Another advantage is that you can download Excel files from your desktop PC or Mac to the memory card in you BlackBerry and have access to all the information you need wherever you are. The trick is that you cannot open regular .xls files from your memory card. You have to first put them on your desktop and then sync them with your device. The other option is to get them as an email and Gridmagic will automatically convert them. This may be a pain for some but Simprit has promised to fix this in later releases. I knocked down a few points because of this.

Another nice feature just added by Simprit are the free workbook templates for some regular excel functions. These templates include:

• Mortgage/loan application with amortization schedule
• BMI/ideal weight calculator
• Personalized Lotto lucky pick
• US Holiday 2007
• US Holiday 2008

Excel spreadsheets can be customized for just about any application imaginable. From calculating the re-entry approach angle of the space shuttle to scheduling next weeks home-work for students, it all depends on the programming.