Ergonis Software, the maker of PopChar X, KeyCue, Typinator and SharewarePublisher, is offering a 20% discount off any purchase by using the coupon code BackToWork when you check out. This offer will expire on September 30, 2010.

I regularly use KeyCue by Ergonis to quickly remember keyboard shortcuts. According to Ergonis, "KeyCue helps you to use your Mac OS X applications more effectively by displaying a concise table of all currently available menu shortcuts." For users new to Mac OS X, this application is a must-have at 19.99€. You will be amazed by the improvement in your productivity.

However, you should buy from Ergonis because of the company. About a month and half ago, they upgraded KeyCue from V5.0 to V5.1 and presented me with a $10 fee for upgrade. Needless to say, I was not a happy camper. It turns out they migrated from a "time-based" upgrade policy to a "release-based" upgrade policy. After several back and forth with customer service, who do I get an email from? The CEO of the company, who proceeds to explain the issue in detail with me and then reminds me of a second KeyCue license that I got as part of a MacUpdate bundle that I forgot about. This license is entitled to free upgrades until the end of the year and will probably take me to the next major release. I was quite pleased with the attention I was given and, quite frankly, ex-post I probably was acting a bit petulant.

Anyhow, you should take advantage of the current BackToWork coupon code to get KeyCue if you don't have it. It is a great product from a responsive company.

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