Fairly recently [well about 58 days ago!] I signed up for the free 60-day .Mac trial and soon began to realize how much I liked it, yes I know it can be slow in Europe and that there are quite a few people here on the forum that have misgivings about it, but if you do need to sign up or renew your account I implore you to have a look on eBay; I picked up a .Mac activation code from a US seller for £40, saving myself nearly £30 off the price of a .Mac pack from the Apple Store and it worked like a charm 