Still for $20 it's more fun than using the regular postal system. At least I can check its progress as it slowly crosses borders and rumbles along Interstate highways. Still, the technology is never enough. I'd like it to have a GPS unit enbedded into the package, so I could follow the entire route on Google Earth. This, incidentally, brings me to another topic.
I'd heard about Google Map's Street View. Running around at street view is, indeed, quite amazing. Most of the comments voiced were in reaction to privacy concerns. Yes, people were out on the streets as the Google van drove by. Yes, it's possible to even spot a fellow standing around in front of a strip club. It's pretty hard to make out who it is though. The last I knew when one was in a public space, being on camera was a possibility. San Francisco isn't, for God's sakes, Saudi Arabia. Maybe my stance is just sour grapes over never having become famous myself!