IM's are already logged... txts are logged. Just your way of accessing these logs changes.

Your company could implement a centralized application to store and manage these documents, basecamp, sharepoint, etc. If you just send them via email, the customer/vendor doesn't have a easy central location to search and retrieve information. What if someone leaves one of the companies? Then you have to resend the emails, or their IT dept needs to consolidate email accounts and access. This way, the new employee gets a login and automatically gets all the invoices and documents. Notifications can be automatically sent via, IM, text, snail mail, or even automated phone calls. It won't be easy to get rid of email, but its definitely possible.

Wait until FF automatically disables your plugins because the next "Major" version isn't supported. I am not sure if this is fixed yet, but it has cause me to set all my browsers in our company not to automatically upgrade due to a needed plugin.

But you still have to get one on the other planet. Unless you create a ship that seeds the universe with stargates.

I would also recommend Zimbra Desktop, uses a lot of the same tech as the full server. Its designed as a mail client, but it does have the awesomely fast search that Zimbra offers.

Actually they do post the price on a menu, either when you walk in or they give you one when you sit down.

Get a USB Arcade Controller and go to Happ Controls. For a total of about $60 in parts you can build any arcade control design you want. These are real arcade buttons and joysticks so they will last.

Denon already has that, http://www.usa.denon.com/productdetails/3429.asp $499 for the cable.

Updates are downloaded when you connect your device to iTunes. Its a separate download than iTunes 9.2.

If you read the article they show what the Wii controller looked like. It looks just like a handgun. The parents bought a Chinese import controller that looks just like a real one. The article even states that these are not sold in the US because they look to realistic. I can see how the child could mistaken the real thing for the controller.