Technology is usually our friend. But sometimes, it’s just an incredible pain. Just one area where the advent of new tech has become a double-edged sword is on our favorite streaming platforms. You used to have all your favorite movies available on your bookshelf in easy, convenient DVDs. But with the introduction of even easier, even more convenient streaming, many boxed up their DVD collections and embraced non-physical media. Unfortunately, the streaming home for your favorite movies today may not be where they’re found tomorrow. If you can find them at all. Just this month alone, Netflix users will say goodbye to loads of popular classics cycling off the site indefinitely, including Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Legally Blonde, and Inception. For users who want 24/7/365 access to their favorite films, TV shows, and more, there’s no substitute for owning it yourself. With the MacX Media Management Bundle ($39.99, over 90 percent off, from TNW Deals), users have the ability to control all of their media files their way. This collection features three apps that make it easy to maintain a comprehensive, well-organized media library. It starts with a lifetime license to MacX Video Converter Pro, a full-service video conversion system that can take videos from virtually any source and have you watching them on a Mac, iOS, or Android device in no time. Called a “video converter powerhouse” by 9to5Mac, MacX lets users convert any video to over 180 video formats, each optimized so you don’t lose an ounce of video quality, even with top notch 4K UHD video. Using over 350 different preset profiles, users can convert videos up to 83 times faster than other apps, creating final files that can play on an iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, iTunes, Android, Kindle Fire HD and more. The bundle also includes a lifetime of access to MacX DVD Ripper Pro, which helps users create digital copies of all their current DVDs for playback on any device they choose. Ripper Pro not only converts DVDs to all the most popular video and audio formats, but it’s also full of editing features to edit the film to your liking, from trimming, cropping, and adding subtitles, to combining separate titles into a single video file. If you’ve ever wanted to turn the entire nine-film Star Wars saga into one uber-masterpiece, Ripper Pro can help you do it. Rounding out the offer is MacX Mediatrans, a popular iTunes alternative for transferring photos, videos, music and more back and forth between an iPhone and a Mac. It’s a media management workhorse, allowing users to directly transfer music, videos, voice memos, iTunes U, podcasts, & more, import and export ebooks quickly and easily, create and edit music playlists, and more. Each app in the MacX Media Management Bundle is a $229.95 value on its own, but as part of this collection, they’re all available now for only less than $14 each at $39.99. Prices are subject to change
