MacUpdate Promo Spring Bundle revealed

Now first 20,000 get the two free additional apps.

The apps seem a bit useless all but one, it reminds me of those old days when you used to get loads of utilities on a cd/dvd and only a few where decent, their website also has a spelling error not once but twice for the same word.

What they can't spell signup :P amateurish if u ask me. So the question I ask myself is would I buy from a site which can't spell signup right and their logo looks like a office logo from macoffice, I know some countries language differs a bit such as english to american etc but i have never seen anyone get signup wrong before.

MacUpdate's bundle is a great deal for a new Mac owner like myself. Really, who shouldn't have TechTool Pro? Best gem of the MacUpdate bundle has to be Circus Ponies Notebook. I'm already planning on using it for a trial in September.

I actually find it a little weak, especially when compared to this years MacHeist. I got MU last year I think it was... it came w/ Parallels 3 and Story Mill which really where the selling point for me at that point...

I loaded the other apps MAYBE once...

While I got the last MH because of Boinx TV as the "killer app" and ended up discovering some nice apps that I use regularly now or semi-regularly now:
-World of Goo (fun game)
-Espresso (great, "non intrusive" or "simple GUI" html editor)
-Times (I would have never considered this app and it was a nice surprise!)
-Little Snapper

some more...

I also believe the the DVD program in this bundle is overrated. I got the previous version from the past MU and it's not that great... slower than Handbrake, supports less output formats and won't "backup" copy-protected DVD's... So why bother?

My advice would be: If you were in the market for Parallels- this is a no brainer. Otherwise wait for the next bundle. There are probably better and free (open source) alternatives to the rest of the apps in the bundle... (In fact, there might be an alternative to Parallels for you in the form of the free Virtual Box someone mentioned above...)

it's worth it for tech tool alone...

BetterZip has one great advantage that other Zip programs don't: It can encrypt Zip file that can be unencrypted by WinZip, and vice-versa. This means I can encrypt sensitive files and work and bring them home without fear of their becoming stolen. It also allows you to extract some, but not all, of the files in a Zip archive, if that is what you would like to do. Very stable, and as fast as any other. My only archiving program.

I already own 5 out of the 11 apps. I'm a little bitter about the fact that a lot of these have been available through MacUpdate Promo not long ago.
On the other hand, I have been very happy with Parallels, Notebook 3 and BetterZip. If you rip a lot of dvd's RipIt and DVDRemaster Pro 5 is very nice as well!

Sounds like a good deal to me. I'm in it for the license to Parallels 4, TechTool Pro 5, Paperless, and NetBarrier X5 (I'm using Little Snitch right now - but want to check NBX5 out).

Anyone use Paperless to catalog their doc collection?

I picked my bundle up. Averages less than $5 per application so I'm happy with the price. RipIt and Parallels makes it worth while for me. Currently using Handbrake and Virtual Box so it will be nice to see what is what. I'm sure I'll play with most and either delete or forget about them but they are a nice assortment for a generally low price.

Sometimes I get the feeling that if these apps were actually worth anything, performed an invaluable service, or filled a giant need, they wouldn't be bunched up and sold like blue light specials at Megalomart.