We recently described the long lines and ways to check for iPhone availability before you head out to sign up for that 2 year contract and lovely new electronic device. And despite it now being a few weeks since initial release, the demand for the iPhone is still very, very high.

Insanley Great Mac is reporting that Apple has adjusted their store hours as a result. All stores will now open at 8am to accommodate for the demand.

The other interesting fact is that they’re also increasing Apple Store employees to help customers get in and out with an agreement to spend almost $1700 over two years and the additional $199 for their new phone.

So, if you’re ready to sign over that money to enjoy the benefits of the iPhone, you can now show up at the store at 8am. You might want to be there a bit earlier if you want to avoid the lines. I imagine people will start showing up at 6am or 7am now to be first in line.

Wordpress has released an app for the iPhone/iPod touch that allows you to post blog entries while on the go.

If you use Wordpress, head on over to the Appstore and pick It up and blog away.

To continue our recent theme of iPhone related posts, I thought I’d comment about the iPhone availability. Recent reports have stated that the iPhone was sold out across most of the Apple and At&t stores .

If you are one of the few lucky individuals that plan to purchase an iPhone and still have some available at your local Apple store, be prepared to wait in line. Long lines.

Today, I ventured to the Apple Store in Tysons Corner Virginia to see if they had any iPhones left available.. And I was shocked to see a line of over 100 people waiting in front of the Apple store waiting for the phone. I didn’t expect that many people to be waiting in line in the middle of a Friday, but Apple store employees were helping invididuals in a few at a time to purchase and activate their iPhones.

So, while supplies are short at many Apple stores, it appears that the stores that still have an iPhone, have plenty of them to sell.
If you’d like to check to see if your local store has iPhone available to purchase, visit the Apple Availability site after 9pm to see what stock is available for the next day purchase. Additionally, it appears that new iPhones are being delivered almost every day.

Taking screenshots on the iPhone and iPod touch have gotten very very easy after the 2.0 software update.

To take a screenshot on your iPhone or iPod touch:

1. Hold Down the Home Button
2. Tap the power button on the top of your iPhone or iPod touch

You’ll know that the screenshot has been taken because the screen will flash all white. This works while watching video and doing almost everything else on the iPhone/iPod Touch.

Once the screenshot has been taken you can access it in your Photo app. From here you can email it or send it via mobileme back to your other computers.

So, if you’d like to share with everyone you know how awesome it is to have the new iPhone and updated iPod touch then take those screenshots and send them everywhere.

I’m sure many of you have heard that Apple really struggled with their iPhone 2.0 launch. It seems like everyone had trouble getting their phones activated and their iPod touches updated to the latest version yesterday as their were issues with iTunes store server.

I personally felt like Apple was mocking me as periodically through the day iTunes would tell me that a new software version 2.0 was available to upgrade. But, as soon as I clicked upgrade it opened a window to tell me that 1.1.4 was the latest version.

Fortunately everything seems to be working again this morning. I’ve been able to update my iPod touch to the latest software version 2.0 and even sign up for a free 60 day trial of MobileMe.

Check back here soon for a review of both.