AppSumo 'Supercharge OS X' Mac app bundle

Bundles seem to be all the rage these days, with many different companies offering deep discounts on bundled software. AppSumo's latest Mac OS X bundle aptly named 'Supercharge OS X' does just that, with four small applications that combine to speed up daily usage of a Mac.

First up we've got Cinch, one of the most useful Mac apps money can buy, especially if you're a Windows switcher. Essentially what Cinch does is snap windows to either full screen or half screen, just like Windows 7 does. They call it "window management at its simplest" and it really is. Fast, efficient, and mouse-driven -- if you've ever wanted a way to maximize a window like you would in Windows, or have two windows lined up side-by-side then you must try Cinch.


Following on along the lines of window management, the second bundled app is Breeze -- an app that sits in your menu bar, ready to detangle the mess of windows on your screen. It works by remembering 'states' or positions and sizes of windows, and then moves and resizes them at the click of a menu. Once you've saved a state for a particular program, you can then apply it to any number of other programs. Working across multiple monitors of multiple resolutions, it's a lot more configurable than Cinch, and the two make a perfect team. If you've ever had to arrange windows in a grid, or another more complex configuration, then Breeze makes things... a breeze.

TotalFinder the third app in the Supercharge OS X bundle, follows the theme by helping you manage your Finder windows. Its main selling point is the addition of tabs to Finder that resemble the tabbed interface of Chrome. It's amazing how much easier it makes file management when you have all your Finder instances combined into one tabbed window. TotalFinder also gives you access to many other Finder tweaks including making folders stay on top in list view, showing system files, cut-and-paste, and a thing called visor, which essentially puts a Finder window permanently at the bottom of your screen.

Last but not least, Speed Download makes it into the bundle. As the name implies, this well-integrated download manager speeds up your downloads like many other download managers, by taking advantage of the resume feature of file servers. It splits the download up into many chunks and downloads them simultaneously, building the complete file once all the parts are complete. SpeedDownload also has pretty comprehensive FTP functionality built into it, can download YouTube videos, integrates into your browser, and features Rapidshare and Mobile Me integration.

Normally each of the apps bought separately would total to $55, but for 72 hours starting today and ending on the 17th of January, you can get the lot for the bargain price of $14. So if you've ever thought OS X a bit lacking in window management, then head on over to AppSumo and check out the deal.

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