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MacHeist II Bundle Candidates
November 13, 2007 7:40 am
You didn't hear this from me, but check out the
(whispers) Phobia Bundle from Major Third .com.
I have a ... history .... with them and Maczot, so refuse to give them my money. All the same, I have to admit they are some awesome, fun little apps.
Whistle while you work. Patience is key.
November 13, 2007 2:56 pm
Well in that case John, 1Password all the way! I can't speak for Dave and Roustem (the devs) but it seems like they would be interested.
"It has become appallingly clear that our technology has surpassed our humanity."
- Albert Einstein
November 13, 2007 9:26 pm
Hi step
I already added MoneyWell to the list, but it's great to have a new supporter for it. Kevin (the developer) is really supportive in the forum and you can see new features coming. When I check the midnightapps forum I see a lot of complaints and little response from the developers.
MoneyWell would be a major addition to the list.
Green Team FTW
November 14, 2007 12:51 pm
sachakun wrote:
Hi step
I already added MoneyWell to the list, but it's great to have a new supporter for it. Kevin (the developer) is really supportive in the forum and you can see new features coming. When I check the midnightapps forum I see a lot of complaints and little response from the developers.
MoneyWell would be a major addition to the list.
sachakun, yeah I'm really impressed by the developer's openness / responsiveness. His blog is a good read too.
Cha-Ching (MA) has had a rough year, and you're right that the forums were pretty barren for awhile. They've actually been improving in this area, which gives me hope for the future - but I don't know that they ever intend to be as open as Kevin, or if it would be possible for them.
If I had to pick right now which one to stick with for the rest of my life, sad to say it would be MoneyWell (even though I haven't used it yet and use Cha-Ching currently). Luckily I don't have to pick permanently, so we'll see what happens.
Whistle while you work. Patience is key.
November 14, 2007 3:27 pm
johnred wrote:
shadownight wrote:My bad
Though Cha-Ching works great in its current form... it wouldn't be my first choice for bundle candidate.
I'm not saying that it's in or out... but there'll be a couple of apps that stepped-up from freebie to bundle app.
I know this is gonna sound Phill-hypey but the bundle totally kicks ass this year.
Sounds great (and Phill-hypey, but that's OK — why do you think people still visit there forums? ).
Back on my two feet
November 14, 2007 10:14 pm
ooh, Mailplane, how'd I miss adding that one?! And Path Finder, without a doubt.
Whistle while you work. Patience is key.
November 15, 2007 12:40 pm
November 18, 2007 2:52 pm
fotomagico was macheist I stuff. So I do not think it will make it.
But here are my favorites:
Coda or skedit (at least version 4)
things or omnifocus
appzapper
Picturesque
Any deadline until we can submit candidates?
Green Team FTW
November 19, 2007 7:58 am
Apps I would love to see added to the bundle:
Keyword manager
Midnight Inbox
Yep and Leap by ironicsoftware.com
iStabilize
CosmoPod
Ghost Action
Booxter
"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift. That's why they call it the present."
November 20, 2007 5:56 am
step wrote:
ooh, Mailplane, how'd I miss adding that one?! And Path Finder, without a doubt.
for me, theres no point in using Mailplane now that gmail is IMAP... Mail handles it now 
rocks & socks
November 20, 2007 12:33 pm
I'd like to see CSSEdit, Flow,Textmate 2 and Delicious Library 2
November 24, 2007 1:22 pm
November 24, 2007 2:16 pm
November 24, 2007 3:16 pm
I must be missing something with this whole idea.
Many of the apps you guys say you want have turned up on either MacZOT! or mupromo.com in the last few months.
Currently there is a promotion called "Give Good Food To Your Mac" that allows you to pick from 28 applications (including pixelmator, atrttext, tables, rapidweaver and freeway) and create your own bundle. Buy up to 10 apps and receive 70% off!
As much as I don't like to hang it on 1Password (I use it and love it), it is also one that quite reguarly shows up on discount. As does AppZapper and Disco and Raopidweaver. And yes I have licenses for all 3!
Many of these programs seem to turn up as specials on magazines at times, and once you have a vaild serial number, most software companies will allow you to pay the update price (usually half) and get a full current license.
MacUpdate still has at least the last 10 apps on lower discount incuding Quickvoice, Dietician, Shredder Classic, DevonAgent, etc) so some are available there.
How about some interesting things that never seem to make discounts like:
Overflow (Just found it and cleaned up my dock)
Visual Hub
Headline (looks good)
Leap and Yep (Got Yep!)
Something other than Aperture that handles RAW
Xtorrent
Lets look for some unusual software to make a MacHeist stand out!
just my $0.02 worth....
I am Evil Homer.....I am Evil Homer!!!
November 28, 2007 7:27 am
cjc1959au wrote:
How about some interesting things that never seem to make discounts like:
Overflow (Just found it and cleaned up my dock)
Visual Hub
Headline (looks good)
Leap and Yep (Got Yep!)
Something other than Aperture that handles RAW
XtorrentLets look for some unusual software to make a MacHeist stand out!
Seriously? Overflow, AppZapper, Disco, and iClip are some of the most heavily promoted and discounted applications in existence. You might've missed out on the hype several months ago.
VisualHub: Agreed, and believe it shows up on many people's wishlists. Well worth every penny.
Headline: Doesn't make the discount lists because it's not available yet. Additionally, there's some controversy surrounding its developers.
Leap and Yep: Agreed. I've only seen Yep discounted once, I think, in the time I've been buying Mac software. That one would make plenty of people happy, probably.
RAW? Most RAW processing applications are too highly priced to be included in a bundle. More importantly, a bundle is something that needs to have the broadest possible appeal, and interest in RAW is pretty much limited to the D-SLR crowd (I only know of 2 point-n-shoots that shoot RAW).
You can put whatever you want on your wishlist, but expect a bit of backlash when you preface it by pretty much saying that everyone else's wishlists aren't worthwhile.
I'm just sayin'.
November 28, 2007 12:26 pm
visualhub is great, and well worth it at full price,
as for leap and yep, there's kind of a deal going on at their site now. buy yep, get leap for free.
November 28, 2007 4:18 pm