I had to buy Snow Leopard before I could download it since Leopard doesn't support the Mac App store. $30 isn't a big deal for an OS, it's a shame I had to spend $30 on an OS I've used for less than a month for the privilege of downloading the next OS for another $30 that I would otherwise be unable to get. Is it nice that you can burn it after you download it so you can install it without hassle on other machines? It's convenient, but I wouldn't call it nice. Nice would have been selling the OS outside of the App Store.

2 years ago I flew between Ottawa and Toronto about 6 times in 3 months. (I haven't flown since, so I can't speak to the current level of security.) At the time, security screening involved emptying your pockets, removing your belt and sometimes you shoes, walking through a metal detector and then picking up your items on the other side. If you set it off, you'd get the wand. I'm subjected to a more thorough search attending a concert than I was at the airports in Ontario.

I bought my iPhone 3G less than 18 months ago. I would have got a 3Gs, but it was out of stock, and I needed a replacement phone at the time. The salesman talked me into a 3G because the differences between it and the 3Gs were not very significant. I keep hearing about these AT&T 2 year contracts. Must be nice. In Canada, it takes a 3 year discount to receive the full discount. I have a little over 18 months left in my contract for a phone I purchased brand new that is now no longer supported. Awesome.

Ditto for Num Lock.

I'm not sure what it's like for our neighbours to the South, but in Canada on major highways the speed limit is set to, say, 100km/h, but it's not enforced until you hit 120km/h. To me, this says that it's okay to break the law if you only do it a little. My point is, if we're going to start limiting the speed of a vehicle, we first need to decide what the real maximum should be and start properly enforcing it.

Isn't that what VNC is for?

I use the iPhone on Rogers in Ontario, Canada and have had nothing but great success with 3G. There are even times I've disabled the WiFi I use at a University because peak traffic makes it slower than 3G. As much as I dislike Rogers as a company, I have to admit that the service I've had with them has been outstanding. I feel bad for anyone south of the border who is getting shite service from AT&T.