Palette of Patterns Importer

“Palette of Patterns Importer” is developed by Lyashenko Pavel. It is normally $1.99 and is free for a limited time. It is compatible with the 64-bit Mac and requires OS X 10.10 or later.

This tool allows you to create a palette of patterns that you can use in some external editor. Just drag a folder with patterns images to application window, edit the palette if necessary, and save it in the Color Panel.

◦ Creates a palette of patterns
◦ Preview mode
◦ Editing palette
◦ Save in the Color Panel

Mac Link: Palette of Patterns Importer – Lyashenko Pavel

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FoldingText

“FoldingText” is developed by Hog Bay Software. It is normally $29.99 and is on sale for $11.99 for a limited time. It does not contain in-app purchases. It is compatible with the Mac and requires OS X 10.8 or later and a 64-bit processor.

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For those who love plain text. FoldingText is the markdown text editor with productivity features. Unlike other editors, FoldingText does outlining, todo lists, and more.

“An incredibly easy-to-use combination of plain text based tools.”
– Pierre Wizla, AppStorm.net

“It seems kind of crazy until you start to use it for a bit. Then, it seems like magic.”
– Patrick Rhone, MinimalMac.com

Simple
• Plain text
• Outline formatting
• Fold and Focus to see

Surprisingly Adept
• Capture your thoughts
• Write clear, focused documents
• Organize your work, to-dos, and more.

Plain Text Productivity
• Writing
• Planning
• Scheduling
• To-do Lists
• Note-taking
• And more…

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http://foldingtext.com/#watchmovie

Mac Link: FoldingText – Hog Bay Software

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Fix Shapes

“Fix Shapes” is developed by Abdusodiq Saidov. It is normally $2.99 and is free for a limited time. It does not contain in-app purchases. It is compatible with the Mac and requires OS X 10.6 or later and a 64-bit processor.

### Free For Launch Event – Only for a couple of days ###

Fix Shapes is a puzzle game. Game is played on board and you should move and rotate shapes to to fit the board. Shapes are consists of 4 blocks and there are different colors.

Mac Link: Fix Shapes – Abdusodiq Saidov

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Kindle

“Kindle” is developed by AMZN Mobile LLC. It is free to download and does not contain in-app purchases. It is compatible with the Mac and requires OS X 10.6  or later.

The Kindle app gives users the ability to read Kindle books on a beautiful, easy-to-use interface. You’ll have access to over 1,000,000* books in the Kindle Store, including best sellers and new releases. Amazon Whispersync automatically syncs your last page read, bookmarks, notes, and highlights across devices (including Kindle), so you can pick up where you left off on another device.

Get the best reading experience available on your Mac:

  • Shop the Kindle Store for over 1,000,000* Kindle books, including New Releases and 107 of 111 New York Times Best Sellers. Over 610,000* of these books are $9.99 or less, including 79 New York Times Best Sellers.
  • Start reading immediately with three free books: Pride and Prejudice, Treasure Island, and Aesop’s Fables. Thousands more free classics are available in the Kindle Store.
  • Get free book samples – read the first chapter free before you decide to buy.
  • Customize your reading experience by choosing the background color and font size.
  • Instant dictionary word lookup with 250,000 entries and definitions. Select a word to view the definition. Use the Google and Wikipedia links to get more information.
  • Search inside the book to find a character, topic, or section you want to revisit.
  • Simply click on either side of the screen or press the arrow keys to turn pages.
  • You can also read your Kindle books on your Kindle, Kindle 3G, Kindle DX, iPhone, iPad, PC, Android-based device, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone 7-based device. Our Whispersync technology syncs your last page read, notes, bookmarks, and highlights across devices, so you can pick up where you left off.

* Selection and price of books in the Kindle Store may vary by country.

Mac Link: Kindle – AMZN Mobile LLC

 

Merriam-Webster’s dictionaries

“Merriam-Webster’s dictionaries” is developed by Paragon Technologie GmbH. It is normally $0.99 and is free for a limited time. It does contain in-app purchases. It is compatible with the Mac and requires OS X 10.7 or later.

*****
FREE DICTIONARY OF THE MONTH!
Merriam-Webster’s English-French and French-English Dictionary
Available until August 1, 2014.
*****

12 renowned English dictionaries additionally available for in-app purchase
Full wordlist and 50 sample entries of each dictionary to preview before buying

SPECIAL OFFER: Only $0.99 for Merriam-Webster’s Pocket Dictionary!
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Experience a new “Merriam-Webster’s Dictionaries” app first, and then purchase any of 12 popular English monolingual and bilingual dictionaries with the in-app catalog:

∙ Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition
∙ Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
∙ Merriam-Webster’s English-French and French-English Dictionary
∙ Merriam-Webster’s English-Spanish and Spanish-English Dictionary
∙ Merriam-Webster’s Medical Dictionary (* without a sound module)
∙ Merriam-Webster’s Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary
∙ The Merriam-Webster Dictionary
∙ Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
∙ Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate® Thesaurus
∙ Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law
∙ Merriam-Webster’s Essential Learner’s English Dictionary
∙ Merriam-Webster’s Pocket Dictionary
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Search and Input features:

• Search through dictionary headwords.
• Full text search to look up usage examples.
• List of similar words results in case of misspelled look ups.
• Wildcard Search if you are unsure of the exact word spelling. Use “?” and “*” symbols to replace the missing letters.
• Morphology module to find words in any grammatical form.
• Look-up functionality from other applications – while working in other applications you can easily and quickly look up any desired word without leaving that application.
• Search through Favorites.
• Search History – while you are using the dictionary, all-looked up and viewed words/phrases are saved in the History.

Learning features:

• Audio pronunciations recorded by native speakers.
• Irregular verbs.
• Word forms.

Interface features:

• Quick access to virtual keyboard.
• Synchronization of dictionary language with the keyboard input source.
• Favorites – to quickly access frequently searched words.
• Enlarge or reduce font size for your comfort.

Dictionary compatibility: Mac OS 10.7 (Lion) and higher.
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About Merriam-Webster

Merriam-Webster Inc. acquired the rights to revise and publish Noah Webster’s Dictionaries in 1843. Since then, Merriam-Webster has maintained an ongoing commitment to innovation, scholarship, and love of language. Each Merriam-Webster dictionary is the product of extensive research and painstaking writing and editing conducted by the largest group of full-time lexicographers in North America. Today, the company continues as the leader in language reference publishing−with bestselling reference books and electronic references, popular Web sites and a range of licensed products.

Mac iPad Link: Merriam-Webster’s dictionaries – Paragon Technologie GmbH

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MindMaple Lite

“MindMaple Lite” is developed by MindMaple Inc. It is free to download and does not contain in-app purchases. It is compatible with the Mac and requires OS X 10.6 or later.

MindMaple is a fast and intuitive way of organizing and prioritizing information for project management, brainstorming sessions, idea sharing, drafting lesson plans, taking lecture notes, problem solving, managing schedules and more.

Create and edit collaborative mind maps with a user-friendly interface and numerous features to assist in maximizing productivity and efficiency.

Features
– Import images from iPhoto or Photo Booth
– Prioritize tasks, track progress and task schedule
– Export as images, PDF and text
– Import from MindManager, Freemind, Xmind and text files
– Expand on topics and subtopics with notes
– Link to URLs, topics, files, folders and email addresses
– Attach files to topics
– Themes, clip art and backgrounds included
– Customize topic and subtopic design
– Group subtopics from different branches using Boundaries or Relationship lines
– Visually organize maps to your specific needs
– Balance your map with one click
– Expand or collapse sections for presentations

Mac Link: MindMaple Lite – MindMaple Inc.

Network Connection Monitor

“Network Connection Monitor” is developed by Natalia Gavrylova. It is normally $1.99 and is free for a limited time. It does not contain in-app purchases. It is compatible with the Mac and requires OS X 10.6 or later and a 64-bit processor.

Network Connection Monitor is a tool for network adapter status monitoring.

Am I connected to the Internet? What is my IP address? What is the default gateway? How to copy MAC address to clipboard?
Network Connection Monitor answers all these questions!

Key features:

– shows internet status in tray
– shows connection parameters like MAC address, IP, DNS, DHCP etc.
– allows to copy network connection parameters to clipboard

We appreciate your input. Please help us make this application better with your feedback.
Please visit our website to see much more screenshots and videos and let us know your opinion:

http://www.LifewareSolutions.com

Mac Link: Network Connection Monitor – Natalia Gavrylova

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Day One

“Day One” is developed by Bloom Built, LLC. It is normally $9.99 and is on sale for $6.99  for a limited time. It does not contain in-app purchases. It is compatible with the Mac and requires OS X 10.7.4 or later and a 64-bit processor.

**App of the Week Sale!** 30% off until July 10th.

2014 Apple Design Award Winner, 2012 Mac App of the Year, Award-winning journaling app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Record life as you live it. From once-in-a-lifetime events to everyday moments, Day One’s elegant interface makes journaling your life a simple pleasure.


“Makes journaling as easy as tweeting.” —Cameron Moll, esteemed design and tech leader

“A simple and always accessible new kind of micro-journaling…” —The Verge

Capture all your favorite memories and photos with Day One.

Day One provides:

## Superior writing experience ##
• Clean, distraction-free interface
• Quick entry window in menu bar (Mac version)
• Multi-Markdown text formatting
• Full screen mode
• Privacy passcode lock
• Photographic entries
• Command-line interface for power users

## Context ##
Each Day One entry automatically tracks:
• Photo EXIF data
• Temperature and weather data
• Locations (GPS and Foursquare Places)
• Time and date
• Activity data – Motion and step count (iPhone 5s)
• Music playing (Displays music tracked in iOS app)

## Encouragement ##
• Customized writing reminders
• Inspirational quotes and questions (Mac version)

## Organization ##
• Search by keyword
• Create tags and #hashtags
• Star favorite entries
• Browse past entries by calendar, timeline, maps, and more

## Sync and Backup ##
• Sync entries across all your Mac devices with Dropbox or iCloud (iOS sync with purchase of iOS app)
• Backup/PDF export (with date range and tag filters) and Printing
• Automated local backups

## Sharing ##
• Tweet entries
• Check-in with Foursquare (iOS version)
• Email entries (PDF, HTML, or Plain Text)


“Day One Journal… using it every day now.” —Jack Dorsey, founder of Twitter and Square

“I love Day One diary software as well because it syncs across computers and reminds me politely to record my life in little snippets.”—Felicia Day, Actress and Producer

“Day One is probably the most powerful app I have on my Mac and iOS devices…” —Federico Viticci, MacStories

SUPPORT ISSUES
From “how to” questions to technical inquiries, the Day One Support Center has the answers for you:
http://dayoneapp.com/support

Promotional image backgrounds courtesy of John Carey / fiftyfootshadows.net

Mac Link: Day One – Bloom Built, LLC

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Discovr Music – discover new music

“Discovr Music – discover new music” is developed by Filter Squad Pty Ltd. It is normally $3.99 and is free for a limited time. It does not contain in-app purchases. It is compatible with the Mac and requires OS X 10.6 or later and a 64-bit processor.

★ Number 1 music app in 52 countries including US, Japan, Australia & across Europe ★
★ More than 2 million downloads of DIscovr so far ★

Featured worldwide by Apple. As seen in Techcrunch, Mashable, Billboard Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Venture Beat, and Wired Magazine. Discovr Music makes it easy to discover new music.

With more than 15 million songs and 3 million artists in the world of music how do you find the music you like? We built Discovr Music to make it easy to find and explore new music. Enter an artist you like and you’ll discover artists you love.

* Discover new bands and artists
* Listen to their song samples
* Watch their band videos
* Read their artist biographies
* Read reviews and blogs about their music.
* Save your favorite bands to your favorites.
* Buy their music direct from the app
* Share with your friends via Twitter or Facebook

“Beautiful and dynamic, ideally suited to tactile interaction on the spacious iPad screen.”
– Courtney Banks (Wall Street Journal)

“Fascinating interactive maps of music”
– Charlie White (Mashable)

“Discovr elegantly delivers the world of music to iPad”
– Eliot Van Buskirk (Wired Magazine / Evolver.fm)

Discovr lets you see how the music you love is connected, and makes it easy to find great new bands and artists that are similar to what you like.

To get started simply type in the name of a band or artist that you love and we’ll show you some similar music to check out. Bands or artists that are similar are connected. Just click on one you like and the music map will grow to show other similar artists. You can double click on a band or artist to see more info about them.

The app uses data visualization and music recommendations to provide an interactive map of the entire world of music. You can navigate through the musical ecosystem and discover new music based on what you like. The app is built from the ground up to make the most of OSX Lion, and is also backwards compatible to Snow Leopard.

Discovr is brought to you by Filter Squad. We’re a little startup from Australia. We also make Discovr Apps to help you find new apps. Discovr Music is powered by The Echo Nest.

Mac Link: Discovr Music – discover new music – Filter Squad Pty Ltd

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Due

“Due” is developed by Phocus LLP. It is normally $9.99 and is on sale for $4.99 for a limited time. It does not contain in-app purchases. It is compatible with the Mac and requires OS X 10.8 or later and a 64-bit processor.

Type “Make dinner reservation at 9am tomorrow” and your reminder is set for 9 AM tomorrow.

“Cancel subscription in 1 month” and you get a buzz a month later.

Just tell Due in your own words what you’d like to do, and when you’d like to be reminded.*

There are no awkward date pickers to fight with, nor rigid date and time format to follow.

Your reminder is set as soon as you’re done typing.

Due makes sure things actually get done by keeping you on your toes, sending you periodic reminders until you actually mark the reminders complete.

The super-fast reminder app on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch—now on your Mac.

* Natural date and time parsing available for non-recurring reminders only.

◆ FEATURES ◆

– Fast. Really fast.
Reminders are set as soon as you finish typing what to do, and when to do it.

– Natural date and time parsing
No awkward date pickers nor rigid date and time format to follow. Set due date and time by typing what is natural to you.*

“4pm” works just as fine as “4:00 PM” or “16:00”, and “Aug 22” works as well as “22 August” or “8/22”. Relative dates like “in 20 mins” or “in 6 months” work too.

Some examples:

– “Collect passport next Monday 4pm”
– “Make dinner reservation at 14:00 tomorrow”
– “Cancel subscription in 1 month”
– “Wish Sally happy birthday on Aug 22 at 8 AM”
– “Phone contract expires May 30 2014”

– Never miss any reminders with Auto snooze
Due repeatedly notifies you of missed reminders until they are marked done or rescheduled, making sure things get done and your list never go stale.

– Fully optimized for keyboard-only operation
Power users can skip the mouse and trackpad. Show or hide Due, create reminders, reschedule them, mark them complete, delete them. Everything you need is a keyboard shortcut away.

– Reusable countdown timers
Precise to the second, they are perfect for timing your soft-boiled eggs, coffee brewing and tea steeping. Set them up once and reuse them forever.

– Powerful recurring reminders
Vitamins before bed each night? Pay rent every 2 weeks on Monday? Submit a report on the last weekday of the month? Yup.

– Keep reminders in sync across your Mac, iPhone and iPad
Due supports over-the-air sync through iCloud or Dropbox. Create a reminder on your Mac and it will be there on your iPhone and iPad.**

**Due must be launched for sync to take place. Sync on iOS requires Due for iOS (sold separately).

– Search and Create
Search your reminders and timers. And if you don’t find what you want, press Return to create a reminder with your search term.

– Drag and drop to create reminders
Create reminders by dragging emails, calendar events, text, links and more to Due.

– Share reminders with drag and drop, or copy and paste
Send your friend a reminder via Mail, Messages or Twitter by dragging or copying it from Due. It even comes with a link so that your recipient can add that reminder to their own copy of Due.

– Optional Menu Bar, dockless operation
Run Due directly from your menu bar, badge it with unattended alerts, and take Due off your Dock if you like.

– Assignable alert sounds
Assign distinctive alert sound for each reminder; louder and longer ones for important reminders, and subtler ones for less critical reminders.

– Undo and Redo
Relax, it’s okay to make mistakes.

– Take control of your notifications
Customize how notifications behave—whether they display a notification, play a sound, bounces the icon or highlights the icon in the menu bar—when reminders and timers become due.

If you’re on OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, you can choose between Notification Center or Growl. If you have Growl installed (sold separately), you can also customize how notifications look with themes.

◆ COMPATIBILITY ◆

Requires Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion or later.

◆ WE LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU ◆

Email mac@dueapp.com, or choose Help > Send Feedback… from Due. Follow us on Twitter @dueapp.

Mac Link: Due – Phocus LLP

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