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Safely remove the memory card from your BlackBerry
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Safely remove the memory card from your BlackBerry

Posted by Joseph Holder on 20 Jun 2011 4:28 pm
There's a lot of memory installed in my BlackBerry. The Torch 9800 comes with 4 gigabytes of internal memory, and I have a removable 16 GB microSD card installed as well. Until recently, those cards were rather full. My BlackBerry goes where I go, so I usually have it filled with movies, music, ringtones, and anything else that strikes my fancy. My smartphone has so much memory available, I...
The secret BlackBerry address books
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The secret BlackBerry address books

Posted by IsaacKendall on 20 Jun 2011 11:24 am
Ever needed to have a contact's number in your phone but didn't really want their name in your address book 'just in case' you were in a situation where other prying eyes are interested in who is in your BlackBerry address book?  This "feature" I found a few years ago I'm assuming is a bug in the OS, and is so far down the priority list of things for RIM to worry about that is now a...
BlackBerry Bedside Mode, do my bidding!
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BlackBerry Bedside Mode, do my bidding!

Posted by Joseph Holder on 18 Jun 2011 10:57 am
Shhh. It's bedtime, time to charge your BlackBerry. Over the next few hours, both you and your smartphone will get some much needed recharge time. You'll lay your head upon a pillow, falling into a deep sleep. Your BlackBerry will sit nearby, silently suckling the electric teat of its charger or nesteled comfortably in its charging pod. All is quiet and peaceful in your world. 2:38 a.m...
Soft Reset – the three-key battery pull for your BlackBerry
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Soft Reset – the three-key battery pull for your BlackBerry

Posted by Joseph Holder on 14 Jun 2011 4:12 pm
  The other day, I was helping one of my friends get better acquainted with his new BlackBerry Torch. He's no stranger to BlackBerry, he had one before I did. In fact, if you go back and look at my CrackBerry Idol audition, he's the one with the 8820 who told me to get a BlackBerry.  Without that bit of advice, I never would have joined the CrackBerry Team. The other day, he asked me to show...
Key Shortcuts for the BlackBerry PlayBook
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Key Shortcuts for the BlackBerry PlayBook

Posted by Joseph Holder on 14 Jun 2011 12:52 pm
  The BlackBerry PlayBook doesn't exactly have a keyboard. Sure there's a virtual one, but it doesn't do a whole lot of tricks as of yet. Where your standard BlackBerry with a QWERTY keyboard has somewhere in the neighborhood of forty-five keys on it, the PlayBook has four. Nevertheless, the PlayBook has some cool tricks you can do with those keys. The power button, though difficult by...
How to turn your BlackBerry PlayBook into a world clock
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How to turn your BlackBerry PlayBook into a world clock

Posted by Joseph Holder on 13 Jun 2011 12:24 pm
  There's no reason to go out and get an application to help you keep track of the time around the world; your BlackBerry PlayBook can do that for you. Using the PlayBook's clock application, you can add as many clocks as you'd like to it. It takes a little preparation ahead of time, but what you end up with is a customized bank of clocks that quickly gives you the information you need....
A BlackBerry, an iPhone and an Android device go for a swim – what to do when your smartphone gets wet
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A BlackBerry, an iPhone and an Android device go for a swim – what to do when your smartphone gets wet

Posted by Joseph Holder on 11 Jun 2011 4:00 pm
Water and electricity do not mix. All those electrical components and doodads inside your BlackBerry are carefully insulated… with air. Air is a wonderful insulator; it doesn’t conduct electricity. Otherwise, we’d all get horribly shocked every time we went to unplug a lamp. Water conducts electricity; poorly, but it does. When your smartphone gets dunked in water, all those carefully...
Word Substitution: possibly the best feature on a BlackBerry
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Word Substitution: possibly the best feature on a BlackBerry

Posted by IsaacKendall on 10 Jun 2011 11:24 am
BlackBerry 101: Word Substitution/AutoText For me I'm asked one question almost every day "Why do you use a BlackBerry?"  I'm asked it by friends, family members, clients and in radio interviews. Unlike many people I can't give the easy answer "It's what my company gave me" no, I need a real answer.  I fully understand the question from those who don't know how cool a BlackBerry really is.  I...

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