Exchange
This is a story about euros. I kid you not.
A little over a month ago, I started auditioning text editors for my Mac, for the following two reasons: (a) I wanted a really good text editor for my Mac, and (b) I wanted to regain some of the “geek points” I lose for using Dreamweaver (although its editor does have some nice features).
I settled on TextMate after using it for just a short while, because it’s so awesome and powerful and, most of all, pretty. I highly recommend it if you’re looking for an OS X text editor.
Anyway, I downloaded the 30-day trial they offer, and I used it, and everyone was happy. Unfortunately, my 30 days came to a close. And it’s time to buy. And I need to buy, but I don’t want to part with the cash (because I never want to part with the cash). TextMate is 39 euros (about 47$, according to Google), so I keep holding out hope and crossing my fingers that the dollar will, sometime soon, gain some strength and that dollar amount will go down. Alas, no dice yet, but I keep checking. How funny that international currency exchange rates are dictating my software purchases.
I think this is day five without TextMate, but I’m not sure. I’ll break down soon.
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