Useful Blackberry Apps
It feels like it is a bit of a necessity for every blog to post some lists of some sort. I’d love to say that we are different.
However, we are not (or at least I’m not).
The corporate world is flooded with Blackberries…in fact they rule that roost. However, over the past couple of years I have noticed that more of my personal friends have the privilege of carrying around the Blackberry ball and chain. This is either because they have bought one personally, or they are now in the ever lovely middle manager role.
What irks me somewhat is that the Blackberry can do so much more than just be a phone/email device. Like the iPhone, there are other apps that provide some utility. Granted, there are certainly not quite as many applications…but who needs 25 fart applications? So I assembled a list of FREE applications that I have found useful in my years of Blackberry use.
BUT, first and foremost I recommend that you upgrade your Blackberry to the latest Operating System. V4.5 is an especially BIG improvement for older devices (Curve, Pearl). Blackberry has an update page dedicated to updating your device (Internet Explorer required).
Viigo describes itself as a great way to “stay current with what’s going on in your world“. I couldn’t agree more. I would say this is my most used application and it still amazes me that is free. It allows users to read RSS news feeds, show the weather for multiple cities, track your flight itinerary including delays & flight times, sports scores for every sport you can think of, stock prices, and even movie times. What’s more is that it runs in the background so it pulls data throughout the day. I find that this app is especially useful when you do not have connectivity to the network (plane, elevator, bathroom).
Kevin Heald
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