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Harvest is a painless time tracking tool for creative professionals available anywhere you find yourself working. Track time via the web, desktop or your mobile device. Within seconds, turn your billable hours into an invoice. Get started with a free 30 day trial today.

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Screens VNC lets you connect back to your computer whether you’re ten thousand miles away or ten feet from your desk. Screens: it just works.

Thanks to Edovia Inc. for sponsoring the Marco.org RSS feed this week.

QuickShot is an iOS application that leverages the power of Dropbox to do amazing things with photos and videos.

Tools like Photo Stream brought cloud photos to the masses but they only scratch the surface of what it means to have media in the cloud. QuickShot allows the control of almost every aspect of the upload process including where files go and what they are named once they reach Dropbox. Combining that level of control with Mac OS X folder actions or Dropbox automation services enables the creation of complex workflows that send captured items to iPhoto, OCR software, Twitter, or other destinations based on how the app is configured to upload. The best part is all of these settings can be changed at once with just a few taps.

QuickShot is available as a Universal iOS application for $1.99 on the App Store.

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Regular, light running is the best way to keep your body fit. Go Couch to 5k is the perfect app to get you off the sofa and introduce you to the world of running. It shows animated (near) real-time speed while you run, keeps detailed history of runs (with maps), works great with background music, and features voice coaching guides telling you when to change pace. In the end, you can share your achievements to dailymile, Facebook, Twitter, and more. Don’t forget: your mind will work better if your body is fit.

Bonus for Marco.org readers: the first 5 people to contact Radiant Tap will get free promo code — use “Marco sent me” in the subject line or as first line in the message.

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Newton Academy is a revolutionary school training students for careers developing apps for iPhone and iPad. Apple is selling more than 500,000 of these magical devices every day. The App Economy is skyrocketing, and iOS app developers are in incredibly high demand, with over 5,000 jobs available now.

Our training program takes about a year to complete, and does not require any prior programming experience. You can learn on your own time, at your own pace, in your own space. Our immersive video lessons include graphics, animations, diagrams, and tutorials. Collaboration with fellow students is encouraged in our Virtual Workshop. You’ll also have real time support from your instructor available for exercises and assignments. Our graduates have been very successful, in large part because we offer every student an apprenticeship, during which we’ll mentor and guide you through every step of the process of completing your first full-fledged app. We can even help you find a job, or if you prefer, set up shop as an independent or indie aiming for fame and fortune. Available spots are filling fast, so apply today.

Thanks to Newton Academy for sponsoring the Marco.org RSS feed this week.

Work isn’t a place – it’s what you do.

And you might work on a lot of devices – a Mac, an iPhone, an iPad – in a lot of places. You might work on the road or maybe from home (with your Aeropress and clickity keyboard). And that makes it hard to securely use a shared drive, coordinate with clients and collaborate with your team.

Igloo offers a complete digital workplace – you get full access to all your files, project discussions and plans for world domination. The information you need to work is available anywhere in the world, literally at your fingertips.

Igloo has a space for your team. Each team gets dedicated file sharing, Twitter-like microblogs, activity streams and a host of other collaboration tools in one cloud-based platform. Plans start at just $4/user/month.

Work better, not harder.

Enter to win an Aeropress and try Igloo free for 30 days.

Thanks to Igloo Software for sponsoring the Marco.org RSS feed this week.

CocoaConf is an exciting multi-track conference series for iPhone, iPad, and Mac developers. We start by bringing together some of the best developers, authors, and trainers in the community, giving them the freedom to cover the technologies that they are most passionate about. Next, we sell a limited number of tickets, which provides for an incredibly low attendee-to-speaker ratio. Then we throw in some interesting keynotes and fun, informative panels. And we do it all in a manner that is designed to maximize your learning and networking experience.

Our next CocoaConf event will be held on June 28–30, 2012, in Herndon, VA (Washington, DC area). Registration is now open and there are still some tickets available. We will have 18 great speakers, including Daniel Steinberg, Chris Adamson, Mark Dalrymple, Saul Mora, Mike Ash, and more. Get all of the details at CocoaConf.com. When you register, use the coupon code MARCO for a $100 discount off of the regular registration rates.

To hear about future CocoaConf events and other interesting information, follow us on Twitter at @cocoaconf.

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Thanks to Minigroup for sponsoring the Marco.org RSS feed this week:

An Atlanta design firm uses Minigroup to work smarter and keep its clients happy

Braizen uses Minigroup to manage projects and collaborate and communicate with their clients.

A minigroup is a private, secure online space where members communicate with posts and comments, share large files, and manage projects.

Braizen uses one minigroup like an intranet, to discuss business and assign tasks. They also create separate minigroups for each client, where employees working on various accounts present comp designs and drafts.

“Telling potential clients that we use this tool, where we’ll keep in constant contact with them, definitely helps seal the deal,” says Tyrie, the copywriter at Braizen.

Watch the full interview with Braizen.

Minigroups start at just $3 per year for owners, with plans up to 100 minigroups and 100GB of storage. There are no user/member fees.

Find out more or try it free for 30 days.

Thanks to World War Hack for sponsoring the Marco.org RSS feed this week:

Inspired by true events, World War Hack is a graphic novel that tells the story of how the U.S. Government gathers top computer hackers from around the country, under the guise of a hacking competition, to unknowingly help solve a pressing national security crisis. Little does the government know that eighteen-year-old hacker, Wyatt Dyer, is both the cause and solution to their crisis.

As a special for the readers of Marco.org, you can preview the first full chapter online for free. Pre-order before May 6 and you’ll also receive free shipping.

Thanks to Byword for sponsoring the Marco.org RSS feed this week:

Byword is a Mac and iOS app for modern writers.

Modern writers don’t just sit at a desk and write. Sometimes it’s great to be able to write, edit or proofread when and where inspiration strikes and not be restrained by a single device or location. Byword makes this kind of workflow easy by integrating iCloud and Dropbox synchronization.

The flexibility of Byword: An article idea came to your mind last night on the couch and you began working on it on your iPad. This morning, at the office, you picked up where you left off by opening Byword on you MacBook Air — and finding the article was there just as you left it on the iPad. After lunch, on your way to the coffee shop, you pull out your iPhone to proofread and finish the draft.

Byword is available on the Mac App Store for $9.99, and for iOS on the App Store at the introductory price of $2.99. Check it out.

Note from Marco: I’ve used Byword, I own Byword, and it’s great.

Thanks to One More Thing for sponsoring the Marco.org RSS feed this week:

Interested in the design, development and business of iOS apps? At One More Thing, our goal is to get developers confident, psyched, and ready to move from dreaming of making apps to just doing it. Learn from awesome developers and designers such as:

• Loren Brichter (Tweetie/ex-Twitter)
• Neven Mrgan (designer at Panic)
• Karl von Randow (lead developer on Camera+)
• Raphael Schaad (engineer at Flipboard)
• Matt Rix (Trainyard)
• Shaun Inman (Last Rocket)

And many more. They’ll be in Melbourne, Australia on the 25–26th of May, 2012. Register before April 12th for discounted early-bird pricing.

Thanks to PopClip for sponsoring the Marco.org RSS feed this week:

When Apple announced they were bringing iOS features “Back to the Mac” with OS X Lion (and doubled down on it with Mountain Lion), the iOS implementation of copy and paste was not included.

PopClip is a clever Mac app that brings iOS-style copy and paste to OS X, and raises the question of why Apple hasn’t done this already. If you’re curious as to how well it works, the answer is: pretty well. The most common sentiment in the user reviews is: “I’m hooked.”

You can download a free demo at Pilotmoon Software. The full version costs $4.99 on the Mac App Store.

Thanks to TextExpander for sponsoring the Marco.org RSS feed again this week:

TextExpander can be as simple or as geeky as you want. Whatever your level of experience, there’s a TextExpander tip for you:

Getting Started: Make a snippet for your email address. You’ll be amazed at the keystrokes you’ll save not having to type that over and over.

Intermediate: Add one of the Predefined Groups, like HTML/CSS snippets or instant URL shorteners. There’s even an AutoCorrect group to fix your typos.

Advanced: Try fill-in snippets, which have multiple variable fields. For example, you could have a form letter with blanks for name, product, company, etc. Type your abbreviation, fill in the fields and you’re done.

Even More Advanced: Create your own AppleScript and shell script snippets.

Get the free demo. Don’t miss the 20% off special discount. Use the coupon code SYN0312 in the Smile store (Expires March 31, 2012).

Thanks to TextExpander for sponsoring the Marco.org RSS feed this week:

Do you type the same things again and again? TextExpander will save you time and keystrokes.

Just assign short abbreviations to your frequently-used snippets of text and TextExpander does the work for you. You can also use one of the included snippet libraries for HTML, CSS, autocorrection, accented words and URL shorteners.

Try it out – there’s a free demo at Smile Software. And you can get 20% off TextExpander through March 31. 2012. Use the coupon code SYN0312 in the Smile store.

Thanks to Denso for sponsoring the Marco.org RSS feed this week:

Denso is a video app for people who don’t know what to watch.

Create personalized video channels by connecting your Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook and Google Reader accounts.

Connect your Instapaper and Evernote accounts to Denso so you can bookmark videos from around the web to Watch Later.

Browse from our carefully curated list of channels which have an eclectic mix of interesting videos.

See what all the fuss is about. It’s Free on the App Store and the Android Market.

P.S. You need to have an Instapaper subscription to import videos bookmarked on Instapaper to Denso.

TinyLetter is the simplest way to send email newsletters. Creating signup forms is a breeze, and TinyLetter even makes it easy to reply to your readers individually. It’s also free.

TinyLetter doesn’t have all the features most email services offer. It’s built for people, not business. Just compose compose your message, send it to your readers, and find out what they think. That’s all there is to it.

Thanks to InVision for sponsoring the Marco.org RSS feed this week:

The UI prototyping phase of the design process is crucial to get right. It’s about figuring out how your product will work and ensuring everyone is aligned before moving into building.

InVision is a web-based prototyping tool that lets you paint an accurate and realistic picture that anyone can understand.

InVision is beautiful on mobile as well. Simply navigate to your project from your iOS or mobile device and experience a realistic picture of how the app will feel. “Save to Home Screen” on iOS for a full-screen experience.

InVision is offering a 30 day free trial along with a special discount for the first six months.

Design anywhere. Bring it to life with InVision.

Thanks to kooaba for sponsoring the Marco.org RSS feed this week:

kooaba Shortcut is a shortcut between real life and the Internet. Take a picture of what you are reading in a newspaper or magazine and instantly get connected to the digital version.

Using image-recognition technology, Shortcut recognizes what you’re reading. Once recognized, you can share the digital version of the pages via Facebook, Twitter, SMS, and email, or store them in Evernote. This works with over 1,000 newspapers and magazines worldwide. (See a list of publications.)

Shortcut also works with advertisements in newspapers and magazines, and billboards with the Shortcut icon. After taking a picture of such an ad, you gain access to extras such as coupons, sweepstakes, or store locators.

With Shortcut, you no longer need to type links into your phone, search Google for information, or cut out articles. Just take a picture instead!

Shortcut is available for iPhone, Android, and Windows Phone 7.

Thanks to Kooaba Déjà Vu for sponsoring the Marco.org RSS feed this week:

Déjà Vu is your visual memory. Use the app by taking pictures of things you would like to remember. For example, products you see in a magazine, recipes you read in a cooking book, wine labels in a restaurant, Newspaper article, DVDs, CDs or event flyers. Each picture is a visual memo. A regular camera app doesn’t distinguish those photos of stuff from “regular“ photos. Déjà Vu helps people organize and structure their visual memos in an easy and effective way. It does this by a tailored interface for tagging and categorization and integration of image recognition technology.

Features:

• Quick shot camera (allows faster picture taking)
• Image recognition integrated
• Syncs with cloud account
• Easy search (find your visual memos by keywords and tags)
• Map location (locate your visual memos on a map)
• Available on iPhone and Web

Free for up to 30 visual memos/month. Learn more at Kooaba.

Thanks to MindNode for sponsoring the Marco.org RSS feed this week:

MindNode is an elegant, easy-to-use mind mapping tool for Mac and iOS. Whether you’re brainstorming for your next project, organizing your life, or planning your vacation, MindNode lets you collect, structure, and expand your ideas. And thanks to built-in Dropbox and WiFi sharing, even your biggest ideas can go anywhere your iPhone does.

MindNode is easy mind mapping for your Mac, iPad, and iPhone. Try out Mindnode Pro and MindNode touch today!