Libby Hemphill » BlackBerry

New and Useful: mShopper.com

libbyh — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 02:20:23 +0000

Want to know if you’re getting the best deal on that hard drive/coat/speaker/tire/pencil/camera/etc?Â mShopper.net is here to help.Â mShopper lets you use your cell phone to compare prices of in-store items to online retailers and other retailers near by.Â You can even set it up so that you can buy from an online retailer on the spot instead of waiting until you get home.Â My brother told me about it awhile ago; I can’t believe I forgot to blog it.Â Check it out.Â I dig it; it saves me money.Â Oh, and you can designate a charity to receive a percentage of your mShopper purchases.Â Cool.

New and Useful: Google Sync for BlackBerry

libbyh — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:02:45 +0000

In December, Google released a new application called Google Sync for BlackBerry that automatically sync’s your device calendar with your Google Calendar. For anyone else using the clunky Google Calendar mobile version in their BlackBerry browser, this is quite exciting.

To download, visit http://m.google.com/sync from your BlackBerry browser.

If you’d rather not have another app on your device, but you want an easier way to get to your Google Calendar, try texting GVENT (48368). You’ll get an SMS back with your calendar information: “nday” = next day’s calendar; “next” = next event; “day” = today’s events

Using a BlackBerry as a Bluetooth Modem with my MacBook

libbyh — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:10:00 +0000

It used to be much easier to find these instructions online, but it took me awhile yesterday. So, here they are where I can find them, and you might be able to use them too.

These instructions work for my Blackberry Pearl on TMobile using a MacBook running Leopard. It may work with other Bluetooth-enabled phones and existing TMobile data plans, or you may find parts of the instructions helpful.

1. Pair BlackBerry and MacBook
2. Open Network Preferences
3. Select “Bluetooth” in the list of connections
4. Choose “Add Configuration…” under “Configuration” on the right side
5. Telephone Number: wap.voicestream.com
6. Account Name: guest
7. Password: guestguest

You may have to click “Apply” before being able to click “Connect.”

The Pearl lasts for.ev.er

libbyh — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 05:15:19 +0000

So I was on the phone for almost 200 minutes today, and the Pearl still has battery remaining. In fact, it has more than one bar of battery remaining. I didn’t even have time to get the thing fully charged! I’m impressed. Yes, I got another BlackBerry Pearl today. I ran back to the comforting arms of T-Mobile, and I’m thrilled. It took literally 30 seconds to sync all my data to the phone, and I could not be more pleased. Given the 4+ hour debacle of trying to get the Treo and the Mac to get along, I was bracing myself for difficulty. Everything worked smoothly though.

I just returned from a couple hours out with some friends at the 8 Ball Saloon. The 8 Ball is a truly wonderful place. Ann Arbor doesn’t have many bars that combine dart boards, pool tables, cheap drinks, laid back attitudes, and permanent hand stamps. In fact, I’m not sure we have any other bars that have all those things. Oh, and popcorn! Yum. I stopped after one drink tonight, but you wouldn’t know it if you’d seen me lying in the back of a pickup during a post-midnight McDonald’s run. My friend Jessie and I needed some French fries, and Cory obliged. Here’s the evidence to prove it:

Please take me back!

libbyh — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:17:22 +0000

I have had enough of the Treo 755p and enough of Sprint’s subpar service.ï¿½ I am running back to the loving arms of T-Mobile, but first I’m taking a detour through the rebates of wirefly.com.ï¿½ I called Wirefly today to make sure that I was eligible for a rebate on a new phone and service plan with T-Mobile and was assured that since I cancelled my T-Mobile account and moved to Sprint, I was in fact eligible.ï¿½ So, I’m getting a free Blackberry Pearl in the next 2-3 business days.

Going back to the Pearl is exciting.ï¿½ It’s smaller and easier to use than the Treo.ï¿½ It also looks “cooler” and just generally rocks.ï¿½ T-Mobile’s service is also $45 less per month and includes such niceties as the ability to utilize SpinVox again. Sprint doesn’t allow customers to forward their calls to a different voicemail provider, and I’ve been forced to listen to voicemail again. Bleck.ï¿½ When I go back to T-Mobile on Friday, I’ll get my messages via text again.ï¿½ Whew!

Stay tuned to read how much this cell phone roulette ends up costing.ï¿½ I think we all know I’m not getting out of it without spending a couple hundred dollars.