In this day and age, a BlackBerry (as well as other "smartphones", such as iPhone, Palm, etc.) is an essential tool for those of us who are constantly on the go, but need to always stay connected.
If you're one of the lucky who own and love a BlackBerry, I've come across a great article on Web Worker Daily (on of my absolute favorite blogs), which tells us about 7 applications that can allow you to accomplish even more while you're on the go. Check it out here!
Here are three applications mentioned in the article that I thought were especially nifty:
In a previous article, I covered tips for getting more from BlackBerry email. One application I didn’t mention is Jott for BlackBerry, which is an extension of its main service that lets you reply to messages using your voice. Jott transcribes your verbal message to text before sending it on to the recipient and includes a link in the email to hear the voice recording in case of transcription errors. The Jott voice recognition engine is amazing - even my laid-back Aussie drawl, which is usually a challenge for anyone out of the country to understand, let alone a machine, was transcribed with 100% accuracy.
eOffice is the only document editor for BlackBerry currently available, but its real killer feature is integration with Google Docs and Spreadsheets. Using this program, you can open and edit files in your online account, as well as save files you’ve created on the BlackBerry directly to your Google account. But it still needs work: in my testing, the connection would time out more times than not, or throw up errors that the document I was trying to open was empty or invalid.
Finally, I’ve found BlackBerry Call Screener indispensable for managing my calls. When I’m ‘in the zone’, I don’t like being interrupted with phone calls, and rather than turn my BlackBerry off altogether, I can set up Antair CallScreener to block all calls save for people on my ‘whitelist’ (mainly my partner and family) – anyone else can send me an email or leave a voicemail! Other options in the program include blocking all calls, blocking all calls save for people in your address book, and allowing all calls except for people on your blacklist.
Don't forget TellMe. This is a cool app that you simply talk into the phone and the app will locate whatever you are looking for - like "sushi restaurants".
For expert BB stuff, read blackberrycool.com, and follow @nanpalmero on Twitter
Ryan
Posted by: Ryan Kelly | December 31, 2008 at 03:34 PM