TheMacPak - 10 apps for $42.00
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Who else wants to score another amazingly priced bundle of Mac software?If you visit www.themacpak.com today, you’ll see they’re pedaling a bundle of 10 applications for $45.00. That’s nice for them, but not nice enough for MacZOT. We’ve got a better idea, and amazingly, the guys at TheMacPak have agreed! “Here’s the plan,” we said. “We’re going to give a further $3.00 off your price, and we’re going to tell everyone the application you don’t reveal until May 18th a day early.” (We love getting insider information for our loyal MacZOT customers.) “Okay,” they said. “So that basically means that you’re selling the bundle for $42.00. If the customers had knowledge of 5 out of the 10 great apps in the bundle on our site, we’d be charging them $50.00. So they’re not just saving huge amounts from the combined retail price of the apps, they’re getting an extra $8.00 off, too.“ “That’s right,” we said, “and we don’t event think that’s enough. So we’re also going to tell them the category each of the remaining 5 apps, that haven’t revealed yet, so they know more about the 10 great apps they’re getting for $42.00, making it a steal at only $4.20 an app before committing to purchase.” “Okay, but surely that’ll take up a lot of space on the page,” they said “No,” we said, “because we’re just going to put it all in a list, like this:”
“Wow!,” they said, “when you look at it like that, you realize that you’d be crazy not to buy.” “Yes,” we agreed, “especially at just $4.20 per application, and there’s only a couple weeks ’til the serials are delivered!” PLEASE NOTE: Serials for all apps will be delivered to your email inbox during the 1st week in June, when The MacPak offer has ended. |
Jan said,
May 17, 2007 @ 12:58 am
Anyone else confused?
ErichD said,
May 17, 2007 @ 1:20 am
I purchased on the first week… and so far, this may end up being the best bundle I’ve bought in a long time!
I read somewhere the devs are being paid on a commission basis, and that’s a great thing!
Kevlar said,
May 17, 2007 @ 1:23 am
It’s simple. The Mac Pak is another special deal where they bundle the apps as a single purchase, but don’t tell you what they are. Every day, they reveal what one of the applications is, but add $5.00 to the price.
MacZot! Is simply taking $3.00 off the price, and revealing one of the applications a day early.
When you buy now, the serial keys won’t be delivered until June, to keep the secret apps secret until everything is done.
Charles Martin said,
May 17, 2007 @ 1:38 am
It’s not QUITE as simple as Kevlar says, but points for trying.
The Mac Pak is a special offer, described as Kevlar describes it. Fun, but it gets expensive if you wait (up to $75!).
What MacZOT is doing is, for today only, offering you the bundle at a small discount off TODAY’S Mac Pak price, revealing half the bundle’s contents. You save a little money over ordering it directly from The Mac Pak today, and a great deal more if you’re the sort who waits.
Since the entire Mac Pak is of no use to me (I’ve sussed out what the other apps are, and no I’m not telling), I’m buying the ZOT! so as to provide software gifts for our MUG members.
Bottom line: $4.20 per app. Even if you only use half the apps in the bundle, it’s a good deal.
Jurgen Proschinger said,
May 17, 2007 @ 3:24 am
I’m curious as to the organizational tool and the writing kit. Got all the rest and don’t need it. Anybody take a wild guess?
Jan said,
May 17, 2007 @ 3:46 am
Thanks for the explanation.
The only one so far I’m interested in is SmartBackup, which is $15 on its own, so the current deal isn’t much use to me!
Chris said,
May 17, 2007 @ 4:23 am
Charles, that sounds like exactly what Kevlar said…?
Chris said,
May 17, 2007 @ 4:24 am
Charles, that sounds like exactly what Kevlar said…?
Also, would have been nice if the MacPak site hadn’t just done their site in Photoshop then reduced the size, messing up all the fonts. Makes it pretty hard to read (not to mention ugly!)
TheMacPak said,
May 17, 2007 @ 4:58 am
Regarding our site design. We’re working with a design agency to create an amazing new design for future months, which we can’t wait to show you. As for the remainder of the bundle items we’ve not yet revealed, some of them are really amazing applications, that every mac user should have. The others are really amazing applications that most mac users will appreciate.
I’d like to thank all of you who’ve purchased so far, and welcome future comments!
PT said,
May 17, 2007 @ 7:37 am
Has anyone used Snapshot? How does it interact/not with iPhoto? iPhoto drives me insane - it would be nice to have something more friendly.
Thanks.
PT
Cameron said,
May 17, 2007 @ 9:09 am
Anyone have any good guesses?
Lee said,
May 17, 2007 @ 9:17 am
I’m going for it - SmartBackup and DEVONagent 2 (have 1.7) are worth it.
lgbtech said,
May 17, 2007 @ 10:05 am
I’ve been focusing on #6 and #10. I’ve had a hell of a time finding any apps that retail for $49.99 (only found four so far and one of them doesn’t fit the descriptions at all). There are a lot of $49.95’s out there, including Circus Ponies Notebook (fits the description of #6). Now if that were in the bundle I would definitely buy it.
#10 could have been either iBiz, iBank, or Color Schemer Studio (stretching on this one). They are all $49.99, but none of them have enough stars on MacUpdate.
I’m stumped. Anyone else have any ideas that they are willing to publicize?
scottjl said,
May 17, 2007 @ 10:34 am
as much as i like the mystery bundles with a good savings this is just too large a bundle, too large a price, and too many unknowns. out of the revealed programs i only have interest in two, and that’s a stretch at best.
maczot should go back to the 2-3 item mystery bundles for a cheaper price.. this could have easily been 3 days of $20 bundles that might generate more interest. (yes, i realize it’s not maczot’s direct offering but someone else’s advertised here.)
good luck to all those who buy in.
kurzz said,
May 17, 2007 @ 10:46 am
Doesn’t anyone thinkn #10 is DevonThink? It presume fits the description and price.
Daniel Jomphe said,
May 17, 2007 @ 10:52 am
#10 is not DevonThink, since it would be a MacHeist dupe and TheMacPak promised no dupes with MacHeist.
Techslacker said,
May 17, 2007 @ 11:49 am
#10 could be DevonThink if it’s a newer version than what was received via MacHeist. I believe they’ve already pulled that trick with DevonAgent which came from MAAD.
Lonnie said,
May 17, 2007 @ 12:38 pm
What a great idea! A deal on an already great deal - I just wish I had jumped on it at $30!
gryphonent said,
May 17, 2007 @ 1:13 pm
I cannot find any app that fits the description and sells for $49.99. I thought that Yep! might might be in the bundle, but it sells for $35. My best guess for the writing app would be Mariner Write at 49.95 as Scrivener is selling for less.
F451 said,
May 17, 2007 @ 1:58 pm
PT,
Snapshot is excellent. It is done by a developer who follows-up and makes other excellent apps as well.
gryphonent,
The developer of Scrivener has stated he will not be participating in any programs like these.
millca said,
May 17, 2007 @ 4:18 pm
My best guess for #10 is Mellel which retails for $49. Has anyone out there tried this program???
millca said,
May 17, 2007 @ 4:26 pm
My best guess for #6 is Mellel which retails for $49. Has anyone out there tried this program??? And for #10 my guess is Circus Ponie’s Notebook which retails for $49. Could #8 be ChatFX which retails for $20? OR it could be ShowMacster which retails for $21.80.
mjval said,
May 17, 2007 @ 5:22 pm
I doubt #10 will be Mellel (49$ v 49.99$)… but if it was what a great deal! It must be Mariner Write.
Anyway… DEVONagent and *eventually* Circus Ponies Notebook (#6) alone will make this a great deal.
I won’t be buying it since I already have DEVONagent and DEVONthink PRO (that I prefer to Circus Ponies Notebook, although this is a very good app as well). SmartBackup seems great as well, but I’m already using Chronosync (great!). As for a writing tool I have Mellel and Scrivener… any other will be too much (although I’d like to try Nisus Writer Pro, in beta now). The others don’t seem so appealing.
Anyway… my dream ZOT (or any other bundle) would be:
1) PathFinder - 34.95$
2) Graphic Converter - 30$
3) Papers - 39$
4) DVDpedia (I already have Bookpedia) - 18$
5) Curio - 39$ basic (129$ pro, but 55$ if academic, which I am)
6) MailSteward - 49.95$
7) TextSoap - 29.95$
All this would make around 240$. If the ZOT was 75$… Oh, my!
mjval said,
May 17, 2007 @ 5:28 pm
At millca — Mellel is a great application. Fast and very stable. I’m doing my PhD using it (together with Scrivener). You should try it. The only problem for me is the poor capacity for making tables… However, since I mostly work with Excel, I import them as images to Mellel (drag & drop) and they work perfectly. In all, I’m dumping Word for good; and… I am so glad for it!!!
Another new writing application (this one for free, and a great substitute for TextEdit) is Bean.
Justin D. Morgan said,
May 17, 2007 @ 5:50 pm
I wish Nisus Writer Express was $49.99, but alas it is only $45.00. (I’ve tried Mellel, but Nisus Writer Express seemed to handle Greek better.)
millca said,
May 17, 2007 @ 7:36 pm
What I find interesting is that currently the products that have been revealed to us total $129.80. Then if you total up the rest that MacZot is claiming we will get, it only comes to $284.28 (and NOT $288.86; leaving a difference of $4.58). So that sort of tells me that the amounts MacZot has listed are off a bit to throw us all off a bit from all our guessing!
Eniregnat said,
May 17, 2007 @ 11:35 pm
Woke up, and decided that it was worth it. There are two programs that I want and they add up to almost 42 bucks, so if one of the other apps is worth it to me, then I have made out. I already have DevonAgent and I don’t use iChat, so those two are a bust.
DevonAgent is fantastic! It integrates perfectly with DevonThink (Pro Office) and for me is a great tool. For anybody that wants a good web spider, you should try this little tool out.
kurzz said,
May 18, 2007 @ 7:26 am
I took the plunge too. I’m looking forward to Devonagent. I’d be happy if #10 was Circus Ponies’s Notebook but how does devonThink compare to it? Notebook seems to offer some very nice features bu devonthink would integrate nicely with DevonAgent…decisions, decisions..
Sanjay Mehta said,
May 18, 2007 @ 8:22 am
Wasn’t DevonAgent in MAAD? I think I got it there. Ok, so it wasn’t version 2.
I also have DevonThink from some other bundle.
The Devon* applications *look* as if they’re very useful, but somehow I’ve not been able to get them into regular use. Anyone have any tips on how to get Devonised?
Circus Ponies Notebook seems to be yet another clipboard manager. Not to be super critical or anything, but I’ve noticed that the Mac appears to have an excess of clipboard/note gathering software.
Eddie said,
May 18, 2007 @ 10:48 am
Look at the video tutorials and visit the Devon forums. Great apps.
ErichD said,
May 18, 2007 @ 5:42 pm
Here’s a link toe screencast for Circus Ponies Notebook:
http://media-c02m01.libsyn.com/podcasts/c7ffafdab6f04c85c93be8d8e0a47e3d/464e479d/donmc/SCO0096-CPNoteBook-Free-h264-960×540.mov
It seems to be a step up on other organizational tools…. and if you think this has anything in common with a “clipboard manager,” do yourself a favor and watch that screencast for about two minutes.. at least.
Happy 15th, Circus Ponies!
millca said,
May 21, 2007 @ 6:15 pm
WooHoo! I guessed #6 correctly. I’m pumped that it is Mellel!!! I’m even more pumped that I actually purchased it from MacZot for $42! I waited right up to the wire at 11:55pm going back and forth. Finally I just took the plunge.
Sanjay Mehta said,
May 31, 2007 @ 6:53 am
May 30th and the last app was Circus Ponies Notebook.
May 31st and the website’s already saying the sale is over (May 31st), and the list of apps is gone.
Any one receive keys yet?
Gwen said,
June 2, 2007 @ 4:30 pm
Hello.
Only receive one serial yesterday for Picture Sync and nothing from MacPack.
and no more listing of the software on the web site.
Sanjay Mehta said,
June 3, 2007 @ 6:31 am
The list was:
1. Pangea Arcade or Ottomatic
2. DevonAgent 2
3. SmartBackup
4. Snapshot
5. FileChute
6. Mellel
7. Mountain Tanks
8. ShowMacSter
9. PictureSync
10. Circus Ponies Notebook
I’ve not received *anything* so far - not even an acknowledgement of my reminder email.
I’m beginning to get concerned.
aldpam said,
June 3, 2007 @ 12:37 pm
I’ve received acknowledgement of my order with the serial for Smartbackup and then a seperate e-mail with serial for Picturesync….but nothing else.
DarylF2 said,
June 4, 2007 @ 9:26 am
Same as aldpam, but the original TheMacPak site stated that registration information would be e-mailed during the first week of June (i.e., this week), so I’m not concerned yet.
Sanjay, it seems you should have received a few e-mails, so I’d contact the macZOT staff and see what’s up… Does your TheMacPak purchase show up when you view your macZOT account “My Orders” page? Mine does, and your should too unless there was a problem.
aldpam said,
June 4, 2007 @ 10:57 am
I just received an e-mail from MacZot stating that all serials have been sent out. I’ve still received nothing other than the first 2, so I wrote to the e-mail address provided. I hope they get it straightened out.
soho said,
June 4, 2007 @ 1:42 pm
Same scenario here: the only thing I got up to now: no lifesign from TheMacPak after the Smartbackup/Pangea-mail.
I hope we will see a happy end here soon.
DarylF2 said,
June 4, 2007 @ 3:58 pm
Same here RE: today’s message. Hopefully the serial numbers will arrive soon, but at least we do know that they are working on it. My guess is that the “all serial have been sent out” message was just sent a little too soon.
Sanjay Mehta said,
June 4, 2007 @ 5:06 pm
As it happens, I bought into this bundle at TheMacPak site before it showed up at MacZot. Have sent an email to the id at that site, but no response so far … kind of worried, but the MacZot connection is kind of reassuring.
DarylF2 said,
June 4, 2007 @ 6:14 pm
My Mellel license just arrived. I have 3 now: SmartBackup, PictureSync, and Mellel.
soho said,
June 4, 2007 @ 11:00 pm
Like DarylF2, I got the Mellel license too now. Good to see that there’s something happening.
Kikokun said,
June 5, 2007 @ 6:09 pm
good to see things-a-happening for some folks.
as for me, haven’t received a single license email eventhough I purchased at the very beginning.
Mailed Mr Howson directly and no response either.
Looks like this will be the last ever bundle I buy into…
soho said,
June 6, 2007 @ 4:24 am
The license for CP Notebook arrived today! Basically, I had to visit http://www.circusponies.com/retrievelicense and enter my TheMakPak email adress. A couple of minutes later, I got the license key.
Hope the other stuff follows ASAP.
DarylF2 said,
June 6, 2007 @ 5:05 am
I have Circus Ponies Notebook now, too. What a terrific app! I hope the Pangea license arrives before the weekend, as I’d love to play some of the Pangea Arcade games over the weekend.
DarylF2 said,
June 7, 2007 @ 8:51 am
Still no licenses for the Pangea game, DevonAgent 2, Snapshot, or Mountain Tanks…
DarylF2 said,
June 7, 2007 @ 8:40 pm
The license for snapshot arrived this evening.
millca said,
June 7, 2007 @ 10:12 pm
I’ve received licenses for everything except DevonAgent2 adn Mountain Tanks. But has anyone else had problems getting a license for PictureSync to work? I’ve entered my email several times and I’m always told
“Your email address/username was not recognised, please go back and re-enter it.”
I’ve tried entering my PayPal email (which is the one they really want) and my MacZot email account. Neither work. Has anyone had success yet registering PictureSync? Do you know any tricks? I’ve written the developer twice now and still haven’t heard back. Perhaps he’s been bombarded with similar emails.
DarylF2 said,
June 8, 2007 @ 5:21 am
PictureSync registration was a problem for me as well, but I e-mailed the developer and he resolved the issue quickly. If his registration system is having problems with the TheMacPak registrations, he might be having to do them all manually, and so might be overwhelmed right about now…
Sanjay Mehta said,
June 8, 2007 @ 9:47 am
Well, I finally got an email from Mark Howson saying that the licenses would be “resent” next week.
Dink said,
June 11, 2007 @ 7:18 am
What I’ve received … yet … is marked with an (x). What’s missing got an (-).
- 1. Pangea Arcade or Ottomatic
- 2. DevonAgent 2
- 3. SmartBackup
x 4. Snapshot
x 5. FileChute
x 6. Mellel
- 7. Mountain Tanks
x 8. ShowMacSter
x 9. PictureSync
x 10. Circus Ponies Notebook
Mirsky said,
June 11, 2007 @ 9:50 am
I have received everything so far except DevonAgent
DarylF2 said,
June 11, 2007 @ 2:37 pm
I have all licenses now except for DEVONagent 2.
Sanjay Mehta said,
June 11, 2007 @ 7:10 pm
I’ve not received a single license so far. This is despite the fact I signed up within a couple of days of the first announcement.
Very disappointing.
balzercomp said,
June 12, 2007 @ 11:38 pm
I’m also missing DevonAgent. Tried to contact Mark several times but didn’t get any response.
Gerald
balzercomp said,
June 13, 2007 @ 1:00 am
The missing SN has just arrived.
millca said,
June 13, 2007 @ 8:00 am
Has anyone received the Mountain Tanks registration codes yet? That’s the last one I’m missing.
Sanjay Mehta said,
June 13, 2007 @ 8:22 am
Good for all those who got something … I’m still waiting for a license. Any license.
And to make things even more interesting, the website is now missing contact information as well!
I’m going to avoid Mr Howson’s little schemes in the future. I guess MacZot is the only way to go.
Sanjay Mehta said,
June 13, 2007 @ 5:31 pm
TheMacPak guys seem to have been busy creating a forum:
http://www.themacpak.com/Forum/index.php
I’ve posted a query about the May licenses … first non-admin post, I think. Let’s see what happens.
http://www.themacpak.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?id=4
Dink said,
June 13, 2007 @ 10:43 pm
I’m stillmissing two of them:
- Pangea Arcade or Ottomatic
- SmartBackup
millca said,
June 14, 2007 @ 8:40 am
The instructions to receive the Pangea Arcade or Ottomatic game was to send an email with whichever game you wanted in the subject line to pangea@namenetwork.info. Don’t put anything in the body of the email. Also be sure to use your MacZot email address.
As for SmartBackup, here are the instructions for that:
SmartBackup
If you haven’t already, download SmartBackup from http://freeridecoding.net/smartbackup/index.html so you can register it. The registration email address for TheMacPak has a special prefix. Just add “macpak.” (without the quotes and be sure to include the period) to the front end of your MacZot email address.
For example:
macpak.stevejobs@apple.com
This’ll work perfectly for almost all customers, unless you have a special character in your email address, like a + sign. In this case, simply remove the plus sign, and try again.
aldpam said,
June 15, 2007 @ 7:28 am
I’ve received everything except for ShowMacster and Pangea Arcade/Ottomatic, which the latter I have e-mailed twice, with no response at all.
millca said,
June 16, 2007 @ 7:39 am
Here’s the ShowMacster email address: support@showmacster.com
As for getting the Pangea Arcade/Ottomatic game, send a real email to the same address listing all possible emails they might have (as my PayPal email and MacZot email are completely different). Just explain you still haven’t received the game you chose as part of MacZot’s MacPak deal. After I wrote them an email, they responded right back and forwarded they email they supposedly had already sent me with my registration # (somehow that email just have got put into my Junk mail folder and I had deleted it — this actually happened with Mountain Tank as well).
Hope this helps!
Christi
(and no, I don’t work for any of the above developers, nor MacZot; I’m just a happy purchaser of the MacPak)