I used to whine about dot mac, too! It's hard not to when you got iTools for free back in the day. But you know what? I bought it and use it every day now. I'll be re-subbing when my term expires, too. If you use GarageBand, there are loop that (if used) would pay for the service alone.

Beats the crap out of a thumb drive so long as you have good net both at home and at work.