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BlackBerry Storm tips and tricks

#12 | 4:13 |

Mr. Mobile

Wednesday March 11, 2009

Mr. Mobile keeps up the BlackBerry love with a look at some BlackBerry power user tips. Jay gives us five of his favorite tips for getting more out of your RIM mobile. From getting rid of BlackBerry apps you don't use to creating keyboard shortcuts and even getting rid of that annoying blinking LED, Jay Goldman has you covered.

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Tip 1: Lose the apps you don't use
- Tap the application you want to move, click the BlackBerry action key and select Hide in the menu that appears.

Tip 2: Personalize your AutoText
- Click on Options in the BlackBerry menu, select AutoText, click the BlackBerry key and select New in the menu that appears to define your own AutoText shortcuts.

Tip 3: Customize your convenience buttons
- Click on Options, find Screen/Keyboard, scroll to the entry for Convenience Keys and choose what you'd like your Convenience Keys to do (launch an application, lock the screen, whatever).

Tip 4: Turn off the Dial From Home option
- In the Phone application, hit the BlackBerry menu key, select Options, select General Options and find the Dial From Home Screen option to turn it off. This will allow you to tie applications to keyboard shortcuts.

Tip 5: Turn off the blinking coverage LED
- Select Options, select Screen/Keyboard, search for the LED Coverage Indicator option and turn it to off.

- Download Blackberry Storm applications from Tucows.

- Browse for more Blackberry Storm applications at blackberry.com.

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