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It has been quite a while since I bought my Mac, and frankly speaking, I wished that I had known such a post like the one I’m writing here so that I knew where to get great Mac softwares at affordable prices. I mean, who doesn’t like to grab an application that is 85% off its original price?

I’ve since grabbed a couple of bundles here and there, and thought it will be an excellent idea to share these treasure sites. May you find the same sentiments.

Current, hottest bundles

Quite frankly, I bought this bundle because of Path Finder. I’ve heard of plenty of great reviews about it for very long, not to mention why I hear such reviews was because I was searching for an alternative to Finder. It was too much a clutter. Of course, the bundle came with other surprises like DragThing, Socialite and Radio Gaga which I’m enjoying since the day they were installed.

Something worthy of note, that when MacUpdate Promo is not selling bundled softwares, they still have great daily deals.

This bundle is specially catered for Flash Developers and freelancers I must say. Almost all the applications are business oriented, geared towards helping independent freelancers with their work. Definitely worth a check.

I have been following this for quite some time. It seems that the promotion never runs out! However, the content of the bundle changes each time the timer hits zero. Coupled with their weekly specials, you might want to check back every so often.

Off season bundles

MacHeist has been as popular as they are successful. They have just finished their nanoBundle, but from experience, they are always cooking something up.

This is the bundle for graphic designers and photographers alike!

I missed this completely. Shame on me. Heard that there were some really cool deals. Oh well, there’s always a next time!

This bundle seems to be coming soon. Do keep your eyes on them!

Other than the above bundles, this site is also of worthy mention. They bring great discounts on applications daily.

Have fun app-shopping!

Features after features are probably what all software companies are always pursuing. It’s understandable, because the need to set your product/service apart and ahead is critical. Instead of running the features race to gain leadership, I’ve recently discovered another key in keeping your users/customers happy while using your product/service.

After a departure a year ago, I began to use Netvibes again lately. It was very nice to see the new Netvibes providing much more customisable features from what I used to remember. I found myself wanting to spend more time in it, customise my interface and personalise it so that my digital life will have a home.

It felt like my digital home!

Netvibes

Yesterday, when Google announced that they rolled out themes for Gmail, again I was elated! Without realising, I spent the next hour, sacrificing my precious bedtime, to look through all the details of the themes and design, savouring them for what they’re worth. These are still presets; I can’t imagine how much time I will spend if I can get my hands onto the finest details.

And yes I know that the labs feature in Gmail have been there very long, but yup, I just tried them out yesterday too. The level of customisation that I did to my Gmail has made me an even happier user to their already great service. Frankly, I would even just pop by my mailbox just to look at _my_ new interface. *loL~*

Gmail Themes

So what’s the point that I’m driving? I think there’s a certain level of importance in bringing customisability to your product/service. After building your great product/service, the next step that you cannot overlook is allowing your users/customers to personalise the environment.

Once they feel at home, it’s unlikely they will leave for another product/service. It’s that sense of human touch that makes you happy while using it.

On a separate note, I should be writing an article on how to personalise your FDT environment very soon. For the sake of whetting, here’s how your FDT environment might look like.

Watch out for it.