I Love Crushed Red Pepper, But Not All Things Which Contain It

I was using the office bottle of crushed red pepper recently, and I went to twist the top off because I assumed the "filter" thing would be attached to the bottle (as it was on every other bottle of crushed red pepper I've ever seen).

Well, I was wrong. The filter was attached to the lid. So, I had to screw the cap back on and then figure out how to pop the secondary lid open.

Then, as if to prove this was a real usability issue and not just me being ridiculous, my co-worker did the exact same thing. Obviously, this elevated the situation to blog-worthy!

Minorly Annoying iPod USB Cable

So I realize posting about iTunes 8, then not posting for a while, then posting something annoying about the iPod may make me come off as an anti-Apple person... but that's not really the case. I would classify myself as Apple-neutral. That being said, on to commentary:

Every time I plug in my iPod USB cable, I look to see which way it's oriented. The plug has an Apple logo on one side and a USB icon on the other side, and even though I know which way is supposed to face up, I always go to plug it in Apple-side up.

Couldn't they have just omitted the USB logo? Then instead of having to remember which image faces up, I'd only have to remember "the image faces up."