How to delete all of the data off your BlackBerry 8703e device.
1. Under Options, select Security Options.
2. Click General Settings.
3. Click the trackwheel and select Wipe Handheld.
4. Click Continue.
5. Type blackberry.
Your BlackBerry 8703e data will then be erased from the device.
How to delete a third party application from your BlackBerry Curve 8300, 8310, 8320 or 8330.
1. Under Settings > Options, select Advanced Options.
2. Select Applications.
3. Highlight the application you wish to delete.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Select Delete.
How to disable the backlight timeout on your BlackBerry Curve 8300, 8310, 8320 or 8330.
1. Under Settings > Options, select Screen/Keyboard.
2. Set Automatic Backlight to Off.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Select Save.
Unless you disable this message on your BlackBerry device, it will place a message that says Sent from Blackberry Wireless device at the bottom of every email you send out. Here is how to prevent it.
1. Select Messages.
2. Select Options.
3. Select Email Settings.
4. Set Use Auto Signature to No.
You can do the steps above or just change the Auto Signature message.
Since Apple announced that they will be releasing new tools for the iPhone in June, people seem to be all excited about the iPhone again. I have read that the iPhone will replace the BlackBerry, and I couldn’t disagree more. Have we forgotten that the iPhone has a host of problems? The largest problems being that it’s very difficult for the average person to type a message using the touch screen. A BlackBerry has a keyboard with actual buttons. This disadvantage alone is enough for corporate America to just say no to iPhone.
At a time when the United States is headed into recession, I don’t think companies are going to be buying $400 devices for their sales teams when they can get a BlackBerry for a fraction of the cost. I don’t see why the rest of the world would either. It’s another classic case of people going ga-ga over every single Apple announcement. The same thing happened with the AirBook, where the press overlooked that it doesn’t have an Ethernet port or CD-ROM drive. You can buy a more powerful laptop with more features for $500 at Wal-Mart.
Don’t get me wrong, the iPhone is a fairly cool device. It’s a solid product for consumers. I look forward to seeing some of the games that come out. The ability to move your iPhone around and control objects on the screen gets me a little giddy. But, replace devices in the corporate world? I think the device needs to be redesigned before that will happen.
It can be difficut to watch a video on your BlackBerry Pearl if the backlight turns off. Here’s how to keep it on.
1. In the Media application, press the Menu key.
2. Click Options.
3. Change the setting for Turn Off Automatic Backlighting field to No.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click Save.
If the PDF your are opening is password protected, getting it open on your BlackBerry Pearl 8100, 8110, 8120 or 8230 can be tricky. Here’s how.
1. Press the escape key when prompted with the Password protected document message.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Password.
4. Type the password to the document and press Enter.
5. Click Retrieve, then click Yes.
Save battery power by enabling your BlackBerry Pearl to automatically power on and off. It might be handy for you to configure it to power off late at night and power on in the morning. Here’s how to do it in software version 4.1 and above.
1. On the Home screen, select Options.
2. In Device Options, select Auto On/Off.
3. Change the Weekday field to Enabled.
4. Specify the times when the BlackBerry device should turn on and off on weekdays.
5. Change the Weekend field to Enabled.
6. Enter the times when the device should turn on and off on weekends.
7. Press the Menu key.
8. Click Save.
Source: BlackBerry Pearl Users Guide
Want to make the picture of a Contact appear when a person calls? Here’s how to add a photo to a Contact on your BlackBerry Curve 8320.
This tutorial assumes you have the pictures already taken and stored in your BlackBerry.
1. Open the Address Book and select a Contact.
2. Press Menu.
3. Click Add Picture.
4. Highlight a picture.
5. Press Menu.
6. Click Select.
7. Center the picture.
8. Click the trackball.
9. Click Crop and Save.
How to make a conference call using your BlackBerry Curve 8320 SmartPhone.
1. During a call, press Send.
2. Enter a phone number or highlight a contact.
3. Press Send.
4. While in the second call, press Menu.
5. Select Join.
If you need to add more participants to your meeting, place the call on hold before placing the next call.
How to answer a call while you are already on a call.
1. Press the Menu key.
2. To answer the incoming call and hold the current call, click Answer - Hold Current.
To answer the incoming call and end the current call, click Answer - Drop Current.
Source: BlackBerry Curve 8320 User Guide
How to setup an automatic Out of Office message on your BlackBerry device.
Verify that your BlackBerry device is associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry Enterprise Server that supports this feature.
1. In a message list, press the Menu key.
2. Click Options.
3. Click Email Settings.
4. Set the Use Out Of Office Reply field to Yes.
5. Type a reply.
6. If you use IBM Lotus Notes, in the Until field, set the date on which the out-of-office reply should turn off.
7. Press the Menu key.
8. Click Save.
To turn off the out-of-office reply, set the Use Out Of Office Reply field to No.
Source: Blackberry Users Guides
Enable view of longer message subject lines for your messages on your Blackberry.
1. In a message list, press the Menu key.
2. Click Options.
3. Click General Options.
4. Perform any of the following actions:
5. Press the Menu key.
6. Click Save.
Source: Blackberry Users Guides
How to connect your blackberry device to your Windows Vista computer.
To connect a Bluetooth Blackberry device to your computer, make sure that you first make the Blackberry discoverable (visible) and (if necessary) give the Blackberry a name. Complete the following steps:
1. Right-click the Bluetooth Device Notification area icon and choose Add a Bluetooth Device. Or open the Bluetooth Devices dialog box from the Control Panel or its notification icon and click the Add button at the bottom of the Devices tab.
2. Make sure that the Blackberry option for Discoverable is set to Yes under the Bluetooth settings.
3. From within Vista, check the box My Device is set up and ready to be found and then click the Next button.
4. Follow the remaining steps in the wizard including setting the passkey so that your computer and Blackberry can communicate.
After the wizard completes, Windows may prompt for additional software to be installed. You can tell Windows to look locally and on the Internet or to load the software for the device from a CD provided by the vendor.
Source: Alan Simpson’s Windows Vista Bible
You get an error when trying to Synchronize your Blackberry device with Outlook using Intellisync.
C++ Runtime Error: Abnormal Program Termination
This is usually caused by a problem with a Microsoft Outlook Calendar entry that has an attachment included. This entry is not compatible with your Blackberry device or PocketMirror and must be deleted. It is common for this problem to occur if the Calendar entry has an association with Google Maps or MapQuest.
To try to find the Calendar entry that is causing this problem, perform the following steps:
1. Open Outlook Calendar.
2. Click View–>Arrange By(2003 only)–>Current View–>By Category
3. Add Created and Attachment (the one with a paper clip usually second column from the left) columns if not already present. You can add these columns by right-clicking on the top columns and selecting Field Chooser if they don’t already appear.
4. Sort the Created column to display the most recent at the top.
5. Look for a recent entry with an attachment. The entry will have a paper clip next to it under the paper clip column. Delete this entry and try synchronizing your Blackberry again.
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