Even More Software Bargains

Everyone knows the Mac helps you follow your creative muse. But not everyone knows which Mac programs can tap into that muse without also draining your wallet. Whether it’s Cosmic Painter for drawing, Aquallegro for music, or Blender for 3-D modeling, here are some of our favorite Mac Software Bargains designed for the creative set.

It shouldn’t cost a fortune to organize all the information stored on your Mac. And with the software bargains, we’ve found, it won’t. We’'ll show you the low-cost programs available for managing projects, tracking files, outlining ideas, and jotting down notes.

Your Address Book is a mess. You can’t make heads or tails out of your iCal calendars. And junk e-mail is holding your in-box hostage. But don’t despair—help is on the way in the form of ten software bargains guaranteed to improve your Mac’s communication powers.

A program that turns your Mac’s desktop into an information resource. A shortcut for quickly accessing AppleScripts and shell scripts. An improved interface for Apple’s System Profiler utility. And a program that adds more features to OS X’s Trash. What do these utilities have in common? They’re just some of the 17 software bargains you can use to fine-tune the Mac OS.

From FTP clients to bookmark managers, from pop-up blockers to Web-site design apps, there are a lot of Mac-compatible Web programs from which to choose. But which ones do the best job for the lowest price? We’ve found a dozen inexpensive Web tools that should appeal to any cost-conscious Mac user.