Sure, I’m just as jealous as the next guy (or girl) when I see someone showing off their iPhone with the latest kick arse app. But you know, us BlackBerry subscribers have some really cool apps at our disposal too. Take a look at some of my favorites… that are FREE to boot!
A few weeks ago I wrote about Google Sync in this post, and promised to get back to y’all after I tested it a bit more thoroughly.
Soooo… After a couple of weeks of testing, I have a verdict… Google Sync is pretty darn awesome! Not only does it automatically SAVE all your BB’s contacts to your gmail account in case—you know—you lose your phone or it dies beyond repair, but it syncs up with Google Calendar too.
And this is great because now I won’t forget that I have a meeting with a potential client tomorrow at 10am and a meeting with my accountant at 5pm. YES, both Google AND my BB are reminding me of this. Sure to be even more helpful when my schedule is busier in the future.
But, the thing about this app is the saving of contacts, hands down. Sure, I can easily plug in my BB to my computer, open some software, backup my contacts… OR I can just have it done automatically.
And it’s bi-directional too… which wouldn’t so much be in “sync” if it wasn’t, right? Anyway, after downloading this neat little app and installing it on your BlackBerry, all your Google Calendar events and Gmail contacts will be synced up with your BlackBerry. Pretty nifty…
Personally, I seldom use Google Calendar, but I also hardly used Facebook or Twitter until I discovered an app for them. So maybe Google Calendar will follow suit. Actually, it would probably be incredibly useful to have something like this synced with my smart phone.
Anyway, it literally just synced up my Google Calendar (nothing on it, of course) and my Gmail contact (137 apparently). I’ll probably blog on this again after I explore this promising app some more.
President-elect Obama and I have something very much in common: we are both obsessed with our BlackBerries. Unfortunately, come January 20th, Mr. Obama will more than likely have to give up his precious, and it probably won’t be easy. Personally, I know I would have a hard time in his situation, and I just run a modest web design shop.
And apparently, his wife hates his BlackBerry habits too.
This past summer, news cameras recorded him [Barack] checking his BlackBerry while watching his daughter’s soccer game, only to have Michelle Obama slap at his hands, prompting him to return the device to its holster.
This part made me laugh, sorta… because similarly, my wife lectures me on my BlackBerry habits and gives me dirty looks when I place the device on the coffee table—within arm’s reach—while watching TV together. I’m probably real close to getting slapped myself.
I have trouble disconnecting, and can finally admit that. It does, however, make it easy when it comes to managing my business. I just need to work on separating my work-life from my private-life. It’s tough.
And yes, I’ve been salivating over those BlackBerry Storm commercials too. Makes me wish my contract was up. True words of an addict, I guess.
After many months of BlackBerry ownership, I finally got around to installing the software onto my computer, running a backup, and adding more applications.
I started by downloading some free games, but quickly removed most of them due to strange quirks. Actually, the only one I kept was Pac Man. They were free, so I wasn’t too upset. Though having Space Invaders at my fingertips got me all sorts of excited.
Anyway, one of the most interesting installations I found while scouring the web was a theme that made my BlackBerry look like an iPhone. Much better than the default themes they give you with the phone, plus this one is also FREE (though they do ask for donations)! Check it out here!