What makes the Orchard different from other software download web sites?
First off, The Mac Orchard is not a general-purpose software download web site. I only cover Internet applications on these pages. Secondarily, another thing that makes The Mac Orchard different from many other software sites you may have visited is that each program contained within it is something I have hand-selected for inclusion. Companies and authors have no automated (or even semi-automated) way of adding applications or updating their applications’ listings to The Mac Orchard (although they may email me to suggest an application for inclusion). Additionally, most authors do not email me any information regarding their software updates (although I never refuse offers to supply this information). Instead, I check for application updates myself using software that checks each application’s web or FTP site(s) on a daily basis. The Mac Orchard is more like a “specialty” store that focuses on Internet software for the Mac than a “supermarket” or “mall.” I do this because I love it, n
