The MacJury’s “Real-Deal Black Friday/Cyber Monday List”

November 25, 2009 by Chuck · Comments Off
Filed under: Audio/Music, Graphics/Photos, Hardware, Productivity, Software, Video, Web, iPhone 

What are the best tech deals you’re seeing for the big shopping weekend? Tweet or email the details to me and we’ll add them to the list of favorites here. (Some may have expired by the time you see them; sorry about that if it happens to you.)

(When evaluating deals, think about sales tax and shipping before making a final decision on price.)

Etymotic Research ER6i Isolator In-Ear Earphones with free shipping, in black or white, for $49.99 on Amazon.

Macworld 2010 Conference Special! Save 25% on any Macworld Conference Package or Get an Expo Pass For Only $10 (a $25 Value) 3 Days Only: Friday, November 27th through Sunday, November 29th.

Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Home & Student Edition for $89.99 plus free shipping at Amazon.

ScreenCastsOnline Membership discount – 50% off with code NOV2009 – up to Cyber Monday!

Softpress is offering real discounts on Freeway versions and bundles:

Freeway 5 Express: $47

Freeway 5 Pro: $149

Freeway 5 Pro + Intaglio: $199

MercuryMover and Highbrow are 20% off using the discount code FRIDAY on the Helium Foot Sofware web site.

50% off all SmileOnMyMac software at their store. (Black Friday only)

Up to 50% off Aquafadas software at their store. (Black Friday only)

50% discount on WooThemes WordPress theme subscription. (Black Friday only)

20% off new MacSpeech Dictate through the MacSpeech online store. Use coupon code MS2009 at checkout.

Western Digital 1.5 TB Caviar Green SATA Intellipower 32 MB Cache Desktop Hard Drive WD15EADS for $89.99 and free shipping at Amazon.

Western Digital 1 TB Caviar Green SATA Intellipower 32 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive for $69.99 with free shipping, at Amazon.

equinux has two Black Friday bundles with significant savings:

“Master Your Mail Bundle” – 260+ Greeting Cards for Mail for $49.95, 59% off regular price. Ad a TubeSTick hybrid for $59.95, $70 off.

“Boost Your Mac Life Bundle” – Everything from the “Master Your Mail Bundle plus two Seasons Greetings Templates for Mail, CoverScout, SongGenie, iSale and MediaCentral, all for $99.95, a savings of 65%. Ad a TubeSTick hybrid for $59.95, $70 off.

50% off Sandvox by Karelia on their web site.

NewerTech Voyager Quad Interface Hard Drive Docking Solution for $75.00

Other World Computing’s USB to DVI/HDMI/VGA Video Display Adapter for $59.00. (See it in action on MacVoicesTV #953)

ScotteVest is offering free UPS Ground Shipping for all orders over $75 through only midnight on Cyber Monday, November 30

Griffin AirCurve for iPhone for $8.99 from newegg

SeagateĀ® Expansion Desktop USB 2.0 Hard Drive, 1.5TB for $99 from OfficeMax (Black Friday)

Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADS Hard Drive – for $69.99 from TigerDirect

MacJury #918: The MacJury Deliberates Holiday Gift Picks (Session 2)

November 20, 2009 by Chuck · Comments Off
Filed under: Hardware, Productivity, Software, Video, iPhone, iPod 
 
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The MacJury reconvenes with a new panel and more holiday gift picks. The trend of wide-ranging favorites continues, with several storage-related picks, a jewelry option, audio choices, video selections and more. Perhaps most surprising, several members of the MacJury make their singing debuts awhile making their picks. (No, really, they sing.) The panel driven to song include:

Pat Fauquet Jeff Gamet Steve Sande Julio Ojeda-Zapata Chuck Joiner
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MacJury #917: The MacJury Deliberates Holiday Gift Picks (Session 1)

November 19, 2009 by Chuck · Comments Off
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The holiday season is closing in, and the MacJury wants to help take the stress out of your holiday shopping. In the first of our holiday gift-giving panels, a diverse group of shoppers delivers an even more diverse set of recommendations, including some you won’t hear anywhere else. From the practical to the frivolous, from a new boot device for your Mac to hacking your taste buds (yes, taste buds), gift ideas are provided by:

Jeff Gamet Nancy Gravley Joe Kissell Jean MacDonald Chuck Joiner
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