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Thank you to everyone who filled out a copy of our survey to win a Droplr invite. We had over 1,000 responses, and got some great insight into what you like and dislike about AppStorm!
I’ve randomly selected 20 respondents as winners, and am pleased to announce that the results are in!
We thought that we should let you know about a new Mac software bundle that’s gone on sale today. The Mac Sale is back for a second time, offering a range of different software for the bargain price of $49.99.
Here are the different application on offer:
- HoudahGeo (normally $30.00)
- MacJournal (normally $39.95)
- CrossOver Games (normally $42.00)
- Picturesque (normally $29.95)
- Morph Age (normally $59.95)
- Searchlight (normally $39.00)
- Vinoteka (normally $43.49)
- Stone iMaginator (normally $49.99)
- Opacity Express (normally $39.99)
- Stor (normally $25.00)
You can even receive an extra 5% off the bundle if you use the code “TMSAPPSTORM” when purchasing. Let us know what you think of the bundle, the price, and the applications on offer in the comments!

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We’d like to say thank you to this month’s AppStorm sponsors, and the great software they create! If you’re interested in advertising, you can order a slot through BuySellAds.
LittleSnapper – Take a look at LittleSnapper from Realmac Software, It’s an awesomely powerful new app to snap, annotate and share screenshots.
Billings – Billings’ simple workflow and intuitive interface makes quoting, invoicing, and time tracking effortless.
Daylite Touch – Daylite Touch is a business productivity manager for the iPhone and iPod touch, winner of a 2009 Macworld Best of Show award, designed as a companion to Daylite on the Mac.
CleanMyMac – CleanMyMac represents a sophisticated all-in-one-suite utility that helps keep your Mac clean and healthy.
MiniBooks – A handy iPhone app from FreshBooks that lets you track your time and invoice your clients while you’re away from your computer.
Easy Tasker – Manage your projects, invoices, clients and so much more from as little as $11 per month, with a companion iPhone app.
CSS Gallery App – CSS Gallery is the premiere iPhone app that simplifies the way web designers browse sites for inspiration.
The Mac Sale 2 – A fantastic new Mac software bundle launching next month (use the code TMSAPPSTORM) for a 5% discount!
Cram – Create and study with flash cards and multiple-choice tests on your Mac. A great way to learn and prepare for an upcoming test.
Wallet – Your own flexible, personal database for storing web passwords, serial numbers, and credit cards, and anything else!
Super Cool Coupons – SuperCoolCoupons is a social discount community where every day consumers come to find and share coupons for thousands of online stores.
Top Ringtones – A ringtone, wallpaper and joke service for your mobile phone.
We took you through a preview of sharing files with Droplr last week, and I’m pleased to say that we now have 20 invites to give away! It’s a great file sharing service, designed specifically for the Mac.
Entering is really simple – all you need to do is fill in our quick survey (it only takes 30 seconds). It contains a few brief questions about what you’d like to see on the site, and will help to give us an idea of how to make AppStorm even better! We’ll randomly select the 20 winners in a week’s time, on Wednesday 4th November.
Good luck, and I’m really looking to reading your responses!

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Thanks to everyone who entered our Snowtape competition. It’s a great application, and if you’d like to find out more about it you can read our recent review.
I really enjoyed reading all your favourite artists – you have a phenomenally wide taste in music! Five random comments have been chosen, and the lucky winners of a Snowtape license are:
- Varun Dogra
- Wes Hinshaw
- Bartek Jablonski
- Nathaniel (for this comment)
- Class
Congratulations – we’ll be in touch soon! If you’d like to be notified when our next competition kicks off, be sure to follow us on Twitter or subscribe via RSS!

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Today we’ll be giving away five copies of Snowtape, an application that will be fully reviewed next week. Snowtape is the perfect solution for recording audio from various Internet radio stations, automatically tagging each file with appropriate information and album artwork. Perfect for quickly filling your iPod with interesting new music.
If you’d like to win a copy, simply leave a comment on this post letting us know who your favourite music artist is. Be honest – we won’t judge you!
The competition will run for one week, and we’ll announce the winners on Friday 23rd October. Good luck!

