Photoshop 1.0 ported to the iPhone: [link]

Am posting this via Virgin wireless 3G modem thingie.

ION, I went to the Apple store today and asked what connectors I needed in order to play highdef iTunes video on my MacBook Pro while using my highdef TV as a monitor. See, VGA won't work, as Apple's DRM requires a digital connection to an authorized display device.

Anyway, I explained this to an Apple Store person, who had me talk to a second person, who had me talk to a third person, who finally had me talk to a guy who knew about this. It amused me that the guy who finally helped me with my highdef video issue was blind. Then he did my credit card transaction on his iPhone - he had some wireless headset that was apparently giving him audio feedback on what he was doing. I don't know what special software that iPhone had to enable him to use it to do credit card transactions, but it was cool to watch - his finger movements on the iPhone seemed to have no correlation to what the display was showing (which makes sense when you think about it) - he appeared to be just moving his finger from side to side on an open area of the screen.

eta: What Apple is doing with their DRM thing here is an example of "plugging the analog hole." Another example is it will soon be illegal to sell a new TV that has analog inputs that can be used for high-def. See, the manufacturers thinks that by keeping everything digital all the way to the final display device (and by requiring new display devices to be able to authenticate themselves) they will reduce or eliminate potential ways of illegally duplicating highdef content.

Another example is it will soon be illegal to sell a new TV that has analog inputs that can be used for high-def.

And what televisions are there now that do that? *cough*

Mine does.

Except for stuff I bought from the iTunes store.

ION, highdef = pretty. This is the first time I've actually used highdef resolution on my TV.

I'm delurking to find out what you bought to make that work, if you don't mind. I want to do that but haven't had a chance yet to hunt down what all I need to make it happen.

Hi Mala!

Here's what I bought.

Apple￿Mini-DP￿to￿DVI￿Adapter
Part￿Number:￿MB570Z/A
$￿29.00

Belkin￿-￿12￿HDMI￿:￿DVI￿Cable
Part￿Number:￿TR843LL/A
$29.95

Note: This is for the MacBook Pro with the mini-video adapter. Older versions of the MacBook Pro have a different video connector (I think) but they don't have this DRM issue, so you could buy a VGA or composite video adapter instead.

eta: Oh, you'd also need a 1/8" stereo plug to stereo RCA adapter. You can find this at Radio Shack.

Oh, that reminds me, I did finally get the right adapter for my Env3. It was indeed a proprietary 2.5mm jack, and not the one sold by Verizon. Frustrating. But it all works now, and the adapter has a volume control and a mic with a send button so I can answer the phone while listening to music. Bonus.

I am tired of the sucktastic web access from my Virgin prepaid phone. Just discovered I could get a BlackBerry 8330 with a Boost prepaid plan. How good is the browser on an 8330?

What sort of sites are you usually viewing? The Curve is fine for stuff like this, lj, google, cta. Some blogs and sites aren't really set up for mobile access so can be kind of clunky.

Maybe I should say, what are the issues you currently have? I can probably tell you if I run into the same things.

Maybe I should say, what are the issues you currently have?

Mine is very slow, and the screen is too tiny. It takes too long to get to the right page on the CTA bus tracker, even though that site is optimized for mobile devices. Also, b.org is slow and takes too long to scroll through the pages.

Because of its limitations, those are really the only two sites I use.