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Number 1 Smartphone App: Real Time Updates on Flight Cancellations & Delays

Posted on 12. Apr, 2010 by admin.

If you are flying, then it’s pretty much a given that at a bare minimum you’ll find at least one of your flights will be delayed.  The problem is how do you find out about it when it happens?
FlightTrack is a great Smartphone app that keeps you up-to-date, so you know when a flight is [...]

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NEW: Automatically Organize & Manage Travel Receipts In Real Time

Posted on 05. Apr, 2010 by admin.

I really loath anything that has to do with organizing expenses…so expense reports and taxes are two things that just make me crazy.  I always have great intentions of keeping things organized but then when it comes time to put everything together I find myself tearing my house apart looking for that rogue receipt or [...]

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Posted on 16. Feb, 2010 by admin.

Oh, we’ve all been there…you send an email and then realize you’ve just sent it to the wrong person.  It’s really bad when maybe you were slamming your boss and accidently sent it to him.  Opps!!
Thank goodness for Unsend Email for your Blackberry!  Now you can “unsend” an email if you’ve accidently sent it to [...]

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Portable Blackberry Projector

Posted on 10. Feb, 2010 by admin.

Projectors have come a long way baby.  I can recall the days that a “travel” projector meant a very large steel suitcase, that was so large it was required it to be checked.   And if you did not take a projector, you were at the mercy of your prospect and you hoped , prayed and [...]

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Are Smartphone Apps Puting Your Security At Risk?

Posted on 09. Feb, 2010 by admin.

It is always so exciting when you find a new app for your phone…I can just get giddy over it.  However, what I don’t really give much thought to is how much risk am I enduring by installing rogue iPhone apps.
Elinor Mills of CNET News, really opened my eyes to all the potential dangers of [...]

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Blackberry App Organizes Your Calendar, To-do’s, Tasks & More

Posted on 08. Feb, 2010 by admin.

Tracking everything I have to do, organizing it and completing it seems to be a job in itself.  Then throw in a busy travel schedule on top of that and it becomes almost impossible to be successful.  Can you relate?
There is an interesting new Blackberry App called Viira which lets you consolidate all of your [...]

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Protect Your Valuable Information on Your Blackberry From Thiefs

Posted on 03. Feb, 2010 by admin.

I rarely think about security on my Blackberry which is rather foolish, as my Blackberry is loaded with all kinds of information I would not want in the hands of a stranger…much less a thief.
That’s why PhoneBak Anti-Theft software is so essential!  If your Blackberry is stolen the PhoneBak Anti-Theft software prevents your vital information [...]

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Shopping Lists - Online, Synchable, Accessable To Keep You Organized

Posted on 22. Jan, 2010 by admin.

It never fails, I’m in between flights and while chatting with my husband, he’ll say in passing, “We need to pick up milk, when we go to the grocery store”.  I’ll kindly ask him to write it down on our “list”, which is just some random piece of paper that just gets lost!
Enter Shopping List, [...]

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Preview Emails on Your Blackberry

Posted on 20. Jan, 2010 by admin.

The convenience factor of getting email on your phone is huge.  So, why not take it another step further?
Message Peek is designed for Blackberry users to get maximum productivity, as you no longer need to click your mail and open your messages.   With Message Peek you get to see the message nicely displayed the moment [...]

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Free WiFi Finder

Posted on 08. Jan, 2010 by admin.

I’m one, of millions of us, who does not have a dedicated, secure WiFi, so I’m always trying to find those free spots.  The problem is finding those spots!
Fear no more!  There is a great application for the iPhone,  iTouch and Blackberry which helps you find the closest free WiFi hotspot.  Free WiFi Café Spots [...]

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A Pharmacist In Your Pocket For When You Are Traveling Away From Home

Posted on 05. Jan, 2010 by admin.

Have you ever been on a business trip and gotten sick?  There is nothing worse than been away from home, knowing you still have to get on a plane to home to your warm cozy bed.  When you find yourself in this situation your best course of action is finding the right over the counter [...]

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Tether Your Blackberry to Your Laptop for Secure Access to the Internet

Posted on 23. Dec, 2009 by admin.

For me being hostage to free Wi-Fi, pardon my language, really sucks!  And surfing the net on my Blackberry is painful!  Does this sound familiar?
There is an outstanding Blackberry app called Tether that can completely end that misery!  At just $49.00 this app is going to be hard to beat.  With Tether you can easily [...]

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Blackberry Ring Management

Posted on 22. Dec, 2009 by admin.

The normal mode on my phone is generally vibrate not because that’s the setting I want, but because I forget to change the ring setting after I’ve been in a meeting.   That is frustrating to me and to those who are trying to reach me!  Can you relate?
RingScheduler is a wonderful Blackberry app that makes [...]

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Blackberry Contact & App Organizer for Road Warriors

Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by admin.

I love my Blackberry but sometimes I get very frustrated trying to find contacts and applications, as I’ve got a lot of stuff on my phone.  If you can relate, I have a new app for you.
Favorites provide you a single interface where you can store your “Favourite” contacts into a single application.  This saves [...]

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Blackberry Owners: Do Not Disturb App Puts You In Control of Incoming Calls

Posted on 02. Dec, 2009 by admin.

It’s so annoying to me when you are in a meeting with someone and they are constantly glancing at their Blackberry, to dismiss incoming calls.
It’s about time that someone has come up with a solution to this never ending problem.  Do Not Disturb is a Blackberry app which gives you control and alerts to only [...]

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Maximize the Battery Life of Your Blackberry

Posted on 17. Nov, 2009 by admin.

When I’m on the road I rely on my Blackberry to keep me connected.  Sometimes I wonder why my battery life seems to drain so much faster than other times.  If you wonder that too or just want to get more longevity out of your battery, this might be for you!
ProcessViewer (with Memory Boost) is [...]

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Turn Your Blackberry Into A 24-Hour Productivity Tool

Posted on 13. Nov, 2009 by admin.

Have you ever had an idea and you scribble it down on a piece of paper and then that idea blooms into pieces and parts and before you know it your piece of paper looks like an ornate diagram?  The technical term for this is mind mapping and now you can mind map right on [...]

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Travel With a Research Assistant In Your Pocket

Posted on 05. Nov, 2009 by admin.

When you are traveling for business nothing is very convenient.  Even if you have an assistant, they generally are not on call 24 x 7.  I cannot count the number of times I just need someone to find me some information.  It can be a little thing like I’m hungry for Thai and I want [...]

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Type Less & Say More When Emailing from Your Blackberry

Posted on 20. Oct, 2009 by admin.

Unless you’ve lived under a rock you’ve heard the phrase “crackberry” for those users so addicted to their Blackberry.  I have a friend who is so addicted to her Blackberry that if she gets up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom, she takes her Blackberry with her to check her email…UNBELIEVABLE!  [...]

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Synchornize Your Smartphone and Outlook Calendar & Contacts

Posted on 14. Oct, 2009 by admin.

There are two things that are über important to me when I travel, my Blackberry and my Outlook.  Pretty much those two items could be considered my business bible.  If I don’t have them, I have no idea what my schedule looks like, I don’t have contacts and their phone numbers…pretty much without them, I [...]

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