Dan Price’s blog
Weblog of a cyber-geek

A friend recently introduced me to MacHeist, a bundle of shareware that is released every year for Mac users. The bundles dramatically cut the cost of purchasing each application individually and the several of the applications are second to none.

This year it’s cost just $49 (approximately £25) which is a bargain compared to over $300 that might be spent if you purchased all of the software on it’s own. I highly recommend this to other Mac users!

Note that it’s only available for up to 5000 bundle downloads and afterwards it closes - don’t miss the deadline!

McAfee SiteAdvisor is something I couldn’t surf without these days. The free software works as a plugin to Internet Explorer (7) and Firefox, highlighting the results of searches from Google and other major search engines, and also displaying a toolbar when you are on a website, showing whether the site is safe or not.

Sites are tested by McAfee SiteAdvisor staff based on download tests, possible phishing scams, email spam, popups and browser exploits. Members are also welcome to sign up for free to assess sites themselves and post comments about how reliable/safe sites are based on their own experiences. (more…)