Just making a point about i18n and our friend, the date format.
You may not be able to tell, but I live in the US, and we format dates month-day-year, unless you are in the military. I actually prefer the day-month-year format, and use it in my notebooks, etc. I also prefer to use the 24-hour clock, and my car actually allows me to set the display that way (it's a European Luxury Sedan btw). As many devices that allow for it (a delightfully-increasing number), are configured for 24-hour display. Free trade is finally good for something!
People always ask me, "Why do you use Military Time?" and I say "No, that's the World Time". My daughter is almost getting it now, when I answer her "What time is it?" with "It's 19.37 sweetheart".
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