40 BlackBerry users face third day of woe - Yahoo! News
AFP Blog
OCTOBER 12, 2011
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Are Blackberry users getting the shaft?
SocialFish
JULY 22, 2013
I was reading this article about Blackberry’s woes on Associations Now the other day, and was interested by Andy Clarke’s rant in the comments: Believe me, I am as frustrated as anyone that a lot of new apps are developed for iphone and android users only – but at least within the association community ASAE can take a fair amount of blame for its singular refusal to support or even acknowledge blackberry users.
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Blackberry Outage Fixed, but Backlog Remains - washingtonpost.com
AFP Blog
APRIL 18, 2007
Blackberry Outage Fixed, but Backlog Remains - washingtonpost.com: "Blackberry Outage Fixed, but Backlog RemainsBy Sam DiazWashington Post Staff WriterWednesday, April 18, 2007; 3:06 PMA service outage that left millions of Blackberry users across North America without e-mail service for much of last night and this morning has been fixed, but the backlog of e-mails on the network could keep the
Balsillie: BlackBerry Shutdown Will Never Happen Again
AFP Blog
MAY 15, 2007
Via EweekBalsillie: BlackBerry Shutdown Will Never Happen Again: "Balsillie: BlackBerry Shutdown Will Never Happen AgainBy Wayne RashMay 11, 2007 ORLANDO, Fla.—In In a rare one-on-one interview with eWEEK, Research in Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie said that the event that shut down e-mail for BlackBerrys in the United States for hours last month was due to 'a process thing,' and that steps had been
RIM moves to prevent another BlackBerry outage
AFP Blog
APRIL 26, 2007
RIM moves to prevent another BlackBerry outage: "TORONTO — Research In Motion is making internal changes to ensure that a massive outage of its BlackBerry e-mail service like the one that hit thousands of North American users this week doesn't happen again, its co-chief executive said on Friday.'It's
System update led to Blackberry outage
AFP Blog
APRIL 20, 2007
System update led to Blackberry outage: "BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. said an insufficiently tested software update at the company's network data center was the cause of a service outage this week that left millions of users without wireless e-mail access.".
CityNews: Massive System Failure Affects BlackBerry Devices
AFP Blog
APRIL 18, 2007
CityNews: Massive System Failure Affects BlackBerry Devices: "Massive System Failure Affects BlackBerry DevicesWednesday April 18, 2007BlackBerry users could find their devices eerily silent Wednesday morning.A massive system failure at Waterloo, Ont.-based based Research in Motion - the company behind the hand-held tools - is affecting users across the Western Hemisphere. The outage, which occurred at
@ubertwitter @BlackBerry Any…
FI Space
NOVEMBER 2, 2009
@ ubertwitter @ BlackBerry Any idea why UberTwitter keeps freezing (daily) on my BB Curve 8900? Cleared cache, deleted other apps, no joy.
KSDK NewsChannel 5 - DPS Director Thanks RIM for Rescheduling BlackBerry Updates
AFP Blog
MARCH 25, 2008
KSDK NewsChannel 5 - DPS Director Thanks RIM for Rescheduling BlackBerry Updates: "KSDK -- Director of Public Safety Mark James applauded the outstanding cooperation from Research In Motion (RIM) with Missouri's emergency response community. RIM postponed a scheduled 4 hour BlackBerry Database upgrade for all North American subscribers from early Saturday morning, until a future date.".
Blackberry Modem Mash « Digital Diner
Gavin's Digital Diner
DECEMBER 1, 2006
Comments Posts Home Some Stuff About Me Contents & Site Map Disclaimer Lifestream « Blogging with Word2007 Networking with Sushi – Hamachi VPN » Blackberry Modem Mash I was recently doing some background research on the costs and affordability of using 3G for internet connectivity in South Africa. And, that reminded me that I’ve always meant to try using EDGE now that I have an EDGE Blackberry (T-Mobile). The Blackberry Device Manager must be running.
Blackberry Modem Mash – Addendum « Digital Diner
Gavin's Digital Diner
DECEMBER 29, 2006
Comments Posts Home Some Stuff About Me Contents & Site Map Disclaimer Lifestream « Return to Beneath the Valley of the Metadata Blogging with Word2007 » Blackberry Modem Mash – Addendum Just a couple of updates to my original Blackberry Modem Mash: After a few experiments on a few different machines, it does appear that you need both the Blackberry Device Manager and the Blackberry Desktop, and they both have to be running.
Presenting afpmeet.org - AFP's New Conference Mobile Site for Chicago!
AFP Blog
MARCH 8, 2011
The conference mobile site can be viewed across all smartphone browsers (iPhones, Blackberries, Droids, etc.), Presenting afpmeet.org - AFP's New Conference Mobile Site for Chicago!: "AFP AFP is proud to announce afpmeet.org, the exclusive mobile site that will allow attendees to access everything they need to optimize their AFP 2011 Conference experience—right on their smartphone!
Android — The new Google mobile phone OS | Beaconfire Wire
Beaconfire Wire
NOVEMBER 9, 2007
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gokubi.com
gokubi.com
APRIL 11, 2006
Facebook Linked In Twitter Home About Home Salesforce.com goes mobile Salesforce.com goes mobile Last Updated on Tuesday, 11 April 2006 04:56 Written by Steve Tuesday, 11 April 2006 04:56 Salesforce.com just purchased Sendia , a company that made sf.com accessible on Blackberry devices.
License and Registration, Please
NetWits
JUNE 29, 2010
When I got a new Blackberry a year or so ago, I was excited to see an application on it called Password Keeper, which allowed me to keep all of my website registration information in one convenient place – protected by a password, natch. Whether it’s a banking website, a magazine subscription, or just a social networking site like Facebook, it seems as though every website these days allows users to register for a username and password
RIM: We don’t need no steenkin’ opt out
Judi Sohn
DECEMBER 4, 2008
Back when I had a Blackberry, I was happy to get emails from them about new features, downloads, etc. Now I have an iPhone so I don’t want to get emails about Blackberries anymore. Case in point is this email I received yesterday: To comply with CANSPAM, the bottom of the email contains a link to unsubscribe: That “here” link lands me: The main Blackberry Owner’s Lounge page…and I’m not even auto logged in.
Scanning for Good: 5 Reasons QR Codes Are a Safe Option for Nonprofits
NetWits
JANUARY 11, 2012
iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry users can download one of many apps that will scan not only QR codes, but many types of bar codes. If you have BlackBerry Messenger 5.0, At last year’s Blackbaud Conference for Nonprofits, Allison Nassour and I presented to a full room on the topic of QR codes. We were thrilled that so many people wanted to learn more about them, but also surprised at how many were already using them at their nonprofits.
Moving away from “organizations” - to what?
Amy Sample Ward
FEBRUARY 11, 2009
Blackberries. Blackberries = the volunteers. I’ve been thinking about words lately and finding that there are far too many that we use that either are too vague they don’t really mean anything or are so frequently used that they no longer mean anything. That doesn’t help us communicate very well! The word most in question: “organization&#. Let’s use this beautiful picture of fruit as an example. Now, we have 4 fruits pictured: Strawberries. Raspberries.
Cool tool
SocialFish
FEBRUARY 1, 2008
The most interesting thing about this 60 Emerging Technologies session is that the whole presentation has been run from one of the presenters' Blackberries using Showmate from Impatica.com. Check this out! Anyone who speaks in public should look into this. Free yourself from your laptop!
iPhone owners: Anyone solved the multi-Mac dilemma?
Judi Sohn
NOVEMBER 2, 2008
This is something I still miss about the BlackBerry. 10 reasons I still love my Blackberry even though it isn’t an iPhone So if rumors are to be believed, the Blackberry 9000. When I’m home, I sync my iPhone with my iMac, and life is good. But when I’m traveling, I only have my MacBook Pro with me. I use Spanning Sync to keep iCal and Address Book on the laptop in sync with iCal and Address Book on the Mac (and in sync with Google Calendar and Gmail).
Ad in Metro says: You’re screwed if you’re on AT&T
Judi Sohn
JULY 9, 2009
All well & good, except one catch: A lot of the DC Metro system is underground, and when it’s underground there’s no AT&T cell service (only Verizon works in the tunnels, to the relief of many a Blackberry-addicted Hill staffer). Riding the DC metro to my office in Alexandria, VA this morning, I was struck by an ad on the yellow line train to King Street: It says “ A lot could be happening while you’re sitting there reading this.&#
Mobile Web vs. Mobile Apps: Taking Your Content on the Road
NetWits
NOVEMBER 12, 2010
Mobile apps need to be developed separately for each type of device (iPhone, Blackberry, Android, Palm, etc.) Frank Barry recently blogged about the increasing use of mobile devices to access the web and how nonprofits should adapt their strategies to accommodate for this. With the rise of mobile applications, a lot of nonprofits getting into the mobile game are wondering whether they should start with a mobile website or a mobile application. Mobile Websites.
BYOA for Newbies
SocialFish
FEBRUARY 11, 2014
A number of companies like Blackberry have stepped in to manage these concerns. Blackberry’s BYOD solutions have been designed to seamlessly balance the needs of the device or app owner as well as the needs of the business owner. By essentially dividing the device into two realms, a work realm and a personal realm, Blackberry keeps corporate data safe and protects apps. Guest post for the SocialFish by Dean Cope.
Staying Relevant In A Fast-Changing World
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MARCH 9, 2020
For example, you’ll discover the lessons learned by Kodak, Xerox, BlackBerry, Delta, Barnes & Noble, Marriott International, FedEx, New York University, Greenwich Public Library and dozens more. Alan Adamson , co-author of the book, Shift Ahead , says that “the ability for companies and organizations to stay relevant is being significantly challenged by the accelerating pace of change – and new ways of doing things – that are emerging with every passing day.”
Wired Says that “Clinton’s VP Announcement is the Ultimate Text From Hillary”
Mobile Commons
JULY 26, 2016
It was the ultimate Internet age callback to the viral meme of Clinton and her now infamous sunglasses and Blackberry. Last Friday, Hillary Clinton announced her vice presidential pick Tim Kaine over text message. Hillary’s choice of SMS – before a press conference, a Facebook post, or even a tweet – was a big moment in the history of political technology.
Open Source vs. Proprietary: Browsers
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
MARCH 14, 2011
Opera mobile is in the lead, with about 21%, followed by iPhone, Nokia, and Blackberry. The browser wars between proprietary and open source browsers have changed in some ways from the days that it was simply Internet Explorer vs. Netscape. There are more players on both sides of the field, with some interesting complexities. On the proprietary side, still, sits Internet Explorer, now about ready to pop with version 9.
Backing Up Your Mobile Devices
Tech Soup Blog
NOVEMBER 23, 2009
They list backup methods by each mobile platform, so there is a solution for all users no matter if they use an iPhone, Blackberry, Palm, or Windows Mobile device. The writers at Gizmodo, a technology blog focused on gadgets and new technology, did a comprehensive blog post on backing up your mobile devices. Smartphones are certainly becoming more ubiquitious, and data sprawl is becoming rampant.
Exec Briefing on Social Networking for Businesses and Associations
SocialFish
AUGUST 21, 2008
As you know, I can't stay away from my computer/blackberry/laptop for long, so I suspect I will do some blogging from the beach, but just in case I don't, I will be back after Labor Day. I'm off to the beach soon, but here's some light reading, courtesy Chris Carfi , to keep your appetite whetted (is that a word?) while I am away. Executive Briefing: Social Networking for Businesses and Associations View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own.
Mobile websites vs. apps - what's right for you?
Connection Cafe
MAY 5, 2011
There's also Blackberry, Palm, Windows Mobile, and Symbian. Market share is changing with every quarter - while 22% of mobile phone users have a Blackberry right now, recent acquisitions of smartphones are dominated by Android, and more people intend to buy either iPhone or Android for their next phone purchase. Author: Sally Heaven. 36% of U.S. mobile consumers now have smartphones , says The Nielsen Company.
10NTC: There's an App for That
NTEN
APRIL 6, 2010
Sorry Droid and Blackberry users, we love you too, but you know how it is.) First off, I apologize for that hack of a blog post title. But I am really excited to announce that 501Technology has helped us put together an official (and FREE) 2010 NTC iPhone App. So if you're one of the iPhone brigade, you can get the conference schedule, twitter stream, social calendar and more at your fingertips. But I know you don't care about what it does - you just want it! .
[Book Research] Is your nonprofit utilizing mobile technology?
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JANUARY 12, 2011
Nonprofits that have launched their own smartphone app, especially if you have an iPhone, Blackberry and Android version. The last four chapters of my book cover mobile social networking and mobile communications and fundraising for nonprofits, and I need some examples of success, or attempted success. If your nonprofit is experimenting with mobile technology, please share your experiences and links (if any) in a comment below. I am particularly interested in: 1.
Smartphone Follies | Idealware
Idealware
SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
questions as often as theyre the "how do I get my email and schedule on my new [Blackberry/Iphone/Treo/Razr/MotoQ/Sidekick/Android Dream]?". People love THEIR devices; the choice of an Iphone vs a Blackberry is as heated as any political debate. Google Apps/GMail Google makes a GMail for Mobile application that works on most smartphones capable of running java applications, which includes all of the major variants (Windows Mobile, Blackberry, iPhone and Palm).
How To Stay Relevant In A Fast-Changing World
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MARCH 21, 2019
For example, you’ll discover the lessons learned by Kodak, Xerox, BlackBerry, Delta, Barnes & Noble, Marriott International, FedEx, New York University, Greenwich Public Library and dozens more. Alan Adamson , co-author of the book, Shift Ahead , says that “the ability for companies and organizations to stay relevant is being significantly challenged by the accelerating pace of change – and new ways of doing things – that are emerging with every passing day.”
How To Stay Relevant In A Fast-Changing World
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MAY 18, 2018
For example, you’ll discover the lessons learned by Kodak, Xerox, BlackBerry, Delta, Barnes & Noble, Marriott International, FedEx, New York University, Greenwich Public Library and dozens more. Alan Adamson , co-author of the new book, Shift Ahead , says that “the ability for companies and organizations to stay relevant is being significantly challenged by the accelerating pace of change – and new ways of doing things – that are emerging with every passing day.”
The value of collaboration
SocialFish
OCTOBER 17, 2013
The Value of Collaboration #3: Reducing Blackberry costs & mobile phone bills. The main reason everyone originally got a Blackberry in the first place was mobile access to email. John Stepper has an awesome series of posts about the value of collaboration, which I wanted to point you to if you haven’t seen it.
How To Stay Relevant
Eric Jacobsen Blog
SEPTEMBER 2, 2018
For example, you’ll discover the lessons learned by Kodak, Xerox, BlackBerry, Delta, Barnes & Noble, Marriott International, FedEx, New York University, Greenwich Public Library and dozens more. Alan Adamson , co-author of the book, Shift Ahead , says that “the ability for companies and organizations to stay relevant is being significantly challenged by the accelerating pace of change – and new ways of doing things – that are emerging with every passing day.”
Social Media Well Conference
Connection Cafe
FEBRUARY 3, 2011
From Blackberry , social media can be a very effective tool. Author: Cheryl Black. The conference was actually called Blogwell but I just don't think that did it justice. It was really how to do all social media well, but I guess the Social Media Well Conference does sound a little awkward, so Blogwell it is. Anyway, Blogwell was held at the University of Texas, ie right in Convio’s backyard. Thus I had the great opportunity to attend.
HOW TO: Launch a Mobile Photo-Sharing Campaign for Your Nonprofit
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MAY 5, 2011
Twitter has a suite of exceptional apps for iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Window 7 Phone, and iPad , as does HootSuite and TweetDeck , and although the tools listed below also allow uploading from your desktop computer, getting acquainted with sharing photos while on location and making that transition to using your smartphone for photo-uploading is a necessary one. Odds are a Web-based version of Instagram is coming, as well as apps for Android, BlackBerry, etc.
Why I'm not interested in an Android phone. Yet.
Judi Sohn
JANUARY 2, 2010
It took me over a year to jump on the iPhone bandwagon from my beloved Blackberry. On Tuesday, Google is expected to publicly announce their Nexus One phone running Android. This is addition to a smattering of other Android OS phones out there, like the Droid , with many many more to come if you believe the techie sites.
apparated (v): appeared magically or teleported
Mobile Commons
MAY 25, 2011
Your company creates many different versions of your new mobile app such as iOS, Android, and Blackberry. Background. Now the marketing department wants to distribute the app via SMS, a billboard, TV advertisement, etc. The Problem. What URL should you put in your advertisements? You don’t want to use 5 different URLs for 5 different app stores. The Solution. A single URL that automatically redirects users to the correct app store based on their phone.
My iPhone 3G
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
AUGUST 12, 2008
The phone interface is great, visual voicemail rocks, reading email is really good, and surfing the web is decent – way better than on a blackberry. My suggestion: if you like gadgets, are addicted to being connected at all times, and you feel like you need reading glasses to read email or the web on the Blackberry screen, the iPhone might be a good bet, but I’d wait until software version 2.1
10 Essential Tools for the Nonprofit New Media Manager on the Go
Nonprofit Tech for Good
SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
Twitter Apps for Android and Blackberry are also available. Facebook has a mobile site ( m.facebook.com ), a touch site ( touch.facebook.com ), and Apps for iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Palm, Sidekick and many more. Beyond adding your nonprofit on the desktop site, most of the ROI from using Foursquare comes from using it on an iPhone, Android phone, or Blackberry. The advent of the Mobile Web is slowly starting to permeate and transform nonprofit communications.
The Kinds of Things You can Do at the WEF Davos
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JANUARY 25, 2007
Funny Quote of the Day I was in a session on disaster preparedness, and the guy next to me showed me an email on his BlackBerry. Davos is more than eating, drinking, and paneling (speeches). Significant numbers of other activities are here, and they are often unusual. Cool cars Every year Audi offers advanced driving courses. This year, BMW has a significant presence with its hydrogen-powered 700 series sedan. There are a handful driving around, as well as display units.
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