Mariner Promo Code – January 2011

Well folks, just when I thought I will put an end to this 2 years long promotion, something happened. I was just about to take a break and prepared myself to write to the Mariner guys, letting them know that I’m off the grid for a while, when, all of a sudden, I thought: “why don’t try a couple of months more?”. After all, this is already the longest promotion on the internet ever, so why not making even longer? So, instead of a “good bye” email, I wrote a “why not?” email. To make things a little harder, I asked them to keep the same discount as in December, meaning 30% off. This was a special holidays discount, which is not usually kept after New Year Eve rush is gone. But guess what? They agreed.

So, here I am with another exclusive promo code for quality Apple software. In case you don’t know what this promo does for you, here we are: it will give you an instant 30% discount to any Mariner software you want. Good, stable and verified Apple software. And you may want a lot of it since they’re in business for more than 20 years. Remember, 30% off of ANY Mariner software,. All you have to do is to go to their eStore and use this promo code, valid for all January 2011:

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Yes, it’s that simple. I know I could have written a much longer post detailing all the benefits, using some smart text anchors and a lot of vivid (if not downright upsetting) imagery with software boxes and so on. But I didn’t. Because I know my readers. If they want something, they will simply know that and will choose accordingly.

Happy shopping!

Mariner Promo Code – June Edition

Today is Children’s Day and that means we’re officially out of winter. I don’t know if that’s the case for you too, if you live down under, for instance, but here, on the other half of the world, I’m happy to be over the winter. It was a really bad one and it was also a pretty long one, for my own standards, at least. Anyway, as you may already know, every beginning of the months brings in a new promo code for Mac software from Mariner. Without further ado, the mariner promo code for June is:

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If you don’t know what a Mariner Promo Code is (which means you’re reading this for the first time, in which case let me tell you a warm “welcome” ), well, if you don’t know what it is, let me explain: it’s part of a huge promotion I run for more than a year together with Mariner Software, a respected software producer for Mac. This promo code, which is exclusive to DragosRoua.com readers, will give an instant 20% discount to any Mariner products, including, but not limited to, MacJournal, MacGourmet DeLuxe, Paperless or other goodies like StoryMill, Calc or Write.

All you have to do is to go Mariner eStore and add this promo code in the designated field. You’ll see all the prices updated with the discount. And just in case you missed the promo code for the first time, here it is again:

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Happy shopping (and happy Labor Day too)

Mariner Promo Code – May Edition

I don’t know about you, but May 1st was one of the nicest days of my childhood. Being raised in a communist country, may 1st was one of the days in which you could take a break from the propaganda and enjoy simple life (usually outside the city, in the wild). Of course, if you weren’t hit by the (quite common) bad luck of being part of some gigantic manifestation in honor of the communism and its perpetual leader. Well, whatever, those times are gone now.

And I’m happy they are, because I can write about completely different things. For instance, today I’m just going to let you know that the Mariner Promo Code for May at DragosRoua.com is

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If you don’t know what a Mariner Promo Code is (which means you’re reading this for the first time, in which case let me tell you a warm “welcome” ), well, if you don’t know what it is, let me explain: it’s part of a huge promotion I run for more than a year together with Mariner Software, a respected software producer for Mac. This promo code, which is exclusive to DragosRoua.com readers, will give an instant 20% discount to any Mariner products, including, but not limited to, MacJournal, MacGourmet DeLuxe, Paperless or other goodies like StoryMill, Calc or Write.

All you have to do is to go Mariner eStore and add this promo code in the designated field. You’ll see all the prices updated with the discount. And just in case you missed the promo code for the first time, here it is again:

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Happy shopping (and happy Labor Day too)

February Mariner Promo Code

Last year I was able to get an unbelievable sale promotion for my blog readers. It was a very special deal with Mariner Software for all their software,  including extremely powerful software like MacJournal and Mac Gourmet DeLuxe. It’s very important to note that that was an exclusive discount for all DragosRoua.com readers. Yeah, that’s you, pal .

I’m so happy to tell you that the promotion went incredibly well. In fact, it went so well that I couldn’t restrain myself and actually jumped on Mariner with an aggressive request to keep that promotion going. After several weeks of discussions I’m finally able to announce you a long-term deal which will enable you, the reader of eDragonu blog, to have access to one of the most feature rich and elegant software collection for the Mac OS platform.

I won’t disclose the whole deal because it will involve several other things I still have to do and there’s a lot on my plate that still needs some cooking. But the bottom line is that you will have access AGAIN to a classy selection of good Mac software at very competitive prices. And that is because you are one of the readers of this blog.

I know you’re a very intelligent person and I’m not going to offend you with a pathetic commercial presentation. I will just give you the essential details first, so you can jump right into it. After that, if you’re still not convinced about the value of this deal, you can read more about some of the incredible software you can buy in this package.

The Mariner Promo Code

for February 2009 is giving you an instant 15% discount for any software purchased online by using the following code:

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Yes, I know, is not very techie but at least is easy to remember. Speaking of which, this code is valid until the end of February, which means you only have two weeks left to jump in. After that, the code will change, and all you have to do is to visit eDragonu again and see what else we prepared for you. Toldya it will gonna be a long term deal .

How To Use The Promo Code

First and foremost, write it down on a piece of paper. It’s your passport to a 15% no question asked discount, so you don’t wanna misspell it. In case you don’t see it anymore on the screen, I’ll put it again:

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and then go straight here: Mariner eStore.

You’ll see just above the list of products a text field in which you can input the code you just wrote it. Well, put the code there and see the magic happening. All you have to do now is to browse and chose your package.

Oh, if you wonder if this is an affiliate deal, meaning if I have a part of it, I can assure you it is. I find affiliate programs a very good replacement to display advertising. Direct affiliates deals, like this one, means I already tried or used the product for a respectable period of time and I know what I’m talking about. Display advertising is still very intrusive and can link my blog to products or services which I don’t really endorse. By having an affiliate deal with a company I know and by endorsing products I already use, I’m sure that I recommend something good.

What’s In It For You?

A fantastic collection of Mac software. You’ll find below a list of the most important packages, including some tools I use for years now. But remember, you can always go directly to Mariner eStore [link] put the promo code in the text field and then browse to find whatever might interest you.

Mac Journal

That’s my journaling and blogging tool of choice. This very post is written using MacJournal in a full-screen session. I like the green fonts on the black background, it just let me focus so well on what I have to write. If you don’t know what I talk about, feel free to download a free trial and if you’re in blogging or just started journaling, I bet you will be sold after just a few days. I know I was. In fact, MacJournal it’s so flexible that it can be even customized for a GTD like approach. If you’re into GTD you may want to re read how I make my MacJournal GTD compliant.

Mac Gourmet De Luxe

I am a raw vegan for more than 6 months now so I needed a way to write down my recipes. But Mac Gourmet DeLuxe is not only a recipe application, you can also create fantastic wine collections. Not to talk about shopping lists, instantly updated from the recipe of your choice. But my all time favorite feature of MacGourmet is his nutritional database. Every conceivable ingredient is there and you instantly know how many calories, which vitamins or how much fat is in your recipe. Don’t believe me? Try to download a free trial.

Mariner Write

A lean and clean writing application for the Mac. Not bloated and not anemic. It’s just what you need for good looking, easy to write documents. On a rather crowded market, with Pages and NeoOffice claiming the peak, Mariner Write is the silent guy that just does the job. Download your trial if you don’t believe me and see for yourself. I have a long history of using text editors, from Windows Write on the Windows 3.1 days (anybody old enough here to even remember that it was a 3.1 Windows version?) going through all kind of Linux editors, like vim or emacs, but when it comes to quickly an cleanly write documents without hassle I chose the simplest and most usable variant. And Mariner Write seems to fit very well to this description.

Mariner Calc

Everything that was written above about Write can be said about Calc too. The only difference is that Calc is a spreadsheet application. An easy to use spreadsheet application. I, for example, I was practically raised with Excel, so any other option would be like I will break free from a restraining home. Again, don’t take my word for granted, go download a free trial and assess your needs. There is even a package of Writer and Calc (and that’s pretty logical if you ask me) so you can have everything in one shopping lot.

But that’s not even remotely all. You will find other gems in Mariner eStore, just don’t forget to put that code there. Here it is again:

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And this gives you a 15% discount, no questions asked, for ANY Mariner software products. And that’s only the beginning, I do have other things going on for you starting with March, just be sure to continue to read eDragonu. You may even subscribe to my RSS feed, for instance.

Ok, that was it. Happy shopping!

Power Blogging With Mac Journal – GTD Style

I started to use Mac Journal 2 years ago. Initially I was using it only for my journaling activities. I needed something a little more versatile than my plain text file structure, and with some searching facilities integrated. Fortunately, Mac Journal proved to have all this, and even more. I soon discovered that I can remotely publish to my blogs from within Journal, download posts into it (for backup or just convenience) and brainstorm my future posts.

During the past few months, since I decided to make from blogging my main activity – after selling my online publishing business – I started to use Journal intensively. In this post I’ll share how I use Mac Journal for blogging, how I set up my blogging environment and how I applied, using Mac Journal’s powerful “smart journals” feature, a GTD-like blogging scaffold.

Setting Up A Remote Blog From Within Mac Journal

This is not a mandatory step, as you can always use your online blogging admin interface, but it might be of interest. You can add a blog to your journal by selecting the option “Edit blog server” from the “Journal” menu. A pop-up with some simple options will appear. If you’re on a wordpress set up, as most of the people, you should check the “Movable Type” type of your publishing method. A good idea is to add “xmlrpc.php” to your post URL and the admin username. That’s it, you’re now connected to your blog and can start publish remotely. You can even download the entries from your blog into Mac Journal, by choosing “Download entires from blog…” from the same “Journal” menu. Of course, you can have more than one blog set up, if you have more than one.

Establish Your Blogging Habits

Mac Journal lets you apply some sort of meta data to your posts. That will not be transferred to your blog, but it’s a convenient way to organize your blogging habits. Some of that meta data is: status, priority and ranking. There are also others like: tags, annotations or even colored label, if you want, which can be used for some neat visual effects. Let’s see how we can use this meta data in order to set up a more productive blogging environment.

First of all, you need a congruent blog routine for this to work. If you’re going to use this on a daily basis, you have to establish some rules for your idea brainstorming or future posts. My data input set up is like this: whenever I add an idea for a post, I also add the status, which is most of the time “Not Started”, for ideas that are just popping out of my head, the priority, which can be any number from 1 to 5, and a rating and color label (this is only for internal auditing purposes).

The priority number is used for slipping up posts into “Next Posts” and “Someday / Maybe” posts and it uses a 3/4 threshold. Meaning any priority between 1 and 3 (inclusive) will go on the “Someday / Maybe” posts, and any priority between 4 (inclusive) and 5 will go into “Next Posts”. “Someday /Maybe” and “Next Posts” are smart journals. And they can get really smart, you’ll see. The rating and label are just metrics for auditing my blog activity. With a color label I can see at a glance how many working post I have, how many published, and so on. (more…)