10 Mac Applications for Only $49.99 – Holiday Bundle From MacUpdate!

MacUpdate is at it again, offering another awesome bundle of Mac applications for only $49.99. This is $447 of software if purchased separately. Every one of these applications is highly recommended. I personally use Littlesnitch daily and Rapidweaver weekly. That’s $110 of apps right there, which I could have purchased for only $49.99 with this bundle, and also received the other eight applications as gravy.

All applications are download-only. Once you purchase the bundle, you’ll get an URL with serial numbers to unlock them. All apps are available now. The offer expires at midnight on 12/17.

Again, this is a great deal, and would make a nice present for both new and seasoned Mac users. Purchasing through the link at the bottom of this post will help support this blog, at no extra cost to you (and we truly appreciate the support.)
The apps are:

Drive Genius 2 ($99): Currently the highest-rated disk utility on the market and used by Mac Geniuses at Apple Stores, Drive Genius diagnoses and repairs problems with your hard drive, optimizes your system, and much more.

Buyers will receive a link to download a bootable DVD image of the software to burn, which can be used to boot and fix any Mac that can run Mac OS X 10.5, including Apple’s newest laptops.

Notable Mentions: MacLife Editor’s Choice pick (July 2008), 2008 MacUser Labs winner against competing disk utilities, Macworld UK Editor’s Choice (5/5 rating), “Excellent” rating from ATPM

DefaultFolder X 4 ($34.95): Fly through Open & Save dialog boxes at lightning speed.

Notable Mentions: 4.5/5 rating from Macworld, 5/5 rating from MacUser UK, and numerous other awards

VirusBarrier X 10.5 ($69.95): Fast, simple, and non-intrusive anti-virus software for your Mac and iPhone.

Notable Mentions: 4.5/5 rating from Macworld in July 2008, which called it “the gold standard”

RapidWeaver 4 ($79): Create powerful, professional-looking Web sites quickly and easily.

Notable Mentions: 2008 Macworld Editor’s Choice pick (5/5 rating), 4.5/5 rating from MacFormat magazine

MacGourmet Deluxe ($44.95): Like iTunes for food, track recipes, plan meals, manage wines, and more.

Notable Mentions: 4/5 rating by MacLife magazine

LittleSnitch 2 ($29.95): Monitors your network connection to make sure your Mac only sends out what you want it to.

Notable Mentions: 4.5/5 rating by Macworld, 5/5 rating by MacUser UK

KeyCue 4 ($27): Displays full keyboard shortcuts for all your applications; learn them and work faster.

Notable Mentions: 4.5/5 rating by Macworld, 5/5 rating by MacNotes