I decided to try out Aperture. Not for any particular reason... I'm not really looking to spend money on the product, and though I take photos, I'm no expert or professional photographer, and thus probably don't need it.
Still, I've managed to have some fun playing around with it. I'm not sure I quite "get" the point yet (though I'm sure I will), as all the editing controls are in Photoshop as well, so I figure it is mostly an organizational application.
It is nice to be organized, but currently I just have a ton of photos separated into a dozen categories in Aperture, and I'm not quite sure what to do with them. Though, I did manage to make some of the images look more... striking, I guess is what you'd call it. I might have overdone it a bit (it's too bright! My eyes! My eyes!), but as I'm in that try everything sort of mood, I figure I can be excused.