Should I .Mac? Who wants to refer me?

Randman said:
I just renewed last month, but it's more than worth it, imho. Just make sure you have a decent Internet speed, iDisk really needs broadband.

Let's see: A cool @mac.com e-mail address, virtually no spam, iDisk, Backup, Bookmarks (great when at work), free games, free versiontracker subscription, a nice gift for renewing, ability to host QT movies on your site, nice intergration with the Mail app, an easy site to use as a web page.

• US$20 Off Macromedia's Contribute 2 and Exclusive Web Page Designs
Offer good through Jan. 21
.Mac members get 13 .Mac-exclusive web page designs (a US$49 value) free, plus US$20 off the US$99 price of Contribute web publishing software. Create a full-featured site using the templates and Contribute, or use Contribute alone to edit existing web pages.

• Free VersionTracker Plus Subscription—US$24.95 value
Offer good through Nov. 25
Now it's easy to keep your software up-to-date. VersionTracker.com tracks more than 36,000 software products. The VersionTracker Plus subscription gives you customized tools so you can track the software you use and download updates.

• Free iBlog Blogging Software—US$19.95 value
Offer good through Nov. 25
Easy-to-use iBlog lets you publish weblogs of news, reviews, commentary, and journals on the Internet without worrying about formatting, archiving, or site maintenance. Add photos and movies from iLife, and publish your weblog right to .Mac.

• Exclusive Apple Training "Going Digital with iPhoto"—US$39.95 value
Apple's online training Going Digital with iPhoto shows you how to take great digital pictures, then organize, edit, and share them using iPhoto and your Mac. Plus create web pages, custom iCards, and more. Includes 56 QuickTime movies.

• Exclusive Apple Training "Going Digital with iTunes"—US$39.95 value
Apple's online training Going Digital with iTunes is available free with full .Mac membership. Practice steps, helpful tips, and 28 QuickTime movies show how to use iTunes 4 and your Mac, including adding an iPod to your digital music system and using the new iTunes Music Store.

• Exclusive Apple Training "Getting Started with Mac OS X v10.2"—US$30 value
Apple's award-winning online training for Mac OS X (Jaguar) is now available free as an exclusive benefit for .Mac members. The modular course covers Mac OS X applications, network and internet access, printing, and more. It also includes practice steps, helpful tips, and 90 QuickTime movies.

• Half Off VersionTracker Pro Subscription and Software—just US$24.95
.Mac power users can get half off the US$49.95 subscription to VersionTracker Pro, including a client for tracking and updating software on up to 10 computers.

• Discount on SmartDisk FireWire Drives—US$40 value
.Mac members save US$30 to US$40 on three of SmartDisk's most popular FireWire drives at the online Apple Store.

• US$10 off F10 Launch Studio from Chronos
One of the premier management utilities for Mac OS X, F10 Launch Studio gives you full control over all your applications and provides a lightning-fast way to launch applications and open documents.

• Free StickyBrain 2 from Chronos—US$40 value
Save time, increase productivity, and stay on top of all the information on your Mac with StickyBrain 2, the clever organization tool from Chronos. Store text, graphics, URLs and more as digital notes; then retrieve any note in seconds. Winner of a four-and-a-half-mouse rating from Macworld.

• Free Marble Blast from GarageGames—US$14.95 value
Players use creative power boosters like SuperBounce and Gyrocopter to race through an elevated course that includes moving platforms, slippery oil slicks, and whirling fans. Three levels of play, each with its own rich cartoon landscape, make this a great game for players of all ages and skill levels. Marble Blast gets an impressive 4-mice rating from MacWorld.

• Free Super GameHouse Solitaire Games
Kick back and explore six great solitaire games: Golf, Turbo, Klondike, Pyramid, Crescent, and Addiction—each with its own distinctive twist. Three different levels of difficulty will keep you progressively challenged. Start with the basic Golf game and work your way up to the ultra-challenging Addiction.

• US$5 Off Super Mah Jong from GameHouse
.Mac members get a special discount on this elegant solitaire game with a Mah Jong flavor. Includes three tile styles, twenty tile layouts, four music tracks, a reshuffle option, and a save-your-progress feature. Download the full-featured demo, then take advantage of the .Mac discount so you can keep playing the game.

• Free Deluxe Board Games—a US$20 value
Ready to play? Eight deluxe board games from Freeverse provide hours of entertainment. Download this special .Mac package that includes Chess, Checkers, 7th Fleet, 4 In A Row, Go, Mancala, Tic Tac Toe and Reversi. You can play any of them online against others and seven can be played on your own desktop against an artificial intelligence opponent.

• US$10 off 3D Hearts Deluxe and 3D Spades Deluxe
.Mac members enjoy a US$10 discount on each of these colorful card games from Freeverse. Download the shareware versions of Hearts and Spades, then upgrade to the deluxe versions to enjoy features including dozens of computer opponents. Select your skill level, music, setting, and partner. You can even create your own on-screen persona.

• Free DropStuff™ utility from Aladdin—US$30 value
No more struggling to email big files! Aladdin's DropStuff is the easy-to-use compression tool for email attachments. Drag and drop files or folders on to the DropStuff icon, and they're slimmed down and ready to mail. Send attachments quickly and avoid situations where mail with a large attachment "bounces back" to you.

• Half off StuffIt Deluxe® —just US$39.99
StuffIt Deluxe is the complete solution for compressing, opening, and sending files. Includes DropStuff, DropZip™, and DropTar™, the ability to search, browse and edit archives without unstuffing them, plus Secure Delete™, the digital document shredder. .Mac members get 50 percent off the full retail price of US$79.99.

• Free Super Nisqually game—US$20 value
Members received the new Mac OS X desktop version of Super Nisqually, one of the hottest games on the Web.

• $5 Discount on Super Collapse!
.Mac members received special pricing on Super Collapse!, one of the hottest games on the Web.

• 100 free Kodak prints—US$49 value
Just in time for the holidays, .Mac members received 100 free 4x6 Kodak prints through iPhoto.

• Free Alchemy Deluxe game—US$20 value
Alchemy Deluxe, a mindbending puzzle game optimized for Mac OS X, was a free gift to members. Our members received the full desktop version of this popular online game.

• $5 Discount on Bejeweled Deluxe
.Mac members received a discount on the brand-new Mac desktop version of Bejeweled Deluxe, named "Game of the Year" by Computer Gaming World. Discount available to members.

And that's just so far, there's another year of stuff to look forward to along with the other great benefits. Well worth the US$99 for anyone with a Mac, a desire to use the Internet (and you can bag your hotmail account). :)

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dear randman Please tell me where you found these free courses inItunes and Iphot. also how do I use .MAC... I cant figur3e it out, my disk came with no manual or read me.s that I can find.. how doou find outhow to use t he damn thing.... I'd like to..

I am using earthlink, iu have an account at the college where I work
and I hae sucessfully linked up my Powerbook G4 with a T610 Sony Ericosn phone by Blue tooth...but I cant figure out what i am supposed to dowith .Mac.. pleasee giv eme ideas... jean
 
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