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The Mac App Store offers downloads of DropKey for Mac for free. That's a $20 drop and the best price we've seen for this software, which allows users to encrypt files without the need for a password. Deal ends May 20.

A dealnews exclusive! MegaMacs offers dealnews readers FileMaker Pro 12 for Windows and Mac, model no. H6316LL/A, for $260.49 plus $4.99 for shipping. That's the lowest total price we could find by $12. Deal ends May 23.

Digiarty Software, Inc. offers downloads of its MacX DVD Ripper Pro for Mac (pictured) for free. That's $50 off and tied with our Black Friday mention as the lowest price we could find. This software allows you to backup DVDs to your Mac or transfer them to a portable device.

Digiarty Software, Inc. also offers downloads of MacX Video Converter Pro for Mac for free. That's $50 off and the best deal we've seen on this software. It allows you to convert video to various formats. Both deals expire May 20.

Of note, you can find the serial code for each of these apps in the install folder.

Groupon offers select BenchPrep Test-Preparation Courses for $25. That's up to $125 off and one of the best offers we've seen on BenchPrep courses. (For further comparison, we saw 85% off prep courses last week, since expired.) This cross-platform education site preps students in GMAT, LSAT, and other academic fields through discussion boards, quizzes, and practice tests. You'll receive a credit which can be redeemed for the eligible BenchPrep courses listed here. They can used on Android, iPhone, iPad, and computers. You must register by May 22, 2013. Deal expires May 23.

StackSocial offers a Photoshop Elements 10 Course for $19. That's a savings of $30 and the first such offer we've seen for this course from Udemy. This video course offers more than eight hours of content and over 90 lectures of informational instruction. Deal ends May 31 at 3 am ET.

StackSocial offers downloads of The Ultimate Designer Toolkit for Windows and Mac for $49. That's the lowest price we could find by $50. It grants a year of updates and features 27,000 Photoshop gradients, 18,000 Photoshop layer styles, 2,986 Photoshop brushes, 1,290 high resolution textures, 1,129 vector elements, 1,454 vector illustrations, 1,105 Adobe add-ons, 815 Photoshop patterns, 340 seamless vectors, and more. Deal ends May 27.

Dell Home offers the McAfee Total Protection 2012 3-User for Windows, model no. MTP12EMB3RAA, for $8.99 with free shipping. That's the best price we've seen for this software without rebate hassles and the lowest total price we could now find by $5. (We saw it for free after a $65 rebate last week, since expired.) Sales tax is added where applicable. This software includes protection against spyware, viruses, and phishing.

newegg offers Symantec Norton Internet Security 2012 3-User for Windows, model no. 21197367, for $50. This $50 mail-in rebate (paid via Visa prepaid card) slashes it to $0. With free shipping, that's $5 under our mention from a month ago and the lowest total price we could find by $31. Rebate ends May 21.

Big Fish Games offers downloads of Awakening: The Dreamless Castle for Windows or Mac for $6.99. Coupon code "MOBFREEAWAKENING" makes it free. That's $10 off and tied with our mention from four weeks ago as the lowest price we could find for this puzzle strategy game.

For new Hulu Plus subscribers, Hulu offers a 3-Month subscription to Hulu Plus for free for select Sony HDTV, Blu-ray player, and Home Theater product owners via a unique referral code. (Open the Hulu Plus application on your device and click "Learn More" to get the code.) That's the longest free subscription offer we've ever seen for this service.

Note: Be sure to cancel before the end of the trial or else you'll be billed for subsequent months.

NothingButSoftware via Buy.com offers the Windows Anytime Upgrade: Windows 7 Starter to Windows Home Premium, model no. 4WC-00040, for $27.99 with free shipping. That's the lowest total price we could find by $21. It contains both Windows Home Premium 32- and 64-bit versions.

For its newsletter subscribers only, newegg offers the OEM Microsoft Windows Home Server 2011 64-Bit, model no. CCQ-00128, bundled with a $10 newegg gift card for $49.99. Coupon code "EMCNENB246" cuts it to $39.99. With free shipping, and assuming you use the gift card, that's the lowest total price we could find by $20. (We saw it for $8 less, without the gift card, less last week, since expired.)

Symantec offers downloads of its Norton Identity Safe for Windows and Mac, iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad, or Android for free. That's the best deal we've seen on this password management tool. (Comparable software has cost as low as $20 for PC and Mac and $7 for mobile apps in previous deals.) It keeps your passwords synchronized across different computers, browsers, and mobile devices while storing your passwords and other information in a secure, cloud-based vault. Deal ends October 1.

Update: Note that Mac OS X 10.7 Lion is not supported.

Norton offers new users a Norton AntiVirus 2012 for Windows 6-Month Trial for free. That's the best trial offer we've seen for Norton AntiVirus; typically a 30-day free trial is offered.

Update: This offer is also available for Mac users.

WonderFox Soft offers downloads of HD Video Converter Factory Pro 3 for Windows for free. (After download, register the software using username "askvg.com" and registration code "89271CFF156AD10FFF763AA43BD4E7EFED35F162". ) That's $30 off and tied with our September mention as the best deal we've seen on this HD video conversion software.

Purplus offers CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X5 for Windows, model no. CDGSX5ENHBB, for $169.95 with free shipping. That's the lowest total price we could find by $30. It features vector illustration, page layout, photo editing, tracing, web graphics, and more.

Investintech offers downloads of its Sonic PDF Creator 3 Giveaway Version for Windows for free when you "like" its Facebook page. (You'll get a unique code to download it from the Investintech site.) That's $50 off and the best deal we could find for this software. Sonic PDF Creator converts Word, Excel, and other file formats into PDF files and features batch conversion, watermarking, PDF merging and splitting, and more.

Big Fish Games offers downloads of Awakening: The Dreamless Castle for Windows or Mac for $6.99. Coupon code "MOBFREEAWAKENING" makes it free. That's $10 off and tied with our mention from a week ago as the lowest price we could find for this puzzle strategy game.

Microsoft offers registration for several 1-Day Windows 8 Developer Camps for free. It's the first Windows 8 developer camp we've seen from Microsoft. Currently, sessions run from March 27 to June 8 and last from 9 am to 7 pm local time. To sign up, click the city you'll be visiting (the list is on the left) and then click "Register".