Blackberry development

So my blackberry 8330 died a sad death at the best of times, while traveling. It is amazing how much I had come to rely on that device. I use it for online access, tether mode for my laptop, calendar, etc... I went directly to the Verizon store on returning home, and was told the device was hosed, so time to upgrade. The new device is the 9630 World Edition and so far, I am impressed and pleased. That said, I feel a strange need to play with the SDK, or at least get started with the Plazmic CDK.

A quick internet search led me to the blackberry site and their sdk. The link required registration to download but you can find it here. Once you install the base application, you need to run the update as well.

Once I get the install finished and see how it works, I will update with a new post. In the meantime, keep your fingers crossed on the install since I am running Windows 7 and it is not listed as supported - probably due in part to the fact that Windows 7 has not been generally released yet.

cross posted from my personal blog as well.

Blackberry tether mode

I have the Blackberry 8330 and it is generally a good device. Yes, it occasionally looses it's mind and has to be given a hard reset, but otherwise, I can get online, check email, view (tiny) presentations and so on. The best is the function I rarely have to use, but LOVE when I do.

Tether mode is something every business person should have. (at least those without a dedicated air card!) I have used it on vacation at the beach, in airports and other remote locations. Yes, I know I should not have to check email on vacation, but what do you think pays for the vacation? You have to earn the cabbage some how so occasionally taking a meeting from vacation is a minor annoyance made easier with this capability.

I installed the connection manager from Verizon and all I have to do now is plug in the phone and go. Of course, if you are using this feature, make sure you are on an unlimited plan for data or you will be hurting at billing time!