February 05, 2005

More Blackberry

Blackberry applications are expensive! $200 for a SSH client? The Sidekick has a free one.

Apparently OS 4 has a free SSH client, but for some reason I can't upgrade my device yet.

tommy at 12:53 PM in Technology | Comments (0) & TrackBack (0)

Blackberry

Ok, here's something I want:

Right now I can use PocketMac to sync the Blackberry to my Mac, including Now Up to Date. But, it would be way better, if it had a the ability to sync off of our Now server. That way, no matter where you were, you would always have the latest calendar, without having to sync it to your computer.

Of course that means a Blackberry Now application, which isn't going to happen, but it would be cool.

tommy at 12:32 PM in Technology | Comments (0) & TrackBack (0)

Blackberry Swag

RIM was giving away Blackberrys at the filmmakers lounge at Sundance this year. Seeing as I didn't make it there for the premiere of Inside Deep Throat, house sitting instead, I didn't get one, and since I'm not a filmmaker, I wouldn't have gotten one even if I had gone.

Fenton and Randy did get the free swag though. Since I'm the Head of Technology, they dutifly handed their redemption cards over to me, and since I'm the Head of Technology, I dutifly handed them over to my assistant. When I did, I mentioned that he should try to get me one, not thinking that he actually could. Well, on Thursday a box came from RIM that included not two, but three brand new Blackberrys. I love to get free stuff, and this is actually useful, compared to most swag.

I quickly ran off to Cingular to setup my service, oh, and Randy and Fenton's. In the excitement I almost forgot that this "free" gift was going to cost me $50 a month for the unlimited data plan. After two days I have to say it was well worth it. Getting email is a breeze, which is all I've really done with it so far. The Cingular browser sort of sucks, slow and not very readable on non-wap sites. The WOW Report doesn't looks so sexy. There is apparently another browser on it somewhere, but I haven't been able to find it yet.

I do wish it did IMAP for real though, so emails I've read on my computer, don't show up as new, but what are you to do. Plus I couldn't get the Blackberry RSS ready from Feedburner to install either.

I guess my experience has been 50 / 50, but that one 50 is really nice.

It's still to big to use as my main mobile though. The T610 will be around for awhile longer.

tommy at 12:04 PM in Technology | Comments (0) & TrackBack (0)