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How to change your BlackBerry browser startup page between thumbnail and list view
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How to change your BlackBerry browser startup page between thumbnail and list view

Posted by Adam Zeis on 18 Jun 2012 4:06 pm
Customizations all around! When it comes to BlackBerry, there are soooo many tweaks you can do on your device to truly make it your own. One (of many) that resides in the BlackBerry browser is the ability to change your startup page between List View and Thumbnail View. So depending on what you fancy, you'll have easy access to your favorite pages right off the bat when you fire up the browser...
New BlackBerry Tip: How to change the Snooze time for calendar reminders directly from the popup!
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New BlackBerry Tip: How to change the Snooze time for calendar reminders directly from the popup!

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 16 Jun 2012 10:55 am
Normally you do not have those arrows on the Snooze button. With this shortcut, you will! Listen up all you 78 million BlackBerry users out there as I've got a hot BlackBerry tip you'll want to take advantage of immediately... When it comes to calendar popup reminders (as seen in the photo above), you normally have three options: Open, Dismiss and Snooze, with the Snooze time being a...
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How to play Scramble With Friends on the BlackBerry PlayBook

Posted by Adam Zeis on 15 Jun 2012 4:15 pm
Download and Install Scramble With Friends on the BlackBerry PlayBook! Want to play Scramble With Friends on your BlackBerry PlayBook? If you have a few minutes to spare and a bit of tech knowledge, you can do just that. With just a few steps you can install Scramble With Friends on your BlackBerry PlayBook and you'll boggling for hours on end. Just head into the CrackBerry forums and pick up...
How to transfer photos from your BlackBerry to PC using Dropbox
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How to transfer photos from your BlackBerry to PC using Dropbox

Posted by Adam Zeis on 11 Jun 2012 2:58 pm
There are numerous times per week when I need to quickly get an image or screenshot from my BlackBerry to my computer. For years I used the old method of emailing the file to myself, but after a while that gets to be a chore. It wasn't until I discovered Dropbox that I found I could easily move images from my BlackBerry to my computer with just a few clicks. Granted you can use Dropbox for more...
Dear Berry: Birthday notifications no longer appear in the calendar
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Dear Berry: Birthday notifications no longer appear in the calendar

Posted by Dear Berry on 9 Jun 2012 12:33 pm
Hello again dear readers. It's time to once again open up the mailbag and clear up any BlackBerry woes you may have. Once again I'm reaching out to the CrackBerry Nation to help another puzzling issue that had my head spinning. This week's question comes from George and he writes: Hello. So I am having a small issue with birthdays and my calendar. So I input birthdays into some contacts...
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How to use BlackBerry Protect on the web

Posted by James Richardson on 2 Jun 2012 6:08 pm
For a lot of folks, BlackBerry Protect may just be an application on your BlackBerry smartphone that you've never bothered to enable. It has the potential to be quite useful and a BlackBerry smartphone feature that everyone should be making use of whether you see a need for it or not. Consider it a preventative measure should you ever need it, though we hope you never do. Aside from it...
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How to enable Memory Cleaning on your BlackBerry smartphone

Posted by James Richardson on 31 May 2012 11:59 am
If you are a new BlackBerry user or one that isn't too familiar with all the features deep within, you may be interested to hear that the BlackBerry has its own memory cleaner. I often see on Twitter people complaining that they are seeing the spinning clock way to often or their device is laggy. Memory Cleaning will help, but for some strange reason it isn't enabled by default. As you...
How to setup notifications in foursquare for BlackBerry
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How to setup notifications in foursquare for BlackBerry

Posted by Adam Zeis on 30 May 2012 1:41 pm
In the latest version of foursquare for BlackBerry, you now have the ability to use the included inbox integration. That means you may choose to have alerts from the app show in your integrated message box - a very cool feature for foursquare lovers. Now while there are some notifications you may want to see like friend requests or comments, there are probably some others you don't (like every...
Dear Berry: PC Sync still not working with my PlayBook!
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Dear Berry: PC Sync still not working with my PlayBook!

Posted by Dear Berry on 30 May 2012 9:10 am
It's that time of the week again CrackBerry Nation where I cack open the ye olde mailbag and try to help clear up your BlackBerry woes. This week I've decided to let the community take a crack at the answer as this one is stumping even me. Brett writes: I have posted in the forums and even reached out to RIM directly regarding this and have had no luck(RIM wants to charge me for help...
How to change the keyboard speed on your BlackBerry smartphone
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How to change the keyboard speed on your BlackBerry smartphone

Posted by Adam Zeis on 29 May 2012 3:50 pm
If you've ever struggled with the BlackBerry keyboard either being too slow or too fast, there is a simple solution. Thankfully buried in the settings is the Key Rate option that allows you to raise or lower the speed of the keyboard. Depending on your device and/or OS, you may find that you often make typos when typing too fast and want to slow things down, or you're just a typing wizard and...

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