Dante Sarigumba Robert Kao Authors of all previous editions of BlackBerry For Dummies Learn to: • Navigate the Bold and use the keyboard • Send and receive PIN to PIN messages • Sync with your desktop and manage your appointments and to-do list • Check e-mail, take photos, listen to music, and download and install apps BlackBerry ® Bold ™ Making Everything Easier! ™ BlackBerry Bold
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Dante SarigumbaRobert KaoAuthors of all previous editions of BlackBerry For Dummies
Learn to:• Navigate the Bold and use the keyboard
• Send and receive PIN to PIN messages
• Sync with your desktop and manage your appointments and to-do list
• Check e-mail, take photos, listen to music, and download and install apps
BlackBerry®
Bold™
Making Everything Easier!™
Open the book and find:
• A glossary of SMS shorthand
• Valuable advice for trouble-free IMing
• How to install and manage third-party apps
• Tricks for faster Web browsing
• GPS tips
• A list of useful BlackBerry accessories
• How to back up and restore your data
• Ten applications you can’t live without
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. Robert Kao has been developing
extensively on the BlackBerry handheld platform for an investment bank
in New York City.
$24.99 US / $29.99 CN / £17.99 UK
ISBN 978-0-470-52540-1
Hardware/Handheld Devices
Go to Dummies.com®
for videos, step-by-step examples, how-to articles, or to shop!
Boldly go wherever you choose, with your calendar, media, data, and the Web on your BlackBerry!It’s a personal organizer, Web-surfing device, camera, music player — oh, and a phone, too. Since your BlackBerry Bold has all those capabilities, you’ll want to find out how to use each one. This friendly guide covers set-up and security, managing your appointments, sending and receiving e-mail, having fun with media, syncing your data, and more.
• Make the switch safely — find out how to move files to your BlackBerry from a Palm® or Windows Mobile® device
• Get the message — and send one, too, using text, PIN to PIN, and BlackBerry Messenger
• Where am I? — use the GPS feature with BlackBerry Maps, Google Maps™, Garmin Mobile®, or TeleNav GPS Navigator™
• Be Bold about having fun — learn to take photos and video, play music, and manage your media files
• If you’re on a Mac — discover how to sync your Mac with your Bold using PocketMac
• Calling the shots — make conference calls, hands-free calls, and calls from your contact list
• Surf’s up — roam the Internet using BlackBerry’s own browser, configured to your liking
• It’s just business — know what to expect when your BlackBerry is furnished by your company
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erry® B
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BlackBerry® Bold™
FOR
DUMmIES‰
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by Dante Sarigumba and Robert Kao
BlackBerry® Bold™
FOR
DUMmIES‰
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BlackBerry® Bold™ For Dummies®
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About the AuthorsDante Sarigumba is a long-time user of BlackBerry and a gizmo enthusiast.
He is a co-host of the Mobile Computing Authority biweekly podcast. He
works for a major investment bank in New York as a software developer and
lives in South Brunswick, New Jersey, with his wife, Rosemarie, and two sons,
Dean and Drew.
Robert Kao is one well-rounded professional. His ability to translate his tech-
nical knowledge and communicate with users of all types led him to co-write
BlackBerry For Dummies and BlackBerry Pearl For Dummies. He started out as
a BlackBerry developer for various fi nancial fi rms in New York City, that truly
global city. A graduate of Columbia University, with a Computer Engineering
degree, he currently lives in South Brunswick, New Jersey.
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DedicationTo Yosma, Dean, and Drew: My greatest treasures. Thank you for your
thoughts, understanding, and support.
— Dante Sarigumba
I would like to thank my father (MHK) and mother (SYT) for everything
they’ve done for me. I wouldn’t be here without their kindness and support.
I would also like to thank my lovely wife, Marie-Claude, and little Jade for all
their support.
— Robert Kao
AcknowledgmentsCollectively, we want to give a big thanks to Greg Croy for the opportunities
to work with the For Dummies brand and congratulate him on his retirement!
Enjoy it, Greg.
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✓ Our editors, for making us look good.
In addition, we thank the rest of the Wiley staff. Without you all, this book
would not have been possible.
— Dante & Rob
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Contents at a GlanceIntroduction ................................................................ 1
Part I: Getting Started with BlackBerry Bold ................ 7Chapter 1: Your BlackBerry Isn’t an Edible Fruit .......................................................... 9
Chapter 2: Navigating the BlackBerry Bold .................................................................. 19
Chapter 3: Turning On Your BlackBerry Bold — And Keeping It Happy ................. 29
Part II: Organizing with Bold ...................................... 51Chapter 4: Remembering and Locating Your Acquaintances .................................... 53
Chapter 5: Never Miss Another Appointment .............................................................. 83
Chapter 6: Creating To-Do’s and Keeping Your Words............................................... 97
Chapter 7: Calling Your Favorite Person .................................................................... 115
Part III: Getting Online with Your Bold ..................... 133Chapter 8: You’ve Got (Lots of) E-Mail ....................................................................... 135
Chapter 9: Too Cool for E-Mail ..................................................................................... 161
Chapter 10: Surfi ng the Internet Wave ........................................................................ 187
Chapter 11: Getting Around with GPS ......................................................................... 213
Part IV: Music, Pictures, and Movies on Your Bold ..... 219Chapter 12: Taking Great Pictures and Videos ......................................................... 221
Chapter 13: Satisfy Your Senses with the Media Player ........................................... 237
Chapter 14: Managing Media Files ............................................................................... 251
Part V: Working with Desktop Manager and PocketMac ....................................................... 259Chapter 15: Syncing the Synchronize Way ................................................................. 261
Chapter 16: Syncing the PocketMac Way ................................................................... 277
Chapter 18: Protecting Your Information ................................................................... 293
Chapter 19: Installing and Managing Third-Party Applications ............................... 303
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Part VI: The Part of Tens .......................................... 313Chapter 20: Ten Great Accessories ............................................................................. 315
Chapter 21: Ten Must-Have Applications ................................................................... 321
Index ...................................................................... 325
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Table of ContentsIntroduction ................................................................. 1
About This Book .............................................................................................. 2
Who Are You? .................................................................................................. 2
What’s in This Book ........................................................................................ 3
Part I: Getting Started with BlackBerry Bold ...................................... 3
Part II: Organizing with Bold................................................................. 3
Part III: Getting Online with Your Bold ................................................ 3
Part IV: Music, Pictures, and Movies on Your Bold ........................... 4
Part V: Working with Desktop Manager and PocketMac .................. 4
Part VI: The Part of Tens ....................................................................... 4
Icons in This Book ........................................................................................... 4
Where to Go from Here ................................................................................... 5
Part I: Getting Started with BlackBerry Bold ................. 7
Chapter 1: Your BlackBerry Isn’t an Edible Fruit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9How It All Works: The Schematic Approach .............................................. 10
The role of the network service provider ......................................... 10
Connecting to your computer ............................................................ 11
Be bold in the world with your BlackBerry Bold ............................. 12
Oh, the Things You Can Do! ......................................................................... 13
All-in-one multimedia center .............................................................. 14
Internet and social networking at your fi ngertips ........................... 14
Organizing your pictures .................................................................. 229
Sharing your pictures ........................................................................ 231
Setting a picture as Caller ID ............................................................ 232
Setting a Home screen image ........................................................... 232
Say Action: Capturing Video ...................................................................... 233
Customizing the Video Camera ................................................................. 235
Chapter 13: Satisfy Your Senses with the Media Player . . . . . . . . . .237Accessing Media .......................................................................................... 237
Let the music play.............................................................................. 238
Now showing ...................................................................................... 242
Lord of the ring tones ........................................................................ 242
Picture this ......................................................................................... 243
Recording your voice ........................................................................ 245
Viewing and Controlling Media Files ......................................................... 246
Turning it up (or down) .................................................................... 246
Navigating the menu .......................................................................... 246
Using Explore ..................................................................................... 247
Changing the media fl avor ................................................................ 247