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A New ProductiveMacs Bundle: 9 Great Mac Apps for $29.99

Last November Apparent Software had a fantastic and successful bundle sale. Now, they’re back with another great ProductiveMacs bundle that contains some even more excellent utilities that will help you get work done. Some of the highlights of the bundle are Dropzone (our coverage), Gemini (our review), Paperless, and Crossover. If you had to purchase all nine of these productive goodies separately they would cost $245 but this new bundle is priced at the super-low total of $29.99.

This ProductiveMacs bundle includes:

  • Crossover: The most affordable way to run Windows software on your Mac. Get your Windows productivity applications and PC games up and running on your Mac quickly with CrossOver. $60
  • Gemini: A file duplicate finder and cleaner with unique rapid algorithms and incomparably intuitive interface. $10
  • Dropzone: Makes it faster and easier to get things done on your Mac. Original price is $10
  • Paperless: Keeps you neat and organized by helping you to save & manage all your receipts, documents and business cards. Sold for $50
  • Espionage: Unobtrusive and intuitive, Espionage is the most advanced encryption solution for Mac OS X, that uses powerful AES-256 encryption to protect your files and folders. $30
  • ArtText: A layer-based design application for turning text into art and creating logos, application icons, web graphics, and buttons. $20
  • A Better Finder Rename: has long been the file renamer of choice for tens of thousands of professionals, businesses and hobbyists across the world. $20
  • Cashculator: a new kind of personal finance application – easy to use, visual and straightforward. $30
  • Chronicle: Enter your bills Chronicle, then forget them. You won’t need to wonder if you’ve paid a bill—Chronicle remembers for you. $15

Even if you only need a few of the utilities available, $29.99 easily makes up for the cost of just one or two of these apps. The ProductiveMacs bundle is incredibly affordable and totally worth it whether you’re bad at tracking expenses or someone who wants to free up precious hard drive space. $29.99 gets you nine really great Mac apps (with licenses delivered just about instantly) that are surefire guaranteed to make your Mac and you a little bit more productive.

There’s even an option to get this bundle for free if you’re good at spreading the word to your friends! Check out this page for more details.

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