Productivity App Sale Offers 50% Off Clear, 1Password, Duet Display and More

[RamGuy]

If you want Things on all your devices you'll have to pay 50-dollars (or 25-dollars on sale at the moment) for Mac OS X, another 10-dollars (or 5-dollars on sale) for iPhone, and 20-dollars (or 10-dollars on sale) so it gets quite expensive.

And they do not provide any Windows / PC solution whatsoever, and they do not have any web solution one could live with either.

 

[Gudi]

https://discussions.agilebits.com/discussion/47059/icloud-keychain-vs-1password
I've personally used both and 1Password is by far the winner in my opinion. It's much more flexible and feature-rich.

Like how? That link provided no helpful information for me. I don't care about Windows compatibility. And no way I'm paying more than $5 for this kind of app. I think I'll try MacPass instead.

 

[CarlJ]

Very impressed to see so many of my favorite daily apps mentioned:

• PDF Expert - killer feature for me is full text search across all PDFs - I use this with several hundred technical books I carry around.
• PCalc - my favorite calculator, and I've tried a bunch; super configurable, I have it set to RPN; also has a very useful Today widget.
• Drafts - fabulous notepad for capturing ideas quickly and then sending them to, well, anything; lives on the bottom row of my iPhone screen, next to Phone, Mail, and Messages.
• Due - I hate this app and, in this one case, that's a good thing: it's very persistent about reminding (gently nagging) me to do things I need to do.
• Deliveries - really fabulous package tracker that works across iOS and OS X.
• 1Password - a very effective cross-platform password manager; here's its best feature: I trust its security (after a lot of reading over the years, they're very smart and have shined light into every corner to keep data safe all along the path); expensive but easily worth more than the cost.

 

[KPOM]

I always have grand expectations of how productivity apps will change my life and then I just completely forget about them and never use them.

Bah.

Duet Display is very useful, though. It works even with my work PC (Wi-Fi solutions get blocked by my corporate firewall), and there is no lag at all. I can even use the Pencil as a touch screen (though it just confirms to me that Office for Windows isn't that great with touch). For $8 this lets people use an iPad as a second monitor. I'll find it useful for traveling.

 

[gotluck]

I'm reading that duet only works at 1024x768 on Windows. Is that still true?

Any comments on how resource intensive it is on the pc side?

 

[m.gansrigler]

I'm happy to say that Yoink, my Mac app that improves and simplifies drag and drop, is part of the Get Productive Mac App Store Promotion as well, and on sale for 57% off
http://eternalstorms.at/yoink

Enjoy

 

[cerberusss]

Surprised DuetDisplay isn't given the same treatment as that night shift thingie...
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Must be a system-intensive task...

Yeah I use smcFanControl to keep it cool. But you can notice that it takes a fair bit of CPU. It would be great if Apple would add this feature; we'd get the lowest CPU usage possible and I bet it would be more stable. I've seen Duet crap out every now and then (not to the point where it bothers me though).
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Still way to expensive for what it does. Some Apps have lost any restrain on OSX pricing.

Don't think for a minute these guys get rich off of it. The economics of an independent app developer are tough. Simply building apps for other businesses nets you a very decent salary without the risks. And you don't have to deal with complainypants like you.

 

[iDento]

Not sure if it counts as a Productivity app but Affinity Designer is 50% off & the reviews in MAS shows how great it is but I'm still not sure if I should ditch iDraw for it

 

[Dranix]

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Not sure if it counts as a Productivity app but Affinity Designer is 50% off & the reviews in MAS shows how great it is but I'm still not sure if I should ditch iDraw for it

You should - Affinity Designer is really fantastic.

 

[CarlJ]

I know that its sister app, Affinity Photo, is pretty amazing. I don't want to shell out the big bucks for Photoshop, but over the years I have collected Affinity Photo, Pixelmator, and Acorn, and while they're all good, Affinity Photo is a level above the others.

 

[Ledgem]

I'm happy to say that Yoink, my Mac app that improves and simplifies drag and drop, is part of the Get Productive Mac App Store Promotion as well, and on sale for 57% off
http://eternalstorms.at/yoink

Enjoy

My wife and I have been using Yoink for a while now - I think over a year. It's something that seems so basic and yet is very useful, indeed. Thanks for the work on it!

 

[submariner89]

By what metric? And how does this compare to iCloud Keychain.

1Password has:

• Time-Based One-Time passwords (think 2 factor apps such as Authy or the one Google puts out)
• Watchtower monitors for breeches and alerts you to change your passwords for those sites.
• Watchtower also lets you view your password stats, such as re-used passwords, weak passwords, passwords over a certain age, etc. All of this is done on your machine.
• Password generation up to 50 characters (I realize you can get this many places on the web, but it's handy having inside the app)
• Organization via folders and tags
• The ability to add attachments to entries (think receipts or special, non-text stuff associated to a specific website)
• You can create custom fields on an entry for those "less than cooperative" sites.
• The ability to create "Notes" entries for

 

[Kaelbron]

Everyone who bought Things do you think it's worth the price? I thinks Apples reminders its limiting.

 

[gpspad]

Everyone who bought Things do you think it's worth the price? I thinks Apples reminders its limiting.

I am also on the fence....

I see comments about the program both ways. Some people love it, some people say the developers are slow to update when the IOS changes.

For $50-$70 to put its on my mac, iPad, and iPhone I want it to keep working even when apple keeps releasing their minor IOS updates.

What are the major things it does over IOS standard reminders?

 

[Dranix]

I just trashed Things. The task management in Calendars5 is equal and universal instead of buy on any device.

 

[Sirious]

Duet has been on 50% off before, but I took advantage of this weeks offer and downloaded it. Haven't given it a try yet, but after what I've been hearing about it, it looks like a solid app.

 

[cliffster82]

Any reason to get PDF Expert if I already have Notability?

I have both. I've never tried editing PDFs in Notability (it does that?). PDF Expert has a nice set of tools, signature for signing docs, filling out forms, notes, watermarks, text editing etc.

 

[Kaelbron]

I am also on the fence....

I see comments about the program both ways. Some people love it, some people say the developers are slow to update when the IOS changes.

For $50-$70 to put its on my mac, iPad, and iPhone I want it to keep working even when apple keeps releasing their minor IOS updates.

What are the major things it does over IOS standard reminders?

What I like about Apple's solution is that it is more integrated with OS X, iPhone and iPad if you have all of Apple's devices. And icloud.com If you have family sharing so can set up so you have a common calendar and todo-list.

I don't know if Things can be set up like that so it will be synced so. What I am looking for is to be able to write up a task say vacuum the Hall so I want to be able to choose when I want to do it. In the app you need to set the time for each task, which I don't like.

 

[latsyrhc]

Duet Display is fantastic but I wish my dang 12" MacBook had an extra port because I hate having to switch between charging and an extra monitor.

 

[navaira]

Just bought 1Password. Wanted it for a while but couldn't really justify spending $49 on it. Half price? I'm sold.

 

[gpspad]

I was on the fence with 1password until I read an article about using almost like a will. I am happy with keychain and use mostly apple apps as I have a Mac, iPad, and iPhone. I didn't have the need to redo all my saved passwords.

But the article talked about using 1password as a 1stop storage list of all your important info. I started keeping bank account numbers, insurance policies, ect.....in a secure note.

If I need the info it's right at my finger tips, if my phone is stolen I know it's locked and encrypted.

I still use keychain for website and wireless passwords, but use 1pasword as a synched digital wallet.

Just wish there was a way to kind of hide it so it's not so obvious on the phone.

 

[ejpeg]

What no Braintoss? SMH Best gtd tool… braintoss.com

(I stand corrected by @CarlJ - http://bit.ly/1P0pR1C -, forgot it isn't that obvious for everyone. I'm a partner in Braintoss. No ill intent tho.)

 

[name99]

Deliveries is a must have if you always buy things online. Tracks packages with ease.

How is it better than Slice (assuming that, like me, you don't care about Slice learning about buying habits from my parcel deliveries)?
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By what metric? And how does this compare to iCloud Keychain.

1Password is nice in that it can be used to hold a lot more than just web passwords; but it is true that with iCloud Keychain its primary use case is less compelling for many people. I'll describe a few ways I use it.

- It does a better job than Safari (right now, this may change) of connecting a password to a login page, when the login page's precise URL keeps changing. (So that today it's a.b.c/com/1127?765 and tomorrow it's a.b.c/com/1127?767)

- it allows you to store (something Safari does not) those stupid "Security" questions that some sites love. (Especially useful when the questions are designed by idiots who think everyone lives the same life as them and so you have to make up an answer because you don't have a useful answer to a single damn one of them. I'm a 50 years male. Of course I don't know the name of my 1st grade teacher, or have a favorite color!)

- it can store credit card info. Safari does this, but won't store the secure code on the back, or possible auxiliary information associated with the card.

- I use it to track every piece of software I buy outside the Mac/iOS store. That way I have a single place that stores the web receipt, the publisher's URL, the activation key, etc.

- I store my passport info in there along with a scan of my passport and a visa photo. (And this has already been useful. Not for actual passport replacement of course, but for situations where travel agents, hotels and such like want to see your passport.)

- You can use it to hold other more or less useful passwords and information. (Like passwords for various hardware devices you may have, or other systems you log in to; or your wife's social security number and other such credentials, or whatever).

Personally I'd say for me it's totally worth it, especially given the nice tight integration between the Mac version, Safari (or other browsers if you care), and iOS.

 

[040]

One is just white and a letter

Well that's trendy minimal design for you. Wonderful times ain't it.

not once have I dwelled on the icon. It's completely irrelevant, unless of course one's life makes it relevant and important.

It's exactly this attitude that allows minimalist design to thrive these last few years.

Duet Display is fantastic but I wish my dang 12" MacBook had an extra port because I hate having to switch between charging and an extra monitor.

Lol who would've thought that would ever be an issue

 

[CarlJ]

What no Braintoss? SMH Best gtd tool… braintoss.com

Quoting from the bottom of the page you mentioned: "Braintoss was developed by Email Handyman, Load Interactive, ejpeg, CSA and Catch-IT."

I'm thinking it'd be good for you to either: 1) explain convincingly how your "ejpeg" account here and "ejpeg" listed as an author there _aren't_ the same person, or 2) go back and edit your post to add a disclaimer that the app you were trying to nonchalantly recommend is your own app.

Smh, indeed.