Hi Geoff, This isn't Sarah, but I imagine she might have used the Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005LTV8G0/
This shows up as VMWare Fusion 4 priced at $27.99, but in a boxed set from VMWare. (In stock, and eligible for free super saver shipping.) HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 25, 2011, at 17:38, Geoff Waaler wrote: > Hi Sarah, > > where did you find that? Their site shows a "promotional" price of $50. > > Thanks and best regards. > Geoff > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarah Alawami" <marri...@gmail.com> > To: "Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility" <mac-access@mac-access.net> > Sent: Friday, November 25, 2011 4:08 PM > Subject: Re: Mac App Store Black Friday Specials > > > Cool deal. I won't try any of these since i don't need them but I'm sure > someone on this list will like the sales. I just bought vm fusion 4 for 29 > bucks. so we'll see how that goes. and hope more peopel will take advantage > of these sales. > > Take care. > On Nov 25, 2011, at 10:36 AM, Esther wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> In connection with Black Friday, the first day after U.S. Thanksgiving, when >> there are sales to start off the Christmas shopping season, a number of >> interesting sales have shown up in the Mac App Store for applications or >> subjects that have been recently discussed. Some of these will be for today >> only, some for the Friday and Saturday, and some will extend through Monday. >> >> Here are a few of the items I've noted: >> • ABBYY Fine Reader Express $49.99 (50% off regular price, this weekend only) >> http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/abbyy-finereader-express/id412310371?mt=12 >> • Bento 4 $33.99 (price just dropped from $49.99, no comments about this >> sale price or how long it will last at the App Store or at the main Bento >> web page, where the price is still listed as $49.99) >> http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bento/id413293930?mt=12 >> • YummySoup! $4.99 (75% off regular price of $19.99 Thanksgiving through >> Cyber Monday) >> http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/yummysoup!/id402757302?mt=12 >> >> All three of the above applications (ABBYY Fine Reader Express for OCR with >> scanners, Bento for database, and YummySoup! for recipes) have been >> previously discussed on the mac-access list. All of these products have >> 15-day free trial downloads at their main web sites (through the link on the >> Mac App Store page for each product). (I'll give a direct link for the >> ABBYY Fine Reader Express trial download, since navigating the main web page >> is confusing, and while there is a link that eventually gets you to the Mac >> product buried in the page under a name like "Try Try", the link to "Trial >> Downloads" takes you to trial downloads for their Windows products). The >> ABBYY Fine Reader Express trial download can be found at: >> http://www.abbyy.com/finereader_for_mac/trial/# >> >> Other applications at the Mac App Store that have been mentioned as >> accessible, but that I've not used, include: >> • Checkbook $6.99 (normally $14.99, on sale this Friday only) >> http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/checkbook/id412485361?mt=12 >> • Checkbook Pro $11.99 (normally $24.99, on sale this Friday only) >> http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/checkbook-pro/id412490330?mt=12 >> Another Splasm Software product that I have used is flagged with the same >> "over 50% off for Black Friday only" label, but as far as I can tell, the >> price has only dropped by a dollar: >> • Audiobook Builder $4.99 (normally $5.99) >> http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/audiobook-builder/id406226796?mt=12 >> • Soulver $11.99 (normally $24.99, on sale for Thanksgiving and Black Friday) >> http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/soulver/id413965349?mt=12 >> Scott Howell posted elsewhere about Soulver, which is an app for doing >> calculations that gives you a combination of functions somewhere between >> calculator, spread sheet, and text editor. I'll excerpt a bit from the >> recent MacLife article, since that site puts in annoying ad pop-ups if you >> just open a link to the page: >> Source: http://www.maclife.com/article/reviews/soulver_calculator_review >> "Soulver Calculator Review posted 11/21/2011" >> <begin quote> >> Hey! You got your text editor in my spreadsheet! >> Wouldn’t it be nice if the calculations you scribbled on scrap paper were >> interactive, or if spreadsheets were easy enough to use at the drop of a >> hat? Soulver is a calculator that aims to combine these tools into something >> that’s both easy to use and powerful enough to crunch data in useful ways. >> Soulver lets you enter problems from simple arithmetic to trigonometry in >> natural language—using words as well as numbers and symbols—and combine the >> answers in flexible “math-processor” documents. >> >> Typing “15.3% of $29.95” will get you an answer, for example, but Soulver >> isn’t quite magic, or even Siri. You have to use the vocabulary it expects, >> which is usually varied enough to get the job done, but it still requires a >> trip to the built-in cheat sheet every now and then. Nevertheless, its >> text-friendly design is great for adding notes and context to your numbers, >> and it’s even better for unit and currency conversions. Soulver even >> recognizes stock ticker symbols, so you can quickly figure out how much your >> 50 shares of AAPL are worth in yen (lucky you). >> >> Soulver offers more power than just a cool input gimmick, however. You can >> easily define custom variables and save them for use in multiple files. >> Answers are summed automatically, and you can view their average, variance, >> or standard deviation with a click. You can even save answers as keys to use >> throughout a document, so when the original answer changes, problems >> containing its key update instantly. When you’ve finished working, Soulver >> exports to multiple file types, including PDF and HTML, with various styling >> options. >> >> The bottom line. While pricey as a simple replacement for Apple’s >> Calculator, Soulver is worth a look if you want something less cumbersome >> than a spreadsheet but much more powerful than the back of a napkin for >> working out complex calculations. >> <end quote> >> Although the iOS Soulver apps for the iPhone and iPad are also on sale for >> half price today, the number pad entry is apparently not yet accessible >> (although apparently you can input with a keyboard). The Mac version >> includes remarks about "improvements for VoiceOver accessibility:, and >> there's also a 10-day free trial at the main web site linked from the App >> Store page. >> >> Remember that many of the free trial downloads support the ability to >> purchase and register from within the trial apps. You almost certainly >> won't get the discounted prices this way, so delete these trial versions if >> you download them and decide to make a purchase directly from the Mac App >> Store. There are no trial downloads at the Mac App Store, because >> developers are not allowed to post apps where users must pay additional >> amounts at a later time to keep the app functioning. That means the >> developer can supply a free (Lite) version, or a full-priced version, but he >> cannot supply a version where some of the features later stop working unless >> you pay more. (That means no trial versions that expire.) >> >> All of the1Password applications (versions on the Mac App Store as well as >> for iOS devices) are 50% off. I'm not going to paste in all the links. You >> can read the AgileBits newsletter link that gives all this information: >> http://email.agilewebsolutions.com/t/r/e/iydukul/kjihijdki/n/ >> >> Lew and others with DJAY aspirations, the new Algoriddim djay app at the Mac >> App Store is supposed to be accessible, and is currently available for an >> introductory price of $19.99 for their launch sale for version 4.0. Normal >> price is $49.99, but you probably need to buy a Vestax Spin DJ Controller >> from the Apple Store or elsewhere, which lists for about $275. This is >> supposed to let you be your own DJ with iTunes. >> • djay ($19.99 for limited time launch sale, $49.99 regularly) >> http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/djay/id411699771?mt=12 >> Lynne, the SmileOnMyMac PDF Pen and PDF Pen Pro applications are also on >> sale, but I think you mentioned these are not accessible. >> >> Finally, I'll just mention that the Apple Black Friday specials have >> discounts for the Apple Wireless Keyboard, Magic Trackpad, G-Drive Mini >> external disks (a good brand), the Jawbone Jambox, and many other >> interesting items. >> >> HTH. Cheers, >> >> Esther <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. 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