How my BlackBerry Passport Equals Mobile Freedom
It’s no secret that I love my BlackBerry devices. I have a BlackBerry in my hand for a good 60% of the day. One of the things I love most about BlackBerry i...
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I’m All About That Case…
I love my BlackBerry Classic and my BlackBerry Z30 and I am very excited to be getting a BlackBerry Passport this month. What’s that? I have a phone addictio...
Android Applications on my Z30
I admit to being a purist. I prefer native apps to Android ports. Built for BlackBerry apps give me the best user experience on my Z30, but apps that have be...
I’ve been Bobbed!
Once in awhile the universe surprises you with something so wonderful, there are no words for it. Then again, I make my living with words so I’m going to fin...
Application Permissions on BlackBerry 10
With all the hubbub recently about Facebook Messenger and the myriad of permissions it requests just to be able to run in the background, I was curious as to...
Thank You
I think as a society we focus too much on the negative and not enough on the positive. This applies to BlackBerry too. We are all too eager to jump all ove...
Blaq for BlackBerry 10
When I said that I would blog about Blaq later, I didn’t think it would be later today. I am at BlackBerry Live in Orlando next week and I’m not bringing my...
Apps I can’t live without.
Hi everyone, It’s been awhile - I’ve been busy with life and spending far too much time with my BlackBerry Z10. The advantage of spending so much time with ...
Initial impressions on the BlackBerry Z10
On Wednesday, January 30th, I was fortunate enough to be invited to the Toronto launch for the BlackBerry 10 smartphone. I had been eagerly anticipating the...
To whet your ‘app’etite
A number of people have been asking me to review apps for the BlackBerry Gven that I am not currently in possession of a BlackBerry 10 device, I thought I...
Elevator Pitch
Somebody asked me today to explain, briefly, why I’m so enamoured with my BlackBerry Bold 9900. He said “pretend we’re in an elevator and you need to explain...
The Grey Cup with BlackBerry
It’s no secret that I love my BlackBerry devices. I also love the Canadian Football League. With the 100th Grey Cup practically in my backyard, I decided tha...
She’s Connected and my BlackBerry
You know what I absolutely love hearing when showing off my Bold 9900? “Wow, I didn’t know a BlackBerry could do THAT”. I heard that a lot this weekend at ...
Conference Time!
I’m very excited to be going back to the She’s Connected Conference this year. Last year I had a great time meeting new people and learning a lot about blog...
Ten Things you need to know about your BlackBerry
Since I started this blog, I’ve met a lot of other members of Team BlackBerry. One of the things that constantly astounds me is how few people regularly bac...
Why I’m Retiring the GPS
I don’t actually have a GPS but my parents do, as do a lot of my friends, so when I’m going somewhere where there’s a good possibility of my getting horribly...
Synchronizing Calendars between devices
I’ve been a little quiet on here lately, mostly because I’ve been busy giving BlackBerry Traffic a workout! A friend who has recently purchased a PlayBook a...
Why my loyalty isn’t going anywhere
In case you couldn’t tell from the title of my blog, I’m a BlackBerry fan. I have tried iphones and Androids and while they were a lot of fun, my infatuatio...
The Camera Question Part II - PlayBook Edition
One of the best features of my BlackBerry PlayBook is its portability. I didn’t want a tablet I’d need a separate bag to lug around. I wanted something tru...
How my Playbook saved the evening.
I was visiting my parents last weekend and one evening, we were bored. There was nothing on TV and we were all talked out. Yes we have tons of DVDs but the...
Protect yourself and your smartphone with BlackBerry Protect
BlackBerry Protect is one of the most useful tools available from BlackBerry app world. Not only is BlackBerry Protect a convenient way to backup your data ...
Identify yourself with the BlackBerry ID
BlackBerry ID falls into the category of things your really need to do first on your BlackBerry. It makes life so much easier. Once you’ve created your Bla...
What’s the secret (Pass)word?
A few weeks ago, the social networking site LinkedIn was hacked and millions of passwords were stolen. I dutifully went and changed my password and promptly...
Near Field Communication
One of the features of my BlackBerry Bold 9900 that I hadn’t explored until recently was the ability to use Near Field Communication or NFC. NFC is used with...
BBM
One of my favourite applications on my Bold 9900 is BlackBerry Messenger or BBM. BBM is more than simply a messaging system - it’s an easy way to keep in tou...
The Camera Question
By far the most frequent question I get asked about my Bold 9900 is about the camera. People ask why I would want a smart phone with a crappy camera. My an...
A word of Introduction
My Beloved Bold 9900 - as a TARDIS !
Frustrations
In addition to his full-time job, dad runs a consulting business. I help out with IT and some other stuff as needed. One of these “as needed” things was to...