I try to exclusively use the Mac App Store. Only when I can't find something close to what I want to do, I have to give up and search Google.

There are so many advantages to using Mac App Store.

• I don't need to worry about some app stealing my private files or similar.

• If it isn't good, I can leave a review that the author probably reads and cares about.

• I don't have to hunt for executables and make sure I have the license file in my mailbox whenever I want to use my copy on one of my other machines.