You must have seen the banner ad in our sidebar for a while now, and been wondering what exactly was going on. Truth be told I myself didn’t know much about the deal except it was going to cost $50 a piece, and set to go live on the 3rd of August. In case you didn’t realise, it’s the 3rd already, and The Mac Sale has gone live.

What’s the deal this time? 10 apps, worth $450, for $50. Most of the apps look familiar, so I’ll try and drill through each one. Take note that my little comments are not reviews.

Flux ($65): I’ve only heard about this web development tool and am yet to give it a try. It’s supposed to take on the mighty Dreamweaver as one of the most powerful web development platforms on the Mac. This is just what I’ve heard, so take it with a pinch of salt.

Scribbles ($20): Bringing an innovating way to draw on the Mac, Scribbles does away with confusing palettes and tools, bringing back the fun in digital art. A fun app to have, and although otherwise not worth the $20, it’s a good addition to your app-sernal.

Interarchy ($60): One of the more advanced FTP clients I’ve tested, Interarchy features everything from Amazon S3 locations, to even connecting directly to HTTP locations. A really good tool for network admins. At $60 it’s a little pricey, but a fantastic addition to the bundle.

Iris ($80): Cool user interface, but a little limited in functionality, Iris is good enough for the home user. Featuring a one window user interface, there’s not much confusion as to what you’re supposed to do.

Writeroom ($25): If writing is your thing, Writeroom will go a long way in keeping you free from on screen distractions. Featuring a full screen barebones mode, which is completely customisable to your liking, I couldn’t be happier to give Writeroom the go ahead. Excellent addition. Our review.

REALbasic ($99): By the looks of it it appears to be a software development platform for coding BASIC applications for Mac, Windows, and Linux. I shall refrain from commenting further. Costs $99 though.

HoudahSpot ($25): If you find Spotlight frustrating, HoudahSpot will let you do custom searches fast, narrowing your results down to a manageable few. Check out our review.

Stuf ($21): Not one of the best clipboard managers I’ve tested, but still, it does the job it’s supposed to do. In my experience, clipboard managers are really useful, so this is another useful addition.

TaskPaper ($30): If GTD apps have you scared, TaskPaper will bring the simplicity of paper to your digital desktop. Here’s our review.

MarinerCalc ($50): A kind of legacy spreadsheet app for the Mac. I have no experience or interest in spreadsheet apps, so I’ll refrain from commenting.

In a bundle

Overall the bundle has got a range of apps serving different purposes. They’re mostly solid apps, some of which might not be best in their league, but they’ll work nonetheless. My major complaints with some of the apps in my previous writeups was that they were a little too expensive. However, bundled in at $50, I’d definitely recommend you check out this bundle. TheMacSale.com.

Disclaimer: No, this writeup was not sponsored.