Paul just asked me for a list of the keyboard shortcuts for the BlackBerry 8300/8310/8320 Series. I thought I would share the list I have compiled for him with you. I find the shortcuts useful but I really wish there were more…
Before you take a picture:

Enter = take a picture
Space = toggle through flash settings [...]

I was just reading an surprising Knowledgebase article on RIM’s site. It seems that many users are experiencing slowdowns with their AOL accounts which are being checked by the BIS (BlackBerry Internet Service). The culprit according to RIM is that AOL limits the amount of connections that can be made from RIM’s servers so messages [...]

A bit back I had a friend of mine ask me about a problem he had when buying a ringtone from AT&T’s MEdia Net store. I told him that his first problem was paying for a ringtone but that is besides the point. While trolling the RIM Knowledgebase today and ran into a work around RIM has [...]

Even has posted a great guide on BlackBerryforums on how to clean your BlackBerry trackball. This may interest many users including me since mine is already black from dirt and grime. The guide requires you to get down and dirty with your device with a screwdriver and a “spudger” (not sure what that is) so [...]

I cannot count how many times I have been asked if there is a way to monitor data usage on your BlackBerry. I do not have this issue since I am on an unlimited plan but many other users in other countries are hobbled by limited BlackBerry data plan. For these users it has been a hit [...]

Alexander Wolfe of InformationWeek has written a great editorial on the recent comparison Consumer Reports did on smartphones. His claim is that Consumer Reports has rated the BlackBerry completely out of sync with reality. The BlackBerry is rated #7 in the full list of smartphone ratings way below the Windows Mobile devices such as the [...]

Dear Readers,
I think I might have a problem. It all started about 12 months ago when, in a fit of frustration and rage, I threw my O2 Atom against a brick wall as I was subjected to yet another reset of the windows based device. With my tail between my legs I went down [...]

We have had quite a few requests from reader (the latest being from Delia) about editing their MP3 tags and album art for their BlackBerry. By editing and fixing your tags you will be able to use the album, artist, and genre filtering built into the BlackBerry Media/MP3 player. It will also let you fix all [...]

Jenny has just released an great looking theme on BlackBerryForums that I installed immediately. The theme is made for the 8300 but it also has the WiFi icon for 8320 users. The theme has a very bold black and red look that I like. The icons could be better on the application screen but the [...]

SanDisk has given us BlackBerry addicts another reason to cry this holiday season. I have started to see some retail chains such as J&R starting to carry the SanDisk 8GB MicroSDHC cards for a whopping $149.99. These cards do not seem to be compatible out of the box with current BlackBerry devices but I don’t [...]