soon. Sorry to those who missed out, be sure to check back for more great competitions!
Old Competition Post
This one’s hot off the press! Yesterday we reviewed the excellent Aelios for the iPad, and today we have five promo codes to give away. Aelios is a beautiful weather app for the iPad that has had some great coverage and reviews from all across the web, it presents weather-centric data, wrapped in an elegant interface.
One thing is certain; It’s difficult to predict the future, even more so in the sphere of technology and gaming.
It’s fascinating to think that in my lifetime hand-held gaming has gone from slotting two dimensional blocks on a small monochrome screen, to fully rendered three dimensional racing games in gloriously bright colour. Great traditions are sinking into the abyss, we’re well past the days of blowing dust from frozen cartridges and swapping over our AAs for ten minutes more juice. Rubbing the battery of an iPad is more likely to get you sectioned than on to the next level of Angry Birds.
A recent interview with Phil Harrison, a former Sony boss, has piqued my interest in the stumbling blocks created by iOS for the console gaming giants. I’m going to look at the greatest threats the iPad can levy, and whether a changing of the tide is for the better.
This is no time for complacency, just ask the music industry.
It’s no secret that iOS has a very high quality of design. There are countless stunning apps which make the most of the iPad’s 9.7” screen. But how often do you stop and consider who makes these interfaces?
It doesn’t just happen by accident -there are designers who spend countless hours perfecting every tiny element of an app to make it effortless for the user to interact with.
Today, we’ll be talking to Dan V Peterson, the Michigan-based designer who has created the interface for the excellent (and beautiful) 1Password. We’ll be finding out his methods, inspiration, favourite iPad apps, and much, much more.
Perhaps it’s a little early to be asking this question but it is, technically, summer now! One of our writers, Zach, has been doing a fantastically useful series on travelling with your iPad and it’s made me curious to see how many of you will take your iPad with you!
I can see a few different sides to this argument, it may be the perfect travelling companion but taking it means worrying that it’ll get stolen or otherwise incapacitated.
Perhaps your family, or friends, would become frustrated by the lack of attention they would get in the presence of the iPad? Would taking it mean feeling like you’re still at work? Maybe it’s best to leave it at home…
What about travelling? The iPad is a beautiful device for distraction on long journeys, some airlines are even rolling them out for premium passengers!
What will you be doing when the time comes, packing the charger and heading off boldly, or leaving it safely at home? Whatever you do, make sure you tell your iPad not to push email from the server – leave the work behind!
Winners Announced
Thanks to everyone who took part in the giveaway this week, and special thanks to the kind people at Ginger Labs! I’m excited to let you know that the winners have now been chosen. Congratulations are in order to:
Karen
Angel Ceballos
sxnc
David
Paul Topf
Well done to the lucky winners, and we’ll be in touch soon. Sorry to those who missed out, be sure to check back for more great competitions!
Old Competition Post
Earlier this week we reviewed Notability, and I’m excited to be able to announce that we have 5 promo codes available for 5 lucky readers. Kevin Whipps took an in-depth look at it earlier this week and gave it a fantastic 9/10!
Notability is a powerful note taker that helps you capture everything you could conceivably want to capture. It gives you a set of tools that allow you to type notes, add pictures, draw figures, insert web clips, make audio recordings, organize notes by subjects, backup to cloud services, and share notes with friends and colleagues.
Notability could be the key to improving your productivity in, and after, meetings or lectures – you may even find yourself getting better grades!
How To Enter
Entering the competition is really easy. All you need to do is:
- Post a link to this competition – either on your website, or via Twitter
- Leave a comment, letting me know where you posted the link!
Best of luck, and I’ll be picking the winners in just over a week.
There were a vertiable Smörgåsbord of announcements from the WWDC keynote that will effect the iPad, but today I’d like to think about the impact that iMessage will have on the future development of the iPad and the outside perception of the iPad.
What is iMessage, and will it change the way we use our iPads? Will we eventually see calling on the iPad?
Will it be useful?
The sheer volume of new features announced for iOS 5 cements it as one of the biggest software upgrades ever released. iOS 5 has 200 new features, only 10 of which did Apple go into depth with on Monday. We have lots more to be excited about.
I’m fascinated to know which of the major new features you’re most excited about for the iPad? Zach shared his thoughts on Thursday and came to the conclusion that he is most looking forward to the potential of Newsstand, but what about you?
Are you on the edge of your seat for multitouch gestures? You just can’t wait to wow your friends with five-finger swipes!
What about iMessage? Surely that takes the iPad to a whole new level, keeping you in constant communication with all of your friends and contacts (the good ones anyway).
I’m genuinely excited about the ability to wirelessly sync my iPad and iPhone with my Mac, that’s one less cable I need lying around!
Simply check through the list and pick the feature that you think will transform the experience of using your iPad the most! If you find that your favourite feature update isn’t on the list then be sure to leave a comment and explain why you feel it will make a huge difference.
We’ll have to take this poll again once we’ve all had a chance to get our hands on iOS 5!
