BlackBerry Storm For Dummies

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John Wiley & Sons, Apr 3, 2009 - Computers - 312 pages
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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Contents

Table of Contents
microSD slot
Keeping Your BlackBerry Safe
Getting Multimedia and Online with Your Storm
Too Cool for EMail
Surfing the Internet Wave
Calling Your Favorite Person
Taking Great Pictures with Your Storm
Satisfying Your Senses with the Media Player
Navigating the menu
Working with Desktop Manager
Resolving update conflicts
Protecting Your Information
The Part of Tens
Ten MustHave BlackBerry Programs
Copyright

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Common terms and phrases

Address Book Application Loader appointment AutoText Backup and Restore BlackBerry Desktop Manager BlackBerry Enterprise Server BlackBerry Internet Service BlackBerry Messenger BlackBerry Storm Bluetooth bookmark button Cache Calendar camera Chapter choose Click Configuration connected contact list default delete displays e-mail e-mail account e-mail address e-mail message Edit field Filter folder follow these steps font Google Talk handheld headset highlight Home screen install key and touch-press keyboard Maps media files Media Manager memo MemoPad menu key message list Messages application microSD navigate network service provider notes Options screen password person phone number picture PIN-to-PIN messaging Press the menu QWERTY Research In Motion ring tone screen appears scroll shown in Figure Skype SmartPhone SureType sync Synchronize TeleNav touch-press Options touch-press Save Windows Mobile wireless you’re Zoom

About the author (2009)

Robert Kao has been developing extensively on the BlackBerry handheld platform for an investment bank in New York City. Dante Sarigumba has more than 12 years of experience in developing software on an array of environments, and cohosts a biweekly podcast called Mobile Computing Authority.

Bibliographic information

TitleBlackBerry Storm For Dummies
--For dummies
AuthorsRobert Kao, Dante Sarigumba
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, 2009
ISBN0470477865, 9780470477861
Length312 pages
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Computers / Hardware / General
Computers / Hardware / Personal Computers / General
  
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