Dear darci

Swirl Solutions has two great announcements!

One, due to high demand, we have now set up monthly workshops in Vancouver, including the much requested Advanced Workshop.  Limited seating, so register now.  Next Mastering your BlackBerry 101 Workshop is March 3 @ 1-4.

If you live elsewhere, stay tuned as we are working on scheduled Webinars in the Spring.

Two, Swirl Solutions will be featured for 13 segments of GetConnectedTV with Mike Abergo, AJ Vickery and Lindsay Smith.  Darci will be giving BlackBerry tips and tricks so tune in to the BNN network in March and April.

The first show is 5PM PST, Thursday, March 19 on BNN - Check local listings for your specific channel.

TIPS AND TRICKS

Salvage your BlackBerry if you drop it in water.

This is never a good thing and don't take it to the vendor and feign ignorance, there is a litmus strip and they can tell if it has been dropped in the water.  

The following steps might save your $600+ in replacement costs.

1.  Remove any rubber covers or skins
2.  Immediately open the back and remove the battery 
3.  If you have a SIM card, remove it
4.  Use towels to dry or better yet, a wet-dry vacuum (NOT a hair dryer) to remove every ounce of moisture in every crevice 
5. Do not use until fully dried out, both internally and externally.

Cross your fingers and your toes and hope this worked! 

A: Sym Key and P.

TRAVEL TIPS

If you are a Telus or Bell client and travelling outside Canada, you should always call your carrier to make sure you have access BEFORE you go to another country.  Do the following:

1. Confirm with your Carrier by dialling *611 from your BlackBerry before you travel and ask which foreign carrier to use.

2. Once at your destination, go into your BlackBerry settings:

• Home Screen
• Manage Connections
• Mobile Network Options
• Manual
• Choose the Foreign Carrier from Step 1.

BLACKBERRY

Have you heard  about 4.5 software?  We get alot of questions about what are the benefits of upgrading?

• Improved email viewing
• Better browsing (streaming)
• Improved Music management
• Video recording capabilities with camera phones
• Free busy lookup
• Read about the details here

Almost all carriers have the new software, except Telus.  Please check here to see if new software is out for you model. (Go to the bottom for North America.

****Warning when upgrading your software***

Any time you do anything with your BlackBerry.  Always back it up first with Desktop Manager.  If you have any difficulties, contact Swirl Solutions for help.

Don't be scared!  The new software has such great features! 

We would really love to hear your comments!   I have been using the Storm for weeks and it is a bit of a learning curve or my fingers are too big, not sure which.

Please email us and let us know what you think, good or bad, we don't work for RIM. 

EDUCATION 

Thanks to everyone who attended our Edmonton workshop with Pro Active IT Management. It was a great success! 

Don't wait to register for our next VANCOUVER workshop.

Save up to an hour a day by learning "Hot Keys"  and up to 30% on your roaming data charges. Don't throw your money and time away.

"You don't know what you don't know"

HAPPY ST. PATRICKS DAY

Did you know?

Wikipedia: St. Patrick's Blue, not green, was the colour long-associated with St. Patrick. Green, the colour most widely associated with Ireland, with Irish people, and with St. Patrick's Day in modern times, may have gained its prominence through the phrase "the wearing of the green" meaning to wear a shamrock on one's clothing.

OTHER STUFF

When Swirl Solutions finds great deals or works with great companies I want to let you know about them.  Check out below:

Real Estate: Buying or selling your home? Sutton offers the best 5 year rate I have seen so far!

Contact Terry Osti for more information.

www.terryosti.com www.pomaria.info direct 778-855-6784