Digital Home Thoughts - News & Reviews for the Digital Home

I'm a sucker for software. Sure, slick hardware is fun, but at the end of the day when you're looking at a netbook, laptop, desktop, or smartphone, so much of what you do with it is based on the software running on it. Software matters - that's why I spend a lot of time writing about software, criticizing software to make it better, and getting excited when new versions of software is released (Windows included). The above screenshot is of a special event called MacHeist - this is the third event of its type, and as you can tell from the screenshot, it's a software bundle. For the price of $39 USD, Mac users get a software bundle worth $981. The reality is that most people aren't going to use every application in that bundle, so the value is subjective at best, but if you're someone who was looking at BoinxTV or Kinemac and were put off by the price, this is a great deal. The fact that 25% of the proceeds go to charity is also impressive. Read more...