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General Category => Off the Record => Computer Affairs => Topic started by: Barrister on April 04, 2011, 02:41:57 PM

Title: They gave me a Crackberry
Post by: Barrister on April 04, 2011, 02:41:57 PM
 :hmm:

I've got a brand new Blackberry Bold sitting in front of me.  What do I do with it? :huh:
Title: Re: They gave me a Crackberry
Post by: Caliga on April 04, 2011, 02:45:54 PM
Accidentally hit it with a sledgehammer. :)

Congrats, you're a slave now!  :ph34r:
Title: Re: They gave me a Crackberry
Post by: Barrister on April 04, 2011, 02:47:27 PM
Quote from: Caliga on April 04, 2011, 02:45:54 PM
Accidentally hit it with a sledgehammer. :)

Congrats, you're a slave now!  :ph34r:

That's what I'm afraid of. :cry:
Title: Re: They gave me a Crackberry
Post by: Caliga on April 04, 2011, 02:49:51 PM
Yes.... I have no personal experience with this... :shifty:

Anyway, you can install Facebook on it. :)  I also have Google Latitude on it so I can stalk people, and they can stalk me.  I'd be happy to stalk you if you'd like a stalker. :cool:
Title: Re: They gave me a Crackberry
Post by: viper37 on April 04, 2011, 05:18:44 PM
1st, configure your e-mail account.
2nd, install Trapster.
3rd, any app you like :)
http://us.blackberry.com/apps-software/appworld/
Title: Re: They gave me a Crackberry
Post by: Grey Fox on April 05, 2011, 06:29:23 AM
Send BBMs I guess.
Title: Re: They gave me a Crackberry
Post by: Barrister on April 05, 2011, 09:03:57 AM
I can barely figure out how to dial the damn thing. :lol:

It's a locked down work phone, so I'm not sure I can install a whole lot of apps.  But it does have Facebook - maybe I should start using it again.  :mellow:

And BBMs are free.  So I just have to figure out what a BBM is.
Title: Re: They gave me a Crackberry
Post by: Grey Fox on April 05, 2011, 09:16:06 AM
It means Blackberry message[ing].

I don't know anything else.
Title: Re: They gave me a Crackberry
Post by: Caliga on April 05, 2011, 10:11:28 AM
Beeb, it's the same thing as ICQ, Yahoo IM, etc.

I use it occasionally for work purposes, but 99% of the time I use it to message my brother's blackberry.
Title: Re: They gave me a Crackberry
Post by: Ed Anger on April 05, 2011, 10:13:14 AM
They just toss you a phone and didn't give a quickie lecture on how to use it? Sheesh.
Title: Re: They gave me a Crackberry
Post by: Viking on April 05, 2011, 10:39:12 AM
grind it into a fine powder and smoke it?
Title: Re: They gave me a Crackberry
Post by: Barrister on April 05, 2011, 03:30:20 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 05, 2011, 10:13:14 AM
They just toss you a phone and didn't give a quickie lecture on how to use it? Sheesh.

It appears to be par for the course in this office.

They left me sitting in the lobby for 20 minutes thinking I was with the media, and they sure as hell weren't going to let me into the building! :D
Title: Re: They gave me a Crackberry
Post by: Warspite on April 05, 2011, 06:17:59 PM
Discipline is key. I turn mine off, religiously, at 7pm every day. It turns itself on when I wake up each morning so I can check for day-ruining e-mails ahead of time and prepare. I also set my calendar appointments to alert me at 7am so I know my daily schedule while I'm doing my commute.

Used properly, a Blackberry is a powerful tool. Used improperly, it turns you into a workplace ringwraith.
Title: Re: They gave me a Crackberry
Post by: Ed Anger on April 05, 2011, 06:36:13 PM
I used to lock mine in my desk every Friday.
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