BlackBerry Storm For Dummies E-Book

Robert Kao

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 314

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2009

Beschreibung

The long-awaited BlackBerry Storm is here! Take advantage of all the cool things your new touch-screen BlackBerry can do with BlackBerry Storm For Dummies. Your BlackBerry Storm can help you organize your calendar, surf the Internet, and stay in constant contact. it even works like a modem for your laptop. BlackBerry Storm For Dummies shows you how to unlock all of the exciting capabilities of your BlackBerry Storm. You'll discover how to: * Customize your BlackBerry Storm, learn to navigate the touch screen, manage power consumption, and protect your device * Set up your contacts, keep notes, synchronize lists with your desktop, and manage your calendar * Keep in touch with e-mail, PIN-to-PIN and instant messaging, and phone calls * Browse the Internet and keep track of key sites * Play music and videos, take pictures or mini-movies, and tune in the news * Activate Storm's built-in GPS and use Google Maps or BlackBerry Map * Synchronize your BlackBerry with your desktop so your data is consistent wherever you go * Prepare your laptop to use your BlackBerry Storm as a modem * Install and manage third-party applications * Keep your personal information safe You'll find tips for tapping and thumbing the touch screen, secrets for taking great photos and videos, and even fun games to play on your Storm. Whether you're upgrading from an earlier model or you just got your first BlackBerry, BlackBerry Storm For Dummies helps you utilize everything this handy device has to offer.

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BlackBerry® Storm™ For Dummies®

Table of Contents

Introduction

About This Book

Who Are You?

What’s in This Book

Part I: Meeting and Greeting Your BlackBerry Storm

Part II: Getting Organized with Your Storm

Part III: Getting Multimedia and Online with Your Storm

Part IV: Working with Desktop Manager

Part V: The Part of Tens

Icons in This Book

Where to Go from Here

Part I: Meeting and Greeting Your BlackBerry Storm

Chapter 1: Your BlackBerry Is NOT an Edible Fruit

How It All Works: The Schematic Approach

The role of the network service provider

Connecting to your computer

Oh, the Things You Can Do!

All-in-one multimedia center

Internet at your fingertips

Me and my great personal assistant

A touch-screen PC in the palm of your hand

Look Dad, no hands!

Chewing on Hardware

Saving power

Putting a sentry on duty

Chapter 2: Navigating the BlackBerry

Exploring Your BlackBerry’s Face

Using the Touch Screen

Tapping the Keyboards: QWERTY and SureType

Virtual QWERTY keyboard

Virtual SureType keyboard

Physical Keys and More

Escape key

Menu key (BlackBerry key)

Convenience keys

microSD slot

Switching applications

Chapter 3: Whipping Up a Storm of Your Own

Making Your BlackBerry Yours

Branding your BlackBerry

Choose a language, any language

Typing with ease using AutoText

Inserting text shortcuts

Customizing your screen’s look and feel

Choosing themes

Wallpapering

Ringing freedom

Keeping Your BlackBerry Safe

Part II: Getting Organized with Your Storm

Chapter 4: Remembering and Locating Your Acquaintances

Accessing Your Contacts

Cleaning Your Contacts

Creating a contact

Adding contacts from other BlackBerry applications

Viewing a contact

Editing a contact

Deleting a contact

Copying Contacts from Desktop Applications

Looking for Someone?

Organizing Your Contacts

Creating a group

Using the Filter feature on your contacts

Setting preferences

Sharing a Contact

Sending a vCard

Receiving a vCard

Searching for Somebody Outside Your Contacts

Chapter 5: Keeping Your Appointments

Accessing BlackBerry Calendar

Choosing your Calendar view

Moving between time frames

Customizing your Calendar

Managing multiple Calendars

All Things Appointment: Adding, Opening, and Deleting

Creating an appointment

Opening an appointment

Deleting an appointment

Appointments versus Meetings

Sending a meeting request

Responding to a meeting request

Setting your meeting dial-in number

Chapter 6: Making Notes and Calculations

Taking a MemoPad

Accessing MemoPad

Jotting down notes

Viewing and editing your notes

Deleting your notes

Finding a note — quickly

Organizing your notes

Printing notes

Calculating

Accessing Calculator

Using Calculator

Converting between English and metric systems

Part III: Getting Multimedia and Online with Your Storm

Chapter 7: You’ve Got (Lots of) E-Mail

Getting Up and Running with E-Mail

Using the BlackBerry Internet Service client

Combining your e-mail accounts into one

Adding an e-mail account

Using Desktop Redirector: How enterprising!

Customizing Your E-Mail

Configuring your e-mail signature

Enabling wireless reconciliation

Automating replies and out-of-office messages

Accessing Messages

Receiving e-mails

Sorting the message list

Saving a message to the saved folder

Viewing attachments

Editing attachments

Sending e-mail

Forwarding e-mail

Sending e-mail to multiple people

Saving a draft e-mail

Attaching any file to your e-mail

Spell checking your outgoing messages

Adding a sender to your Contacts

Deleting e-mail

Filtering your e-mail

Searching Messages Like a Pro

Searching by sender or recipient

Searching by subject

Running a general search

Saving search results

Reusing saved searches

Long Live E-Mail

Chapter 8: Too Cool for E-Mail

Sending and Receiving PIN-to-PIN Messages

Getting a BlackBerry PIN

Assigning PINs to names

Sending a PIN-to-PIN message

Receiving a PIN-to-PIN message

Keeping in Touch the SMS/MMS Way

Using shorthand for speedy replies

Awhfy?

Showing some emotion

Sending a text message

Viewing a message

Messaging — Instantly

Chatting using IM rules

Instant messaging on BlackBerry Storm

Using BlackBerry Messenger

Taking control of your IM app

Chapter 9: Surfing the Internet Wave

Brewing Up a Storm Browser

Getting to the Browser

Hitting the (air) waves

Moving around on a Web page

Saving or sending a Web address

Bookmarking Your Favorite Sites

Adding a bookmark

Changing a bookmark

Organizing your bookmarks

Exercising Options and Optimizing Techniques

Configuring Browser

General Browser properties

Cache operations

Installing and Uninstalling Applications from the Web

Browser Behavior in Business

Using Browser on your company’s BES

Using your network provider’s browser

Setting the default browser

Chapter 10: Calling Your Favorite Person

Using the BlackBerry Phone Application

Making a call

Getting a call

Muting your call

Putting someone on hold

Turning down the volume

Customizing Your Phone

Setting up your voice mail number

Using call forwarding

Arranging Conference Calls

Talking privately to a conference participant

Alternating between phone conversations

Dropping that meeting hugger

Communicating Hands Free

Using the speaker phone

Pairing your BlackBerry with a Bluetooth headset

Using your voice to dial

Taking Notes While on the Phone

Accessing phone notes

Forwarding phone notes

Chapter 11: Taking Great Pictures with Your Storm

Saying “Cheese”

Reading the screen indicators

Choosing the picture quality

Zooming and focusing

Setting the flash

Setting the white balance

Setting the picture size

Geotagging

Working with Pictures

Viewing pictures

Creating a slide show

Trashing

Listing filenames versus thumbnails

Checking picture properties

Organizing your pictures

Sharing your pictures

Setting a picture as Caller ID

Setting a Home screen image

Setting Camera Memory Options

Chapter 12: Satisfying Your Senses with the Media Player

Accessing Media

Let the music play

Now showing

Lord of the ring tones

Picture this

Recording your voice

Turning it up (or down)

Navigating the menu

Changing the media flavor

Working with Media Files

Greeting BlackBerry Desktop Media Manager

Synchronizing with iTunes using BlackBerry Media Sync

Downloading sounds

Transferring Media Files using the microSD

Chapter 13: Getting around with BlackBerry GPS

Putting Safety First

Getting What You Need

Choosing GPS Application Options

BlackBerry Maps

Google Maps

TeleNav GPS Navigator

Part IV: Working with Desktop Manager

Chapter 14: Syncing the Synchronize Way

Meeting Your BlackBerry Desktop Manager

Installing BDM and Desktop Redirector

Launching BDM

Connecting BDM to your Storm

Running BDM for the first time

Setting Up Synchronize

Configuring PIM synchronization

Mapping fields for synchronization

Confirming record changes

Resolving update conflicts

Ready, Set, Synchronize!

Using On-Demand Synchronize

Synchronizing automatically

Chapter 15: Switching Devices

Switching to BlackBerry Storm

Switching from a Non-BlackBerry Device

Palm device requirements

Windows Mobile device requirements

Running the wizard

Chapter 16: Protecting Your Information

Accessing Backup and Restore

Backing Up BlackBerry Style

Backing up your Storm manually

Setting up automatic backups

Restoring Your Data from Backup Information

Protecting Your Data, Your Way

Backing up, your way

Restoring, your way

Clearing BlackBerry information, your way

Backing Up and Restoring Wirelessly

Chapter 17: Installing and Managing Third-Party Applications

Accessing Application Loader

Installing an Application

Uninstalling an Application

Uninstalling with Application Loader

Uninstalling with your BlackBerry handheld

Upgrading Your BlackBerry OS

Finding and Installing Applications from App Stores

Part V: The Part of Tens

Chapter 18: Ten Great BlackBerry Storm Accessories

microSD Card

BlackBerry Remote Stereo Gateway

Stereo Headsets

Case and Belt Clip

Screen Protector

Extra Battery

Battery Charger

Full Keyboard

External Speaker

Car Mount

Chapter 19: Ten Must-Have BlackBerry Programs

PeeKaWho: E-Mail and SMS Preview

Slacker

BerryStore

SmrtGuard: Your BlackBerry Guardian

Handmark Pocket Express

Google Talk Mobile and Yahoo! Messenger Mobile

iSkoot Skype Client

MobiTV

Bookworm

Chuzzle

Chapter 20: Ten Web Site Categories for Storm Browsing

Weather

News

Searches, Directories, and Portals

Business

Travel

Sports

Advice and Self Help

Social and Virtual Networking

Shopping and Shipping Information

Other Browsing Categories

BlackBerry® Storm™ For Dummies®

by Robert Kao and Dante Sarigumba

BlackBerry® Storm™ For Dummies®

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About the Authors

Robert Kao is one well-rounded professional. His ability to translate his technical knowledge and communicate with users of all types led him to co-write BlackBerry For Dummies and BlackBerry Pearl For Dummies. He started out as a BlackBerry developer for various financial firms in New York City, that truly global city. A graduate of Columbia University, with a Computer Engineering degree, he currently lives in South Brunswick, New Jersey.

Dante Sarigumba is a long-time user of BlackBerry and a gizmo enthusiast. He is a co-host of the Mobile Computing Authority biweekly podcast. He works for a major investment bank in New York as a software developer and lives in South Brunswick, New Jersey, with his wife, Rosemarie, and two sons, Dean and Drew.

Dedications

I would like to thank my father (MHK) and mother (SYT) for everything they’ve done for me. I wouldn’t be here without their kindness and support. I would also like to thank my lovely wife, Marie-Claude, and little Jade for all their support.

— Robert Kao

To Yosma, Dean, and Drew: My greatest treasures. Thank you for your thoughts, understanding, and support.

— Dante Sarigumba

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Introduction

Hi there, and welcome to BlackBerry Storm For Dummies. If you already have a BlackBerry Storm, this is a great book to have around when you want to discover new features or need something to slap open and use as a quick reference. If you don’t have a Storm yet and have some basic questions (such as “What is a BlackBerry Storm?” or “How can a BlackBerry Storm help me be more productive?”), you can benefit by reading this book cover to cover. No matter what your current BlackBerry user status — BUS, for short — we’re here to help you get the most out of your BlackBerry Storm.