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MacUpdate has unlocked Parallels Desktop in its Promo Bundle, making it slightly worth the money. It seems like sales might not be as great as expected, because it took quite a while to reach the 5,000 sales needed for SoundStudio, and somewhere before the 6,000 mark, it seems they manually unlocked the remaining two apps, BannerZest and Parallels.

The bundle now includes software that retails for a combined $475, though the actual value price is more around $100-$150, in my opinion. Parallels is the only real reason to buy this bundle. If you don’t need Parallels, I cant see a reason for buying the bundle. Other worthwhile apps include Hazel (review coming soon), Typinator, and MenuCalendarClock, but those can be had for much less than the bundle price. All in all, it seems most of the apps in there are filler.

Product Page [MacUpdate Bundle]

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Not digging the MacHeist bundle? Well you’re in luck because MacUpdate has just released their OWN bundle of software. In my opinion, it is a much better deal than the MacHeist Bundle, offering more unique applications. The bundle is priced at $64.99 and will end April 29th.

The star of the show is Parallels Desktop, which at retail price of $79.99 is made a great deal in this bundle, even if you are only buying for the one application. The other applications included are Hazel (a task manager for OS X), Art Text (vectorized text creator for banners and logos), MenuCalendarClock (a date and time expander), Leap (“a combination Spotlight, Bridge, Finder, and more”), StoryMill (writing aide to visualize time setting, plots, etc.), Typinator (a text shortener), DVDRemaster Pro (DVD recompression), Sound Studio (multipurpose audio recorder and editor), and BannerZest (a WYSIWYG Flash editor).

As of this writing, Sound Studio, BannerZest, and Parallels are locked, and are set to unlock at certain sales levels. In the past, all levels have always been met. Individually, each program is over $20 (MenuCalendarClock is $19.95) so even if you only want a few, its still a great deal.

Check out the bundle [MacUpdate]

All Prices USD.

• Parallels offers 9 apps in Green Bundle
• PSP-3000 now available, bundled with Ratchet & Clank game
• Sam’s Club’s 2008 Black Friday ad possibly “doctored”

Mac Update added SRS iWow to it’s software bundle today, just after unlocking it’s last original app from the pack. SRS iWow adds a boost to your speakers so that music sounds better- great for MacBooks with tinny speakers. The iWow site says “[notebook] speakers are tiny and often lacking in bass. iWOW amps things up by adding more volume and bass to your laptop through iTunes.”

Mac Update’s software bundle now includes 11 applications valued at over $650 for only $49.99. These apps include ForkLift, RapidWeaver, Swift Publisher, Marine Aquarium, Xslimmer, MemoryMiner, Stabilize, PulpMotion, and more.

Purchase [Ralph de La Vega says no Android on AT&T for now

You better get going because the MacUpdate Promo Bundle ends tonight. Earlier today, the last application was unlocked forming a 10 Application bundle for $49.99. The application list is now as follows:

  * Forklift
  * RapidWeaver
  * SwiftPublisher
  * Marine Aquarium
  * Xslimmer
  * MemoryMiner
  * Yep
  * XMIND 2008 Pro
  * iStabilize
  * PulpMotion

The Bundle ends tonight at midnight (Wednesday December 12th, 12 AM EST). The bundle is a great way to get tons of great mac applications, and support shareware development. They have been having a bit of server problems, with a large amount of traffic in the last few hours, if you are unable to reach the page, please try in a few minutes, as the people at MacUpdate have told me that they are working to get it up.

Read [MacUpdate]

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With the MacUpdate Bundle going strong, the free stuff just keeps coming. The folks over at Linkinus have teamed up with MacHeist to give away 20 000 licenses (yes, that number again is 20 000) of their IRC client, Linkinus.

There are two ways that you can get your Linkinus license. First, you can buy the MU Promo Bundle for 49.99. The second way is filling this form out with your name and email address (I bet I know what you’re going to do). This license is valid up through 1.1.x (with 1.2 not being included). A $20 value, yours for free.

Linkinus has some great features, that puts Colloquy to shame. At the time of posting, there were still a little over 18 000 licenses left, so I am pretty sure that there will be spots available for the next few days.

• MacUpdate Bundle No Longer Waste of Money
• Vector Designer and SoundStudio added to MacHeist Bundle
• MacHeist users raise $50,000 for charities

If you have a fetish for free/discounted software, then I’ve got an offer for you! I am sure that you all recall the MacHeist bundle that was sold last year in December, which was 10 applications, for $49. Today, MacUpdate released a bundle of their own, which mimics the style of MacHeist’s bundle quite closely. There are 10 applications in total, with 3 applications locked until enough bundles have been sold. The bundle costs 49.99 and contains the following:

• GraphicConverter - image editor/converter
• Fetch - FTP Client
• iWOW - iTunes audio enhancement plug in
• GarageSale - eBay auction software
• Cocktail - Mac OS X system utility
• ProfCast - Record presentations for podcasts
• Amadeus Pro - Multitrack Audio editor
• Little Snitch - Prevents applications from “phoning home“.
• Intaglio - Drawing and Illustration
• TechTool Pro - Repair utility

The last 3 applications are locked. Little Snitch will be unlocked when 2500 bundles have been sold, Intaglio, 4000 bundles and Tech Tool when 9999 have been sold. For a limited time only, MacHeist has partnered with MU and will offer the following bonuses when you buy through them:

• Browseback - Visual web history
• Exces - Password protect files
• “Secret Application“ - to be announced
• Beta spot for Pixelmator - Image editor with Core Image
• Beta spot for Flow - brings FTP and editing together
• Free ticket to enter the next MacHeist Skunkworks project early

If you have been waiting to get your hands on another bundle since MacHeist ended, now is your time.

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