I've built a less "hacker" way to automate the install of a bunch of common apps at http://getmacapps.com
Aiming for something you can easily use quickly, or send to less techy friends or parents to run.
Aiming for something you can easily use quickly, or send to less techy friends or parents to run.
No offence meant by the way. I don't know of an easier way to get the required command to run, so apologies for no suggestions on how to improve it.