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The Dream Apps releases Dream Capture 3.0

The Dream Apps today released Dream Capture 3.0, the latest release of their popular, award winning audio and video recording application for Mac. Dream Capture boasts many features that make it stand out from the crowd, including, a feature which is new to the 3.0 release the ability to record high quality 1080i and 1080p High Definition video. Dream Capture 3.0 boasts a brand new interface making it easier, and faster to record high quality audio and video at the click of a button.

Some of the new features in the 3.0 release of Dream Capture are:
* All new UI
* Remastered video capture engine for instantaneous saving
* Updated audio compression
* Higher quality audio capture
* Support for HD 1080i and 1080p devices
* New ‘Preview’ function
* More cameras, codecs and devices supported

The Dream Capture application that has been praised for its style and simplicity brings itself back to the cutting edge of audio and video capture with the latest release.

System Requirements:
To run, Dream Capture requires a Mac with a G5 processor or higher, but an Intel processor is recommended. You will need 3.5MB of disk space to install the application, and a video and/or audio capture device, such as a camera or microphone.

Pricing and Availability:
Dream Capture, from The Dream Apps is priced at $9.95 (USD). Version 3.0 is available from the 24th May 2009, and is a free upgrade to all existing users of the product.

Dream Capture 3.0
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Branchr Advertising Network Launches

Today the much anticipated Branchr advertising network has launched giving people access to affordable, and effective pay-per-click advertising. The service will appeal to both Advertisers and Publishers, with schemes to help Advertisers publicize their product to it’s full potential and schemes to help Publishers display relevant ads on their website and earn royalties for doing so.

Advertisers can put as low as $5.00 (USD) into their account to try the service. For advertisers and publishers alike, Branchr offers rich real-time statistics into the performance of advertisements on the network, a service currently not offered by any other pay-per-click internet marketing service.

The Branchr advertising network displays one kind of ad, a 120×90 pixel image ad perfect for advertising any product. With Branchr, there is no need to wait, you can start advertising the very same day, all ads are manually processed within 12 hours of submission, or sooner. The same applies for publishers, cash-outs are usually approved within 12 hours of the request and sent the same day via PayPal.

Ads on the Branchr network, currently receive around 350,000 - 400,000 impressions a month each, but, this is expected to rise as more publishers sign up to the service.

So, what are you waiting for, Check it out!

Mac Bundle Box 4 Making Mac Software History.

Today Mac Bundle Box announced their fourth bundle promotion containing 13 incredible applications that Mac users will love. With a total value of nearly $350 for only $49, Mac Bundle Box promises to be one of the most amazing software events this year.

Running for 11 days starting the 1st of March this incredible deal containing 13 applications includes:

Relationship (39.00) - Manage your contacts and information with ease and style.

Code Collector (25.00) - Collects snippets of code in one location, like iTunes for code.

DrawIt (40.00) - Vector image editing and drawing application.

Espionage (24.95) - One click file and folder protection for your Mac.

Cover Stream (20.00) - Browse, Search, See. Your music in a simple intuitive window.

DEVONnote (24.95) - Keeps your thoughts in one safe location and helps you organize them.

QuickScale (20.00) - Scale, edit, send and convert pictures.

Project Calculator (19.99) - Time tracking and project management in a single application.

Transcriva (29.99) - Transcribing made easy, with audio playback and much more.

Magnet (39.99) - The easiest way to customize your movies and share them with your friends.

Involer (20.00) - Super simple digital invoicing for you and your Mac.

Stuf (20.00) - Collect pictures and snippets in this little app, for use later.

Blog Assist (9.95) - Add often used code to your blog post with a single click.

This time, we’re giving something back, and thats why 5% of every sale will be donated to the charity, ‘Charity: Water’.

Charity: Water aims to bring clean, fresh drinking water to the 1.1 billion people on earth that don’t have it.

Pricing and Availability:
The Mac Bundle Box is available to purchase today for $49 (USD). For $49 (USD) you will get all 13 applications and we will donate $2.50 (USD) to Charity: Water.

http://www.macbundlebox.com/

Safari 4, How to Re-Position the Top Tabs

Since the beta release of Safari 4, some Mac users have been outraged by the fact Apple has decided to put the Safari 4 tabs on the top of the browser, in the title bar area.

This is an easy fix to get them back to the norm…

Open up a new ‘Terminal’ window, and execute the following command:

defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSafari4TabBarIsOnTop -bool NO

Like I said, a super simple fix, that does the job…

Enjoy!

Involer

The Dream Apps Announces Involer 1.0 For Mac OS X

Corby, United Kingdom - The Dream Apps today announced their much anticipated invoicing application Involer for Mac OS X. Involer makes it easy for companies, small or large to create stunning, simple invoices to send to their clients.

Involer has support for multiple companies and clients and can export invoices with a single click. With its sleek and easy to use interface invoicing has never been this easy. Involer allows you to manage past an present invoices, search through an archive of your invoices and track which clients are up to date with their payments. With design and ease of use in mind Involer 1.0 has been described as “Drop dead easy to use.” by its users.

Check out some of the great features in Involer 1.0:
* Pre-formatted Invoice Printing
* PDF Export
* Invoice Archiving
* Multiple company/client support
* Customizable Invoices
* Automatic Updates
* Invoice archive live search
* Automatic live invoice totals
* Universal currency support
* Paid and Unpaid Invoice Tracking

System Requirements:
Mac OS X 10.5 and higher (Mac OS X 10.5.2 or higher recommended). Involer runs natively on bother PowerPC and Intel based Macintosh computers.

Pricing and Availability:
Involer is available to purchase at the introductory price of $19.99 (USD) and is available now from The Dream Apps website.

Located in Corby, United Kingdom, The Dream is a small software development company founded in 2003 by Christian Owens. Over the years the company has grown from not only designing websites, to creating websites and award winning Macintosh applications. The work done by The Dream is often featured on design inspiration websites and our apps have been featured in magazines such as WebDesigner Magazine, MacFormat and Mac Life. Copyright 2003-2008 The Dream Apps. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iSight and Shake are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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Christian Owens
CEO
The Dream Apps
01536 745729
United Kingdom
websites@the-dream.co.uk

Can’t think of a title…

As I write this, it’s 23:21 on January 4th, with only 14% battery on the MacBook Pro without a charger in sight, so, I hope I finish this before the power goes off, if not, sorry for the abrupt ending.

Ok, so here’s the deal, this post is just going to be me talking about my company really, The Dream Apps, not Mac Bundle Box. There’s a few reasons I’m writing this, one is that I can’t stand to have that press release thats currently on my blog, on there anymore, and another reason is that, I just want to share my software life with the community.

My main source of income, currently is Mac Bundle Box, the Mac software promotion website that I run. Each bundle leaves me enough money (if not more money) than I need to last me until the next bundle. (I hear you crying, so why you complainin’) I’m not complaining, I love doing Mac Bundle Box, but, I want The Dream Apps to be my primary source of income, no this doesn’t mean less bundles, I’ll still be doing then just as often.

It just means in the coming weeks and months you will see a lot more great software coming out of The Dream Apps, there will be a couple of new Mac apps and accompanying iPhone apps and there will also be updates to the existing applications. I have a big project coming up this month (January 2009) with another developer, which should get me another step further to living off my software.

So what’s my ultimate goal? Well, in 4 or so years, I want to make the move to New York, I currently live in the UK an a rather large town, but nothing close to a big city. I know, your probably screaming CULTURESHOCK, but I promise, it won’t be like that. I will move there, hopefully get a nice 1 or 2 bedroom apartment in the heart of the city, hopefully down Times Square way, and continue the companies that I run from there, working independently from an employer, as I do now.

My ultimate goal after a couple of years in New York is to get an office, where I can hire another person to work on the software with me under the same name of The Dream Apps, this person would be from the NY area and would work in the office. Hopefully, and I know, I’m kinda asking for god as an employee as I write this, but it’d be awesome if the could Cocoa program and be an Icon Design ninja. (aka. Dream Development Company Employee)

Then a while after that when we have released some more software, hopefully expand, you never know, the possibilities are endless. I would also, over the coming weeks, months and even years like to start up some sort of web project. I have an idea for a Social News website, that would be kick-ass if I ever got it going, but I want to put my priorities on the Mac applications and Mac Bundle Box first.

Ok, so 9% battery left, I’ve not got much left to say and it’s getting kinda late, and I’ve got to get up at 06:00 (AM) tomorrow and lots o’ things to do. So, I’ll keep this one pretty short and end it in a moment. As you all know, I love reading and replying to your comments, and emails, so go ahead and write a comment, even if it’s just to say “Hi!”. Oh, and my email address is: me@christianowens.com if you ever want to get ahold of me, even just for a chat.

See, I told you I’d keep it short-ish 625(ish) words isn’t bad for 20 minutes worth of typing, is it.

C’ya.

Mac Bundle Box Holiday MiniBundle Grows!

The Mac Bundle Box today added an extra application, Dream Capture to their already amazing Holiday MiniBundle promotion.

The added application, Dream Capture, will also come with lifetime upgrades as well as top quality support, available via email. Dream Capture, with lifetime upgrades has a retail price of $19.95 (USD), but be quick, because this offer is only available while snow is falling on the Mac Bundle Box website.

In addition to Dream Capture being added to the bundle, Mac Bundle Box are also extending the other offer of iWallet, to all purchasers of the Mac Bundle Box.

Below are listed all of the applications in the bundle:

* KavaTunes (35.00) - Am application for creating an online library of all your iTunes music.

* LibrarianPro (29.95) - Manage your DVD’s, Books, Games and CD’s with ease. Fully supports barcode scanning!

* Alarm Clock Pro (19.95) - Get woken up softly, wake up relaxed and not startled.

* HyperImage (25.00) - Download web galleries and pictures online with ease. Easy bulk image downloading.

* Mac Cleanse (19..95) - Purify your system, release hundreds of megabytes or even gigabytes of storage.

* iWallet (19.99) - Simple expense and money management, for people who need a quick and easy solution.

* Dream Capture (19.99) - An easy solution for recording audio and video to your Mac.

Buying all of these applications individually would cost you $169.79 (USD) but if you buy through the Mac Bundle Box, you get all of this for only $39, a saving of over $130.

Pricing and Availability:
Mac Bundle Box MiniBundle is available for only $39.00 (USD) for all 6 applications, and exclusively from their website. Most applications in the bundle will work with Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) but, some do require Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard). For more information about each application in the bundle, visit the Mac Bundle Box website and click an applications icon to view full its description.

Check Out: http://www.macbundlebox.com/

Stopping the “Daily Digest”

Sorry, if you liked them, your welcome if you didn’t, but i’m stopping the daily digests of my “social activity” on this blog. It just clutters everything way too much, my LifeStream and links to all my social networks will still be in the sidebar…

I will do another couple of blog posts soon…

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