Archive for the ‘BlackBerry Tips’ Category

BlackBerry Expert Support Center - A BES Admin’s Friend

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

If you support BlackBerry devices for your organization, you have most likely spent time troubleshooting an Enterprise Activation issue, only to find out the device didn't have the correct BlackBerry data plan. Wouldn't it be nice it here was a webite you could just plug in the device info and find out ...

BlackBerry IM applications - fixed memory leak?

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Are you perhaps using a stand-alone Instant Messaging, like AIM, on your BlackBerry, and are wondering where all your free space is going? A reliable source has informed us that RIM has found and fixed a 'major memory leak' - and it was caused by none other than BlackBerry IM applications. 

How To Create Animated Themes - The Easy Way

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

I am sure you have started to see animated BlackBerry themes appear. Here is a quick guide that will have you building animated themes in no time. Step 1 - The Animated Background 1. Find an animated GIF file that you like or create your own. 2. Open up Plazmic Composer.

Dude, where’s my calendar?

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

With the recent month's onslaught of OS 4.5 releases for the BlackBerry (and of course the numerous beta OS leaks, as well), many users have upgraded to find all their calendar entries blank, duplicated or missing. After your OS 4.5 upgrade, you might experience missing or duplicate calendar entries after syncing ...

Can’t you put that thing down for FIVE minutes?!

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

I have a co-worker who is one of those types of people. You know the type. You're sitting there in a meeting, discussing the next big project, and his BlackBerry rings. Not only does he answer it, but he starts chatting away. Sometimes he will leave the room, and sometimes he just turns ...

Creating New Documents on the Standard Edition of Documents to Go

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

Among the great new features to come out of OS 4.5 now that BIS 2.5 is here has been the inclusion of the Standard Edition of DataViz's Documents to Go enabling BlackBerry users to edit, save, and send World, Excel, and PowerPoint files on the go. But unfortunately the standard ...

The Death of the Non Camera-Berry???

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

This week, for the first time I realised that a non camera-berry is about to become a thing of the past. A couple of years ago when rumours of the Pearl first surfaced, we were all surprised that RIM would be breaking the mold of the corporate blueprint and producing ...

SureType - Learn To Love It

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

So you have a new Pearl , or you're considering a switch to a Pearl, and the first thing you notice is that tiny keyboard.  "How in the world will I type on that itty bitty thing?", you wonder.  Or perhaps you're now having flashbacks of using T9 word (note: ...

AutoText and Custom Dictionary

Monday, July 7th, 2008

One of the things I appreciate about my BlackBerry is the way it can help me type.  It doesn't matter if I am using a SureType keyboard, or a full QWERTY keyboard, I can always count on it to help me complete many words and phrases. "How?",  you ask.  By using ...

Minimize Your Data Costs While Roaming

Saturday, July 5th, 2008

The major selling point of BlackBerry devices is that they enable you to remain connected anywhere at any time to anyone. But unless you have a lot of money to spare and a good reason, you probably don't want to be burning through your data on your summer vacation. With ...