My sister just found a new job. Since she is mostly working from home (company office is in New York City), they sent her new computer equipment. When you work from home and get fired or quit, usually the company just wants the notebook computer back; they let the ex-employee keep all the other IT stuff. Well, my sister has worked from home in her past three or four jobs, so she has a lot of extra computer peripherals. This time is no different, so I was able to get a USB camera and a headset.

The camera is a Microsoft LifeCam 3000, and in the packaging was a 177-page booklet written in twenty-nine languages. This seems like a huge waste of paper as the information is not even that important. Maybe this is a regulatory requirement? Interestingly, languages include both traditional and simplified Chinese, Korean, and Thai, but no Japanese. Does Microsoft not sell webcams in Japan?