One thing that I had forgotten (or probably repressed :)) about the US: there are so many outlets in apartments! Outlets everywhere, and lots of them. I may still need expansion cords, but not so far. It's great! Such a difference from my outlet-challenged apartment in Ireland.

Another thing: happiness is a 4 Mbps connection at home. I can't say I miss my wimpy 512/128 kbps DSL in Ireland. At all.

Also, I had Internet connection in the apartment before I had phone service. An Ethernet port in the bedroom and another one in the living room.

If that's not a Silicon Valley experience, I don't know what is. :)