Alright in the past couple weeks I've heard about MacHeist a lot.  If you don't know what it is, it's basically a package of Mac applications for roughly the price of what one of the applications would cost.  It's a heist because you're getting it so cheap it's like stealing it!  Excellent.  Anyways, I don't really mess with my Mac at all with programs I pay for, I just don't use it enough to warrant that plus you can find freeware to do almost anything you need, but I'm thinking about trying out MacHeist.

There have been two versions of MacHeist, each with varying different applications, but both could be acquired for a mere $49.  Some have argued that this is bad for the developers because they're making so little from the deal, but you can also say the brand awareness gained is worth it.  I think it's perfect for a user like me that isn't really tied to any of these highly-proclaimed apps because I haven't been using my Mac long enough nor do I rely on it as much as most serious Mac users have.  Hopefully if I do try out MacHeist (it would have to be MacHeist III, since the second MacHeist offer just ended) it will get me more interested in using the Mac.

The one application that interested me the most was Cha-Cing, an OSX money manager that is quoted as being "fun to use!"  I need a program like this, and if I could give myself a genuine reason to boot into OS X a little more frequently then all the better.  There are some other applications that are interesting like Snapz Pro which lets you do screencasts, but how often do I need to do an OS X screencast?  I can't remember ever needing to do that, and even if I did there has to be a freeware application out there that does the same thing.

Now that I'm typing this I have to ask the question, why not just buy Cha-Ching, and leave it there?  The hope is that one or more of the other applications would do something so great that I'd be driven to use it.  Really, I'm just looking for a great reason to invest in some of the hard-working Mac developer's products in order to keep myself tied to OS X.  I've searched sites like Digg for apps that every OS X user must have, but for the most part they're applications whose functionality can already be obtained as easily on a different platform or they're little throw-away programs like alarm clocks and so on.  Yes, the alarm clock is slightly prettier than the free one I already have and never find a reason to use.  Amazing.

Pretty depressing post, eh?  OS X is great!  Go give it a shot!  Speaking of operating systems though, in the process of writing this post I burned an image of gOS to a disc so I'm going to go ahead and try that out.  Expect a post about it sometime next week.  I don't have much of a use for gOS but it looks pretty sweet.  We shall see.

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