Archive for December, 2007
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
I am paranoid about security so I found this Knowledgebase article by RIM very useful. In this article RIM describes the exact steps you need to take to put your BlackBerry device in lockdown. It does not include instructions on how to encrypt the memory card and device memory but that is a straight forward [...]
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Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
SHAPE just released the beat of GPSed which is a spinoff application that allows you to save tracklogs that you can later map out on Google Earth. Currently the leader for tracklogs is MobileTracker but that costs $24 while GPSed is free.
You need to get a login by going to GPSed.com from your PC. You can [...]
4 Comments » | Posted in 8300 Curve, 8800/8830, Free Software, GPS, News, Utilities
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
I just read a great post on BoyGenius about ColorWarePC coming out with custom paint jobs for the BlackBerry Pearl, 8300, & 8800. The paint jobs are scheduled to be available on New Years eve (12/31/2007). This is some great news for all of your modders who are too scared to point a spray paint [...]
1 Comment » | Posted in 8100 Pearl, 8300 Curve, 8800/8830, Accessories, News
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
I first have to ask forgiveness from anybody who is actually considering buying one of these.
With that said…
I couldn’t stop laughing when I read this post on PopGadget.net. It seems like the orthopedic company IMAK has come out with a glove that is supposed to offer thumb support for users who are experiencing pain [...]
4 Comments » | Posted in Accessories, News
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
It seems like T-mobile has decided to push out a link to all of their BlackBerry subscribers for their Facebook application. I have already received two emails about it so I thought I would let everybody else in on the details.
RIM and T-mobile have pushed out a link to many T–mobile BlackBerry users that puts [...]
7 Comments » | Posted in Editorial, RIM, T-mobile
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
Review: GridMagic For BlackBerry
Rating: 7.5/10
Link: www.simprit.com
Free Personal Version: www.simprit.com/free
Price: Ranges from free to $49.9
For anyone who has ever used Microsoft Excel in there their profession then this could be a very handy program. GridMagic allows you to perform just about all of the options you have on the desktop version but with the [...]
Leave Comment » | Posted in Free Software, Reviews, Utilities
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
Christmas is over and we are back to our regularly scheduled programming (that is until new years ).
I have been noticing an influx of requests from new BlackBerry users this past week or two. It seems that many people got a new BlackBerry device this holiday season. I personally did not get any new BlackBerry [...]
4 Comments » | Posted in Editorial
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
I just found a great little website that has some nice BlackBerry icons for your Mac or PC. I just liked being able to set a new icon for the BlackBerry desktop manager so that it has a nicer feel. The icons are completely free but they do not have some of the latest devices [...]
Leave Comment » | Posted in Free Software, News
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
Magmic & Bplay.com have a one day sale going on where all the games, themes, & ringtones they sell are 30% off. The sale is only valid today December 26th, 2007 so if you are interested I would get in on this quick. I am not sure what timezone they are basing the 1 day [...]
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Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
This is some serious savings for any of you who have been holding off purchasing some new software. This coupon is the largest discount I have ever seen for Handango.com and can save you a chunk of change on your next software purchase. The coupon is valid until 12/31/2007 and works only on Handango.com.
Head on over [...]
3 Comments » | Posted in Coupons, News