I was just informed that Lightroom 2 has been released. I read about this version a while back and of course played with the beta while on various outings. Version 2 really packs a wide array of new features, fixes and UI improvements. You can read more about the features and changes on the Lightroom blog.

Colin of PhotoshopCafe has released a new Lightroom 2 DVD that will walk you through the changes, as well as teach you some really awesome concepts and tricks. I highly recommend it.

After looking at the “updated” iPhone that was just released it just didn’t do it for me. The 3G is nice, but the new plan and contract is not. The battery life is even lower on 3G and from testing the apps while on the road on the iPhone this weekend they just suck that battery away.

So basically I am skipping iPhone 3G, installed 2.0 on my current iPhone and that will be good enough.

However I will be buying a Blackberry Bold (coming soon). After looking at the tech specs which includes WIFI I was sold. The removable battery and externally accessible memory card just sealed the deal.

If you don’t have an iPhone at the moment I do still highly recommend it.. its an amazing piece of hardware. Just the new one doesn’t bring enough “newness” to blow good pricing and terms I have now.

Since I have gotten something like 30 spam requests and emails about things I have twittered (from random people), I have decided to follow the others and lock my timeline. It was also because my “tweets” appear in various searches/feeds.

In other twitter news, they upped the API call limit and just in time for things like “Twitterific (iTunes link)“, now available at the Apple App Store.. so now I can update you all on my random comments/thoughts while on the road.

If for some reason you have to hear what I’m talking about, please feel free to send a request.

Update: I also privatized my social network profiles for the same reason.