I would agree with Archeon on this one. The button hack is something I find interesting, and something that may be useful. (It can be just as hard to find a little remote while driving at night.)

I wouldn't try it myself because I haven't soldered anything in over 8 years, and I never had a steady hand to begin with. So I would rather find someone who would do it, and bring it to them personally.

Sending my empeg to Cambridge has been nerve-wracking enough...

And on a side note - Mark, where in Canada are you? If I decided to get the button hack and couldn't find anyone to put it in for me... I might consider driving out.