Filed under: Software, Freeware, Deals
The loot from the recent MacHeist
As Kevin pointed out on Wednesday, MacHeist has a new bundle for us at the moment -- but this one is what they consider a "nanoBundle" and it's free. I can't speak for everyone here at TUAW, but when I see the word "free" next to software, I horde it. They've decided to just give away this bundle of apps in what appears to be a move to encourage their users to come back for more. 6 great mac apps for zero dollars. That's my kind of deal. There are only 6 more days to download this bundle, so go grab it after checking out the loot:
- Shove Box -- An awesome reminder, organization, gotta-get-it-done application that sits in your menu bar. You can then drag things like text, URLs, images... possibly anything to the menu bar app and it'll save it for later. When you get some free time, you can go back through and see what you have. There's an iPhone companion app as well.
- WriteRoom -- A simple writing application that removes all of the typical distractions from your writing sessions. It makes the text window full screen, completely cutting off the rest of the world from your mind -- if you so choose. It still has simple tools like word count, background/text color adjustments... but definitely keeps you focused. We've covered it quite a bit.
- Twitterrific -- One of my favorite apps on my iPhone as of late. The desktop version is similarly simple. Set up your Twitter account and tweet away with the easiest solution imaginable.
- TinyGrab -- Is a screen capture maniac's dream. It allows you to use the standard command-shift-4 and select part of your screen or hit spacebar to capture a specific window. The kicker: it uploads it directly to your own FTP server and puts the URL in your clipboard so you can paste it in Facebook, Twitter, email, IM... whatever your pleasure.
- Hordes of Orcs -- I'll admit, this is the real reason I'm downloading the bundle. I've heard nothing but great reviews about this game even from our own Mike Schramm. It's one of the most innovative desktop tower defense games I've seen. Everything is in 3D, there are 6 different game variations and let's not forget tower defense.
- Mariner Write -- This is a word processor with features you need but none of the "bloat" found in other applications *cough* Microsoft *cough.* Of course, it will open and save Word documents, as well as other formats.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Colin S. said 9:52AM on 11-06-2009
I DL'ed it almost specifically for HoO also, too bad I used my trial and it won't register!!
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Joshua Ochs said 10:10AM on 11-06-2009
Even at free, I don't think I'd use/play any of those. The DaisyDisk teaser was much more useful.
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Colin S. said 11:16AM on 11-06-2009
Seriously Hordes of Orcs is awesome. Have you tried it?
Colin S. said 11:16AM on 11-06-2009
Also I thought Daisy Disk was kinda...useless....Did I miss the point of it? I have Disk Inventory X and it basically does the same thing. Is that all it does, analyze disk usage? Not that that isn't useful, but to me the other 6 apps in the bundle outweigh a disk analyzer by far. That's just me tho.
Romesh said 4:47PM on 11-06-2009
Colin, I used to use Disk Inventory X a lot, but I can safely say that Daisy Disk is a *lot* better
Bigboy said 10:33AM on 11-06-2009
Argh. Looks like the Orcs have taken down the registration server...
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RotaryDial said 11:03AM on 11-06-2009
Awesome! I probably won't use some of these apps, but for free, who's complaining!
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Remarksman said 12:49PM on 11-06-2009
I think you meant to "hoard" the software, not go all "horde of orcs" on it.
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Josh Carr said 12:50PM on 11-06-2009
It was a play on words, my friend. Probably should have made it more noticeable. ;)
Remarksman said 4:31PM on 11-06-2009
Couldn't tell if it was intentional or just a humorous "horde on the brain" slip. :-)
Ryan S. said 11:50AM on 11-06-2009
Yep, very good deal. NO room to complain about price, or the apps. They're giving it FREE. Don't complain about how good the apps are. :) I personally love them.
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THJ said 1:22PM on 11-06-2009
Wow, Mariner Write, last time I used that was on a PowerBook 150 (trackball FTW) back in the late 90's. good to hear they are still alive and kicking.
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AGS said 2:20PM on 11-06-2009
It’s Free People! F-R-E-E !!! also I think the only app I will use in this bundle is shovebox.
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vandil said 3:01PM on 11-06-2009
I have no need for any of these apps. But pass up free Mac software? Heck no.
Consider it downloaded and burned for a time when I might care to try them.
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Robert said 4:19PM on 11-06-2009
I am a big fan of Tower Defense games, and Hordes of Orcs seems to be fun. But can't register:
Registration Error
An error occurred while contacting the registration server. Please check your internet connection and try again.
freeverse.com is down, so I think we have to wait...
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Jeff Ramos said 4:39PM on 11-06-2009
awesome. actually have been looking for a good text editor and easy screen capping is great too! Thanks for the head's up!
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ElevatorHappyFun said 4:39PM on 11-06-2009
It appears to be working now, for me at least.
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luxlamf said 5:29PM on 11-06-2009
downloaded them but they didn't come with any Registration info,
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luxlamf said 5:31PM on 11-06-2009
forget that just found them
archipenko said 6:47PM on 11-06-2009
This is great, but people should be aware that the email address you sign-up with as in your profile, is the one they use to register the apps. So if you want to use a different one, change it beforehand!
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