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Weekend Deals Spotlight: Get the Epic Mac Bundle for $22.50 ($450+ Off) With Apps Like Fantastical 2 and PDF Expert
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Did it work? I'm from Europe too and thinking of buying the bundle.Thanks. I’ll try to buy
Trust me on this one. If you can't see why you'd care about Fantastical, install it. It's not so much that it's a better calendar than iCal. It just makes iCal more convenient. In a nutshell, it widgetizes iCal as a menu icon app so it's always in front of you, yet out of the way.
Already have istat and fantastical - but PDF Expert is mighty tempting as Acrobat Pro is the one last thing I need to ditch so I no longer rely on Adobes subscription based services (thanks to Affinity Photo & Designer)
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And integrates Reminders. I can't live without Fantastical!!
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And integrates Reminders. I can't live without Fantastical!!
Your right, it is a friendly informative calendar app vs iCal. Glad you talked me into trying it.
Thank you smirking.
You're welcome! When I first installed it, it seemed like much ado about nothing. It was in my menubar, but I never even accessed it because I was so used to launching iCal to get my calendar. It took a while for me to realize why such a deceptively simple app had so many fans.
When Fantastical 1 intially launched, it was the only way to use natural language event entry to get events into iCal. You couldn't yet type in "Pick up groceries at 4pm today" into iCal and get an event or reminder. You needed Fantastical to do that.
While you can do that in iCal now, Fantastical lets you do that from the menubar so you don't get distracted by your calendar. It's great when you're in the middle of something and you want to record something as quickly as possible and get back to work.
Thanks. Not that I doubt you, but where can I find that?
Edit: nvm, found it under Specs. Thx again.
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Hey, be wary of iStat Menus! I think it just corrupted my MBP. I’m not entirely sure it was the culprit, but I started getting strange errors in High Sierra after I installed it. When I couldn’t turn on Bluetooth, I decided to run the iStat Menus uninstaller. It did more than just uninstall iStat Menu unfortunately. It wiped out all of my file mappings to applications so that nothing would open.
It’s still too early for me to tell if iStat Menus was the true culprit, but beware just in case. If your system starts acting funny afterwards, do not run the uninstaller.
I’m in recovery mode running Disk Utility right now in hopes that’s all it’ll take to fix the issue.
It’s still too early for me to tell if iStat Menus was the true culprit, but beware just in case. If your system starts acting funny afterwards, do not run the uninstaller.
I’m in recovery mode running Disk Utility right now in hopes that’s all it’ll take to fix the issue.
Does anyone know if any of the other password managers are worth it on stack social. I used 1Password right now but it’s the old model and it’s hard for me to justify the subscription price. Stacksocial has sticky password and password boss for a good deal. Has anyone used either?
Thank you Macrumors for this great deal.
This week, StackSocial is highlighting a notable new bundle of mac apps called the Epic Mac Bundle, including Fantastical 2, Flux 7, iStat Menu, PDF Expert, and more. Valued at $478.71, the bundle has been discounted to $29.99 for a limited time, but an additional promo code is knocking the price down to just $22.50 for the next two days.
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To save on the Epic Mac Bundle, head to StackSocial, add the $29.99 bundle to your cart, and then head to the checkout screen. Once there, on the right side of the page enter the code DOWNLOADIT in the promo code box on the right side of the screen and click Apply. This will result in the bundle's $22.50 discount price, which is lasting for two more days and will end this weekend.
The Epic Mac Bundle
[*]Fantastical 2 ($49.99 value): Manage your contacts, events, reminders, and more with Flexibits' popular app.
[*]PDF Expert ($79.99 value): Quickly and easily edit PDF text, images, links, and outlines.
[*]Flux 7 ($99.00 value): An HTML and CSS designing tool that enables you to create fully functioning websites.
[*]Pagico 8 ($50.00 value): Stay organized and on task with an interactive flow chart that helps manage your projects and contacts.
[*]Command-Tab Plus ($34.99 value): A keyboard-centric application switcher designed to let you switch between apps in a faster way than the typical Command + Tab.
[*]iStat Menu ($14.99 value): Track useful Mac stats like real-time CPU, GPU, RAM, drive and network usage, Wi-Fi stats, and more.
[*]iLocker Pro ($79.80 value): Password protect your apps and unlock them with Touch ID.
[*]Ultdata Recovery ($69.95 value): Retrieve lost files from Macs, removable storage devices, partitions and volumes, and iOS devices Visit our full Deals Roundup for more information on other sales happening this week.
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I know. I got the very first beta of it and didn't get very far. I forgot about it and just downloaded latest beta after posting my message. It's looking better. Too bad it can't read *.indd format, but being able to edit the PDFs produced by InDesign is not a bad alternative.
Sure: it is nice to have it right there in the Menu Bar beside the clock with the date in the icon; one click and a simple calendar drops down with upcoming events. The UI is very pleasant to look at. Another click and it opens up like iCal on the desktop for overview and easy event creation. and it also looks great on iPad. There's a reason they were asking $50- for the Mac version-2 - but $25- was as high as I would go and versoin-1 is(was) OK. iCal is fine too.
And you can set it to be the default calendar app so other apps know to use Fantastical instead of iCal? It already drives me crazy that links in my iPhone mail app open in Safari instead of chrome, I don't think I could handle it doing that with events.
Actually I find the bundle a steal. I bought it and I’m very happy with it
. Will I use all apps included in the bundle? I doubt it, but some for sure and it’s a very good deal.
FYI, you don’t have to subscribe. They just make it a little difficult to discover that. I’ve been using 1P for years, syncing happily via iCloud.
Wait.... it can't read InDesign files? Blast... I didn't even read it fully then, I was just waiting until the official release. I totally assumed it could!
Well, at least it doesn't appear like it can read *.indd files. I downloaded the new beta yesterday and wasn't able to open anyting that was an *.indd extension, but I was able to export those designs to PDF format and then open them in Affinity Publisher for editing.
Yep, the first Preference in iCal Preferences is the option to select Default Calendar.
As for setting Chrome as the default browser in iOS the $1.99 "Uptime - Web Browser" app may be able to help you with that.
For this you may also need to (not sure) disable Safari in iOS:
1 Launch Settings from your Home screen.
2 Tap Screen Time.
3 Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions.
4 Enter a four-digit passcode and then confirm it.
5 Tap the switch next to Content & Privacy.
6 Tap Allowed apps.
7 Tap the switch next to the Safari to disable.
I have not verified this iOS trick for myself.
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Interestingly enough UltData-Mac Data Recovery is detected as PUP (potentially unwanted program) by Malwarebytes. I contacted Malwarebytes about the detection, and they informed me that while the program in and of itself is not malicious, they have noticed some shady behavior on behalf of Tenorshare (the company that makes UltData), and as such have it registered as PUP. Debating if I want to keep it installed or not - haven't noticed any issues, but I'm wondering if it tries to phone home. Little Snitch picked up a few requests from UltData, but I figured it was for standard stuff like checking for updates and activating my registration...
Thanks - that good to know.
I did buy and try a few of the well reviewed apps. So far, happy with istat, fantastical, and pdf expert. Not bad for $20ish
is that true? i tried to find the way to upgrade without subscribing and could no longer find it. Would you be able to point me in the right direction?
i currently use 1PW between my mac, iphone, and windows computer at work. It looks like Chrome in windows no longer supports the older 1PW so i thought my only option was to 1.) use firefox on my windows, 2.) subscribe to 1PW, or 3.) try a different pw manager.