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Blackberry Desktop Manager for Mac

I just read a posting at Engadget about Blackberry Desktop Manager for Mac releasing October 2nd.  As you know from my Smartphone Roundup, I’m a huge fan of the way Blackberry smartphones seem to work without issue! 

In the past, RIM’s support of Mac OS X has been somewhat lackluster.  If you were . . . → Read More: Blackberry Desktop Manager for Mac

Smartphone Roundup: Windows Mobile and Android Supplemental

If you’ve read my original Smartphone Roundup, or my follow-up (Smartphone Roundup Supplemental) about the Nokia N900, you’ll know that I’m a fan of devices that *just work* and that can do anything I throw at them.  While I’m still a fan of Blackberries for their versatility (I currently have mine attached to 3 . . . → Read More: Smartphone Roundup: Windows Mobile and Android Supplemental

Remote Backup Agent – Supplemental

As a supplemental to my posting about Remote Backup for Home and Small Business, I wanted to cover two additional Remote Backup Agent (or Online Backup) options.

Mozy: This option is somewhat of a hybrid of the two options (iDrive and BackBlaze) mentioned in my previous post. Their core offering is $5/month unlimited remote . . . → Read More: Remote Backup Agent – Supplemental

Who Needs Remotes When They Have a Blackberry?!

Here’s a fun post geared more towards our home users, particularly those who read my Smartphone Roundup and are considering a Blackberry!  A friend of mine sent along a fun little link from Blackberry’s website: Throw Out Your Remotes. 

If you’re at all familiar with Home Automation, you’ll know that there are a number . . . → Read More: Who Needs Remotes When They Have a Blackberry?!

A quick note about Google Voice on the iPhone

If any of you have read my previous post “Google Voice – All your Phones, Simplified to One” and looked into the service, you may have seen a blurb that there are clients available for smartphones such as the iPhone and Blackberry.  However, it appears that Apple started blocking Google Voice related applications from its . . . → Read More: A quick note about Google Voice on the iPhone

Smartphone Roundup – iPhone, Blackberry, Pre, and Windows Mobile

As I’ve mentioned in my past post about Smart phones, I really enjoy the convenience of my Smartphone (currently a Blackberry Curve).  As mentioned, it allows me to keep my email, calendar, contacts, tasks, and music with me everywhere I go (check out my previous post about syncing multiple calendars on my Blackberry).  However, I’ve . . . → Read More: Smartphone Roundup – iPhone, Blackberry, Pre, and Windows Mobile

Google Voice: All Your Phones, Simplified to One Number!

As we all probably know, Google tends to make acquisitions all the time.  One of their recent acquisitions was a company called “GrandCentral.”  The technology from this company became what is now known as Google Voice.

The idea is simple – all your phones (cell phone, business line, home phone) aggregated under a single telephone . . . → Read More: Google Voice: All Your Phones, Simplified to One Number!