When did desktop keyboards become standardised? When I moved to the UK, I got one with keys in all the "wrong" places (although evoked fond memories of the Commodore 64). Better, the "wrong" keys produce the right keycodes (ie. the expected keycode for the key in that location) as my XP is configured to use a US-spec keyboard. Confuses the hell out of co-workers. Much better than using a keyboard in Japan though.

I always thought the signature provided the retailer with some degree of security.
Which made me very confused when I bought a $400 iPod at the Apple Store in San Francisco and they just swiped my card and sent me on my way. I asked the clerk what they'd do if I denied making the charge and he just looked at my blankly and confused, insisting the card-swipe was sufficient.