Last night I read that wordpress submitted their app to the app store on iTunes. Looks like it was approved because here I am posting on my phone. Looks like it works great. I’ll update later with some screenshots. Right now I’m at work resurrecting an old iMac by updating it from OS9 to OS X. It only supports panther so I luckily tracked down some old discs.
Today the Dark Knight was finally released. I have been waiting for this movie all summer and it did not disappoint. When I first heard the Joker was going to be the villain of this movie I wasn’t sure how I felt about it. The 1989 Tim Burton Batman was always my favorite of the series and I really liked how Jack Nicholson portrayed the character. However, I must say the late Heath Ledger did an excellent job and made the character his own. Both Jokers are very different and I like both versions. In the Dark Knight you never find out the origin of the Joker and I think that adds to the mystery of the character. It is left to the imagination of the audience to try and figure it out. I think it helps make the character more interesting that way. I don’t want to give anything else away but lets just say the movie was 2 hours and 45 minutes and it felt like it lasted only 15. It sucked me right in from the beginning and time flew by. I will be seeing it again as soon as time permits. There is already talk about who the villain will be in the next movie, but I really don’t know if they will be able to top this one. Below are 3 pictures of the evolution of the Joker in live action form. First the 60′s incarnation played by Cesar Romero, then Jack Nicholson, and finally Heath Ledger.
I’ve been having loads of fun with the iPhone and some of the free apps in the app store. A lot of the free apps are just little time waster apps, but today one was released that is actually pretty useful. A VNC app has become available and it’s free. It is simply called VNC lite. I just downloaded and and tried it out and it works great. VNC allows you to take remote control of a computer. The server end works on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. It is actually built right into OS X. I tested the program out and I was able to take control of my iMac without a hiccup. Now if an SSH app comes along I would pretty much be set in terms of remote computer control.
It has been a crazy 24 hours. Last night at 10:30 Sarah and I decided to swing by the AT&T store at the University mall to see if there was a line yet for the iPhone. Low and behold there was one already formed with around 60 people. I quickly gathered up some supplies (laptop and movies) and joined in. I didn’t really get any sleep, but I figured I was close enough to get an iPhone and then after work I could take a nap. After a long night of movies 8:00 began to approach. The AT&T employees would not divulge how many iPhones they had, but said they were working on some final things with corporate. At 8:00 they finally told us they only received 40 iPhones and 10 of them were the 16 gig model. I couldn’t believe it. I stayed all night and no iPhone. By 8:00 the line had roughly 200 people in it. Many were upset. They offered a direct fulfillment plan where you paid for the iPhone now and then they would get one shipped to you in a few days. Needless to say after camping out all night I wanted an iPhone today.
We decided to try the Apple store at the Gateway in Salt Lake. I called them up and they told us they had plenty and we were pretty much guaranteed one. We arrive at the store by 9:00 a.m. and there was a line of roughly 300 people. I had read Apple anticipated handling 100 people an hour, so I figured that wasn’t too bad. However, there were all sorts of problems with the AT&T activation process and iTunes was getting hammered as today was not only the launch in the U.S. but many other countries as well. I knew they had them though and we slowly crept up to the Apple Store entrance.
I finally had my iPhone paid and activated at 5:00 p.m. It was a great end, but boy was it a long day. I am severely sunburned, but the Apple employees were nice in supplying us with water and snow cones throughout the day. After all the trouble I know I am going to make sure I take full advantage and enjoy the iPhone. I already have download several of the free apps on the app store, setup custom ringtones, and custom wallpapers. All the 3g network stuff is really cool. I used the GPS with google maps and a little blue dot appears which shows the car traveling on the road. Here are some pictures of the day. The first one shows the line at the AT&T store and the rest show how things progressed at the Apple store.
Today the frame arrived for my medallion set. Now this is how they should be displayed. I really think they look amazing. Now I just have to figure out where I am going to display them. Most people use an easel and display them on a shelf or table. I’ll probably go that route. It’s nice to have the set finished.
