Macheist arrives. Again.

Just puchased it, but they don't say when Rapidweaver will be available. I just purchased it for that App. Any one knows how this gets activated ?

MacHeist bundle is not waste of money. I don't buy bundles for software, but for charity. I always donate to charity, because there are no so fortunate people who needs our help, and this is one way to do it.

I was really happy when RipIt was included in the bundle though. I downloaded it one week before the bundle was announced, and I fell in love with it. (PS: I only use it to backup hollywood DVD, NO PIRACY, I hate piracy. This is why I never pirate software, even Adobe apps)

Besides, MacHeist bundle can be written off as Tax Deductible, since it is considered a charitable donation.

I'm well on my way to getting artwork for my 800+ albums that iTunes hasn't been able to find, thanks to CoverScout. I'd never heard of it, and wouldn't have paid $40 for it, but as part of a $20 I went for it.

I don't own any of these apps so it's an excellent deal for me. I'll be using MacJournal (used it back in the day, looks like they're working on an iPhone app too) and RipIt (hopefully better than MacTheRipper). The others I'll try out -- while I may not use them all the time I don't see a lemon in the bunch.

As for people's complaints about having the same software in the bundles, I have two suggestions for MacHeist:

1. Create separate bundles for "games", "productivity", etc.
2. Have upgrade pricing.

Bought iRipit and RapidWeaver from Macupdate Promo. RW is a great program for theme based web design. But even if it's a great deal I own the programs here or equivalents already. So it's a standback from me.

Just one interesting thing: The MacFriendly.org bundle recently ended. After Machesit started its countdown both Macbuzzer.com and TheMacSale.com have gone live.

In my opinion TheMacSale.com is the one killer one since it has Pathfinder from Cocoatech.

While I already own 3 copies of Rapidweaver, I'm a fan of giveaways. :) I haven't bought RipIt yet (I know. Crazy.) and I've been thinking about Flow for a while. For me, it's great. I can see why people might not want it, and that's fine. You can buy it or not. Personally, I'll buy it. $20 is less than a tank of gas now, so it's not like the price is too high...

I'm not sure how much mileage I would get out of the other programs, but I would really like to get RapidWeaver for $20. What are the odds that the heist will sell enough to unlock it?

I bought it for RipIt and RapidWeaver, but Flow and CoverScout are already proving their worth. Despite an hour long activation process due to the high server load, CoverScout has already helped me assign proper artwork to a good chunk of my albums.

If like me you have ever wanted to delete iTunes for constantly downloading utterly incorrect artwork, CoverScout is essential.

I always consider the MacHeist bundles a bit more interesting than the competition, because they tend to put in some original software you won't find anywhere else -- like in this bundle, for me the game changer is "Tales of Monkey Island".

If I hadn't bought it already for the normal price, I definitly would have gotten this package.

All the other stuff has been on sale so often (like "Ripit" even on MacHeist itself) that I don't think, anyone doesn't have it already (last night, after the bundle was revealed, one of my fellow MacHeisters tweeted, he alone owns FOUR licensed of "Rapidweaver" and doesn't understand why he should get a fifth one ...).
Also, most of the software may be useful but it's not the kind of software I would buy specifically (I already have an free FTP client and when I'm going to write a diary, I don't need any special app for that).

This is yet another useless bundle that promoters are trying to sell as the best thing since sliced bread. It's not just MacHeist... every bundle I saw last year was a total waste of html code to promote. The vast majority of these apps I would not download if they were free.

Please don't get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE the idea of these bundles, and have bought several in the past. However, to be successful, there needs to be one or two apps that folks don't already have from a previous bundle (MacJournal, Clips) and/or apps that are useful to a wide audience. There is nothing new in this bundle that would cause me to want to spend $20. Again, there is nothing there I would download even if it was free.

Just my opinion, please don't shoot me. LOL