yes, I also browse apple.coms downloads, as far as third party apps, I am usually extra careful, not to demean or belittle developers, but some apps put things in places deep in your home folder or at times libraries, its possible for a developer to make a mistake that could cause a problem. but I notice my mac also runs better without loads of un needed things on it. I do download some apps from version tracker, but if I find I'm not using it but maybe once in a matter of months, I delete it.