Dear darci
Happy New Years!
Did you have a fantastic Holiday Season? We sure did. Great to see family and friends and to have a nice relaxing few days off. 2010 begins and hope you are going to have a great one, don't forget to check out the Olympics in Vancouver!
NEWS FLASH!!!! Effective January 1, 2010, the law in BC requires that:
- drivers not send or read text and/or email messages;
- drivers not make or take phone calls, unless using a hands-free device with one-touch dialing; and
- new and novice drivers (those in the Graduated Licensing Program) not send or receive any phone calls or text messages, regardless of being hands-held or hands-free
TIPS AND TRICKS
BES Admins
The BlackBerry Expert Support Center is a Web 2.0 application, which is designed to allow direct access to Enterprise grade tools and resources, and to give you the ability to manage your Technical support agreement and support related inquiries easily and independently. You get one free incident, so check it out.
Want to setup a PIN distribution group?
To setup a personal identification number (PIN) distribution group on your Blackberry smartphone, complete the following steps:
- On the Home screen, select Contacts/Address Book.
- Click Menu.
- Select New Group, enter a group name.
- Click Menu.
- Select Add Member.
- Select a contact/address.
- Click Menu, select Save Group.
You can also do this by Phone number - it sends the phones a GROUP Text message.
This is an interesting read from the Canadian Government on the security of PIN Messaging. Read here.
COOL PRODUCTS and APPLICATIONS
Documents to Go - There is a new version out and you can actually sync your documents with Desktop Manager! Check it out.
SmrtGuard - Remote Wiping, Backing up, restoring, Data Protection and Recovery.
Copy2Contact - With this application you can copy information in signature and it will create the contact. Check out the video to the right, it will show you how it works.
OntoCalendar - Awesome application and freeware. You just have to click on this link from your BlackBerry and download and then you can move and email to a calendar appointment or task. How great is that!
OTHER STUFF
Did you know that the three major Canadian Carriers are all in a legal battle? Read more
And that plans as we know them, might change when the new Carriers start up in 2010. Could we actually start paying less? Check it out.
EDUCATION
Monthly Webinars
Mastering your BlackBerry 101
Date: 3rd Wednesday of EVERY month (Thursday Jan 21 this month)
Time: 9AM to 11AM (PST)
Location: The comfort of your own office or home
Registration: Click here
How to save money on your BlackBerry Bill
Join us and for one hour of your time, save money for a lifetime. This Webinar helps Canadians understand how voice and data works which will ultimately save you money on your BlackBerry bill
These spots fill up fast so register early, only 20 seats available.
Date: 3rd Wednesday of EVERY month (Jan 20)
Time: 2PM to 3PM (PST)
Location: The comfort of your own office or home
Registration: Click here
BLACKBERRY
Why download the latest BlackBerry Messenger?
- Personalize BlackBerry Messenger with a display picture
- Add friends by scanning barcodes or sharing PINs
- Share pictures, videos, voice notes and more with multiple contacts at once
- Create groups of friends, family or colleagues and instantly share calendars, lists, conversations and updates
- See what your friends are listening to by viewing their song titles
- Organize conversation lists by date
- Send and receive text messages
- Back up and restore your contact list
What is BIS?
Will Gmail Sync?
Will my contacts? Calendar?
Please review these short overviews.
You Tube Video on WHY they switched from iPhone to BlackBerry.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions about our workshops or know of any cool BlackBerry Apps, shoot us an email, we would love to hear from you.