Did you know if you disable your home screen dialing, you will be able to access a whole slew of shortcuts on your Blackberry (aka Crackberry)?  It’s true!  Here is how to do it.  I found this information on a great website which I have linked to down below. 

From the article:

Disable home-screen dialing:
1. Click phone icon
2. Hit the left-side convenience key
3. Go to Options > General Options > Dial From Home Screen > No

Now, with a single keystroke, you can access all of the following apps:

F = Profiles
L = Calendar
A = Address Book
M = Messages
V = Saved messages
C = Compose

K = Lock Keypad
B = Browser
R = Alarm
S = Search
T = Tasks
U = Calculator
O = Options

Let’s say you like that dialing from the home screen feature. You can always wait for your Blackberry to auto-lock, but compulsive checkers will appreciate the ability to glance and lock multiple times a minute.

Option 1: Assign lock to a convenience key
Options > Screen/Keyboard > Left (or Right) Side Convenience Key Opens > Lock.

Option 2: Alt + Enter
If when you hit this combo, you get a language input option, then disable this first by going to Options > Language > Use Input Language Shortcut > No. Now it should work.

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John and I both happen to have Blackberries.  I have heard that the other name for these devices is “Crackberry,” because you basically become an addict.  That’s ok with me!  Mine is an 8110, and it is really sweet (although typing in stuff is difficult). 

I especially love being able to go on the Internet.  In my surfing, I ran across some cool sites for Blackberry users.  Here they are:

www.pinstack.com: this site is a bit difficult to navigate at first.  However, it is chock full of great information, and stuff related to every version of blackberry.  Plus access to free games, free ringtones, etc.  Well worth the time. 

www.crackberry.com:  I like this website more visually that pinstack.  It has articles and the like with more pictures, and seems easier to navigate right out of the gate. 

www.blackberrycool.com:  This site has slightly different articles about Blackberry related stuff.  

www.blackberry.com:  This is the official site, of course.  Believe it or not, it has cool how-to guides, interactive demos, and handy tips on it.  You just have to know where to look.  (Support, bottom of page)

So, those are just some of the cool sites that are out there.  If you happen to run into one, leave a comment or shoot me an email!  I’ll post any great sites you send.  Kevin@geekscribe.com

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