Easily Switch Between BBM Categories Using the Spacebar
One of the more useful tricks I learned in the last few weeks was that RIM threw in a little keyboard shortcut to easily switch between the categories of BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) users in your contact list. BBM usually shows you the current conversations and then a list of your friends in multiple categories you…
Quick BlackBerry 6 In-App Navigation Tips from RIM
Now that BlackBerry 6 is officially available for more devices RIM is starting to be able to promote it more. They previously shared some tips on how to navigate the new features of the homescreen in BlackBerry 6 but now moved on to in app navigation. I am the first to admit that I don’t…
Two Contact Info Auto-Complete Shortcuts – Share Yours!
Yesterday I shared two tips with a friend of mine and it blew his mind. They were nothing special but I then realized how much I rely on them. These shortcuts are simple ways to make searching for contacts easier when you are composing and email or finding a contact in the address book…
RIM Officially Details How To Clear BlackBerry App World Cache
One of the annoying “Features” in App World is that it caches content on your device. That means there may be newer content on the App World servers but RIM is trying to be so miserly with data usage that they did not setup a cache control header or perform a regular cache check. Instead…
BlackBerry Maps Gets a Visual Overhaul – Follow These Instructions!
RIM has announced that they have updated the BlackBerry Maps with a new optimized look. The announcement was made on their BlackBerry Developer’s Blog of all places and mentions a few of the other nice updates that RIM has provided in their mapping data. You can see a sample of what the old maps look…
Tips & Tricks: Use The Right Convenience Key to Focus Camera
Every once in awhile I run into a BlackBerry OS trick that I never heard of before. The @BlackBerryHelp Twitter team posted that: While using the camera press the Right Convenience key 1/2 way to focus, press all the way to take the picture. ^BBS It turns out that this actually works very well on…
FAQ: How To Activate Your BlackBerry on a BES Without Wireless Enterprise Activation
The ability to activate BlackBerrys on a BES without performing Wireless Enterprise Activation has been around for years. The original way to activate BlackBerrys was by connecting them directly to the BES server. Over the years RIM extended that concept to also work if you connected it to a PC with Desktop Manager connected to…
FAQ: How Do You Get Wi-Fi To Connect Faster on Your BlackBerry?
RIM has always been known to put power saving features before functionality. This is exemplified in how they implemented Wi-Fi on BlackBerrys where it only polls for access points every minute or two. That saves some serious battery life but what if you want it to connect immediately? Personally I have always used the trick…