services module

Hey guys,

I can't seem to get off the ground with D7 & Services 3.
I've gone through the documentation, handbook, groups, & google but I just can't figure this out.

I enabled services & rest server, created an end-point "api" with no authentication, enabled all resources and saved.
But I can't get a single services URL to work in curl/firefox poster/chrome/etc. Neither Get/Post. Everything I've tried brings me to Drupal's 404 page.
I have all relevant permissions enabled, clean URLs is on, I have CTools and InputStream installed...

This is intended to be an initial set of resources for those looking at getting started in this exciting area of drupal/mobile app development.

These resources are largely the work of Sumit Kataria of Civic Actions and my interest and excitement stem from this awesome presentation at Drupalcon SF2010 http://sf2010.drupal.org/conference/sessions/developing-apps-iphoneipada...

The presentation is broken down a little further with some provided code samples and an adjusted json server module.

What is the best way to organize and commit patches back to Drupal modules for Services?

Examples:
* comment.load
* comment.user
* inbox.getmessages
* node.load
* node.save
* node.delete
* user.login
* user.logout
* aggregator.load

User g10 starts the discussion with there should be a consensus bout this: