John is a Salvation Army Corps Officer who likes computers, Radiohead and F1. He lives and works with his wife Marta in Gainsborough UK, and blogs at johnager.co.uk and johnager.org
Following my review of the BlackBerry Bold 9000, I thought it would be helpful to review some apps that are readily available – probably through BlackBerry App World.
- BBNotePad is a simple notepad that saves files in TXT format and integrates with the Memo app, it’s really useful for making a quick note.
- BBTran translates text to and from many languages currently with a choice of four providers, including Google and SYSTRAN.
- For a while I’d been looking for a good tracking app, but there were no free ones, not that is until I found beGPS one – definitely worth having!
- BerryAnnoying has a small price tag, but gives you the opportunity of silencing the camera shutter sound.
- BuzzMe simply enables you to have ringer and vibration at the same time.
- Evernote is fairly well-known and there is now a BlackBerry app!
- Facebook is a useful free app if you use this increasingly popular social media site.
- File Manager Pro is not a free app, but is very useful – especially because you can save favourite folders.
- Flickr! has an app for the BlackBerry, but it’s not one that I use very much.
- FreeRange is an app I use nearly every day – it’s a free RSS feed reader for up to 10 feeds, and it has the advantage that you can create an account and manage the feeds from your desktop computer.
- That brings me alphabetically to Google! If you use Gmail then the Gmail app is essential. If not, you still need Google Maps and Google Mobile App – both free!
- Need a free spreadsheet on your BlackBerry? Look no further than GridMagic!
- Opera Mini is an excellent alternative to the supplied browser, and has the added advantage that you can synchronise bookmarks with the desktop version.
- QuickPull saves you having to remove the battery to do a complete reset!
- ScratchPad and SnapScreen are not free (if I remember correctly) and are a clipboard extender and screenshot tool respectively.
- TwitterBerry is a great app for Twitterers.
- Last, but not least, is YouVersion which gives you access to more online versions of the Bible than you can shake a stick at!
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I use the GPS tracking facilities at http://www.mygeodiary.com/ which uses the tracking software of http://abaq.us/, Whilst no sports man it is handy as I can keep a decent track of time speeds etc
Thanks for the heads up. That look very useful!
Hey,
Twitterberry is cool, fact! But someone pointed me in the direction of something cooler… übertwitter.
There is a few kinks that still need to be ironed out but the guys at übertwitter regularly push out updated patches…
That said i still think it’s ahead of Twitterberry and well worth checking out!!
Do it… do it now!! :-)
Nice find! Thanks!
Forget about the Blackberry, come join the cool kids with iPhones :)
Ah yes, Arnold! I’ve heard of the iPhone – it’s the smartphone that doesn’t have copy, cut and paste isn’t it! LOL ;-) John.
Hey,
Twitterberry is cool, fact! But someone pointed me in the direction of something cooler… übertwitter.
There is a few kinks that still need to be ironed out but the guys at übertwitter regularly push out updated patches…
That said i still think it's ahead of Twitterberry and well worth checking out!!
Do it… do it now!! :-)
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