Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
How I Received my BlackBerry For Free!
The most common complaint about a BlackBerry is its price. So I have decided to share how I got my berry for free! This is not difficult at all, you will just need a credit card of some kind to do it. I'm not saying your gonna spend any money, you just need it to verify a few things. If you do end up spending money it will be less than 50 bucks, much cheaper than the blackberrys 200 dollar price tag. I'll include a link here to the offer, it starts off asking for your email.
Free Black Berry
Enjoy!
Free Black Berry
Enjoy!
Obama Gets A Blackberry
I have quite a few things in common with Obama, and even more things dissimilar. The one similarity however that has surprised and intrigued me is his open affection for his blackberry. I didn't agree with him on many political and social issues, but boy do I get him when it comes to his feelings about his blackberry. To come between me and my blackberry is like coming between an NRA fanatic and his gun; "The only way your going to get it is to pry it from my cold dead hands!" This may seem extreme to anyone who has not experienced the power of what that little machine can do.
Blackberry aficionados tend to be people with busy lives who want to maintain order. We want to remain personal and personable without appearing to work at it. There are those who are blessed with a natural recall that allows them to remember names, faces, dates and personal information. They will, with ease, meet someone they have not seen for a period of time and greet them by name and personalize the contact by asking about a family member by name. The person who is greeted will then feel special and pleased at having been remembered in such detail. Well I am not like that. I need a cheat sheet! My blackberry is my cheat sheet. I can quickly store info about a person along with their phone number and even their face (if they would allow a photo). My recall of faces is just fine; it's all the other details after that which are problematic. It is just not cool to say "I know you from somewhere, I recognized your face, just tell me your name and who you are and what you do again?"
My blackberry also entertains me and keeps me healthy. My exercise routine would not be complete without the accompaniment of my music, which my blackberry provides. I have uploaded on my blackberry's mp3 over 100 songs, which gives me more than enough time to engage in a 30 - 60 minute workout routine. While walking I can listen to something and not miss any callers who may wish to contact me during that time. With the addition of the Bluetooth, I am hands free to accept my calls, and once the call is terminated, I am once again surrounded by my music. It is all so convenient.
Like most PDA's today, the blackberry is also able to go on the internet and access files and e-mails. For me this was not a big seller. I access the internet from my desk computer and don't care to watch video's or read e-mail on such a small screen. But for those who love their social networking, IMing or texting, the blackberry can do all that for you also.
If all these features above don't do it for you, well this last feature is the one that sold it for me. I suspect that this feature may be the one Obama and I love the most. Like most PDA's the blackberry can store appointments, names and addresses as well as other data. However, the blackberry also syncs up with my Microsoft outlook program. What that means is that although I am away from my desk I can still make an office appointment without worrying about my schedule availability. My blackberry is synced to my office calendar at the end of every day and again at the beginning of the work day. The two calendars match without taking valuable time to manually input or delete updated entries. For the busy professional this is a work of genius.
After reading that President Obama would be denied his blackberry for security reasons I felt an empathetic rush of pain. Having experienced the intensity of love that one can have for one's blackberry, I began to worry about how he will adjust to being forcibly separated from such a large part of his life. On the campaign trail he had been trying to kick the nicotine habit, I don't know how successful he was at that. Now he was being asked to kick the blackberry habit. Sometimes I think service to this country asks too much!
Thankfully he has been given his blackberry back and can now resume running the country. If anything having the blackberry makes all this easier. Why he was asked to drop the blackberry in the first place, I'll never know.
Blackberry aficionados tend to be people with busy lives who want to maintain order. We want to remain personal and personable without appearing to work at it. There are those who are blessed with a natural recall that allows them to remember names, faces, dates and personal information. They will, with ease, meet someone they have not seen for a period of time and greet them by name and personalize the contact by asking about a family member by name. The person who is greeted will then feel special and pleased at having been remembered in such detail. Well I am not like that. I need a cheat sheet! My blackberry is my cheat sheet. I can quickly store info about a person along with their phone number and even their face (if they would allow a photo). My recall of faces is just fine; it's all the other details after that which are problematic. It is just not cool to say "I know you from somewhere, I recognized your face, just tell me your name and who you are and what you do again?"
My blackberry also entertains me and keeps me healthy. My exercise routine would not be complete without the accompaniment of my music, which my blackberry provides. I have uploaded on my blackberry's mp3 over 100 songs, which gives me more than enough time to engage in a 30 - 60 minute workout routine. While walking I can listen to something and not miss any callers who may wish to contact me during that time. With the addition of the Bluetooth, I am hands free to accept my calls, and once the call is terminated, I am once again surrounded by my music. It is all so convenient.
Like most PDA's today, the blackberry is also able to go on the internet and access files and e-mails. For me this was not a big seller. I access the internet from my desk computer and don't care to watch video's or read e-mail on such a small screen. But for those who love their social networking, IMing or texting, the blackberry can do all that for you also.
If all these features above don't do it for you, well this last feature is the one that sold it for me. I suspect that this feature may be the one Obama and I love the most. Like most PDA's the blackberry can store appointments, names and addresses as well as other data. However, the blackberry also syncs up with my Microsoft outlook program. What that means is that although I am away from my desk I can still make an office appointment without worrying about my schedule availability. My blackberry is synced to my office calendar at the end of every day and again at the beginning of the work day. The two calendars match without taking valuable time to manually input or delete updated entries. For the busy professional this is a work of genius.
After reading that President Obama would be denied his blackberry for security reasons I felt an empathetic rush of pain. Having experienced the intensity of love that one can have for one's blackberry, I began to worry about how he will adjust to being forcibly separated from such a large part of his life. On the campaign trail he had been trying to kick the nicotine habit, I don't know how successful he was at that. Now he was being asked to kick the blackberry habit. Sometimes I think service to this country asks too much!
Thankfully he has been given his blackberry back and can now resume running the country. If anything having the blackberry makes all this easier. Why he was asked to drop the blackberry in the first place, I'll never know.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Black Berry Storm Review
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The Storm Has Arrived!
The Black Berry Storm has been labeled the newest "iPhone Killer," but how well does it do when compared to the hype?
Now I'll keep this short and sweet, its good. Its not incredible, just good. Now that's not to be taken as a bad thing. The phone is by no means a bad piece of hardware, it just does not match its hype.
The Cool Things
The new age phone has a very unique touch screen, when enough pressure is applied the screen depresses slightly and clicks. This is cool because it makes typing much easier and messages typed with the touch screen comes out much more accurately.
The screen is huge and brilliantly colorful. Everything is clear and visible and the screen feels sturdy and smooth. When you touch the screen you'll notice that the screen lights up wherever you touch. The screen lends itself well to surfing the web watching videos and taking pictures.
The functionality! A Blackberry is known for its ability to do a lot of things that a computer does, such as email, with little to no problems. This Blackberry does that beautifully. If you have had a Blackberry in the past you will be right at home with this one. Emails send quickly, the web runs smoothly on the phone (ala 3G) and you will notice web pages displaying in a very high resolution (640X480).
THE CRAPPY THINGS
The biggest gripe I can come up with has to be the noticeable lag the menu can come across. When surfing through the menu the phone itself will slowdown and apps or just folders will take a few seconds longer to open. This will have you miles ahead where the phone is just hanging. This is not a huge deal, but a very noticeable one.
NO WiFi! Thats right the phone does not come equipped with WiFi. Which means when in a hot spot you're not going to be able to get a signal from the internet and surf the web that way. This wouldn't be a huge deal if phones like the iPhone didnt come equipped with WiFi.
All in all the phone comes out a winner. Its unique, sleek looking and is a great alternative for those who do not want to go the Apple way. I do recommend this phone to those who enjoy their Blackberry's as it is quite similar. I myself am looking forward to purchasing one :-)
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