Conference Recorder, iGlasses, VersionTracker Pro

Today I went on a bit of a shopping spree.

Conference Recorder ($14.95)
This lets you record iChat audio and video sessions. Until Apple starts logging them regularly, this will do nicely, just as Save As... did for the years before logging became the norm in chat programs.

iGlasses ($8)
iGlasses does a bunch of cool things to improve the picture of iSight. Probably the coolest thing it does is allow for night vision - all green and black just like through a soldier's goggles. iGlasses also can refocus iSight's lense, allowing for close-up images of small things that were impractical before iGlasses. It also lets the image be black and white, sepia or a bunch of other things. Very cool.

VersionTracker Pro ($94.90 for a 3-computer, 2-year subscription)
I've been itching to buy this for a long time, and finally I caved in. I'm not sure what the difference between this and MacUpdate is, but I chose VersionTracker because it's integrated with .Mac and I assume Apple has some good reason for choosing VersionTracker over MacUpdate.

In any case, it sorted right through my hard drive and helped me get up to date with all my programs and other stuff. I took off the list a few things that I got free with my computer and don't use so much, and it worked well overall.

What I'm really looking for though, is a program that will just take the role of Software Update for non-Apple apps. VersionTracker Pro is on the way to doing that, but not quite there yet as you need to download each app and install them separately. Nonetheless, it beats looking around the web for updates or just praying that the software will check automatically.