The first app I've ever paid for - Portland Transit

I am fortunate to not have to drive to work. One of the benefits to living in beautiful Portland Oregon is our outstanding public transportation system. When I was considering buying an Android phone, one of the Killer Ideas I had in the back of my mind was an app that would integrate geospatial awareness (GPS) with Trimet's excellent scheduling information. When I finally got my Droid, I was pleasantly surprised that there were already apps implementing these ideas. My favorite quickly became Killer Robots LLC's "Portland Transit Lite". I found myself using this free reduced-feature version every day. I'm not wealthy, but I feel a distinct need to reward excellence. I consider the $1.99 price very reasonable. The Android system's integration with Google Checkout made payment incredibly easy (perhaps too easy!)

Perhaps not surprisingly, there are a several features that make the paid version even cooler than the lite version. My favorites - There is a "radar" feature that helps you find Trimet stops from where you are. Additionally, the incoming time information for each stop updates automatically, where on the lite version you must refresh it manually. All-in-all, a very worthwhile addition to my Droid.

Portland Transit's page at Androlib.com
Killer Robots LLC

Couldn't wait for the OTA 2.0.1 update...

I followed the instructions from two sites to update my Droid to 2.0.1 -
http://android-devs.org
http://www.intomobile.com
I discovered two things. The links to the update .zip file are not the same, which if you are paranoid (i.e. remotely security conscious) raises concerns of possibly compromised packages. The two md5sums matched (not that that really means anything) and were reported as

3af35446905040a3123ec09195299596

Also, when you have to press Volume Up and Camera at the same time, don't freak out about doing it wrong, you can just keep trying until you get it right. You don't need to hold them down, either. Once you get it right, you will see the recovery menu.

Haven't had much of a chance to play with 2.0.1 yet. At first blush, the unlock screen has changed and the built-in Power Control and Music widgets all have a darker more Droid-like theme.