How can I view and examine the Android log?

Log-File locations. There) are several directories where logs (including those from crashes) might appear -- not all of them are standardized (i.e. some may be ROM-specific). /data/anr: Some trace files seem to get here (Dalvik writes stack traces here on ANR, i.e. "Application Not Responding" aka "Force-Close"; see e.g. log excerpts here)