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My new Verizon Blackberry 8830

After a few months, I thought, “hey, I might as well dust off this blog thing and write something.” So, to that extent, I picked up a Blackberry 8830 a couple weeks ago. I picked up the Blackberry Enterprise Server plan to go along with it so I could connect to my work exchange server. I must admit I know why folks get addicted to these things. I picked up some good applications that elevate the Blackberry from a nice-to-have tool to a can’t-live-without device that controls your life.

The list of apps…

• Google Talk - I downloaded this from mobile.blackberry.com. It is a must have. As far as I’m concerned, there is no better mobile instant messaging app available for the Blackberry.
• Mig33 Messenger - I picked this up from mig33.com. Mig33 is a service that sells sms and international voip calls. However, the messenger that you can download for free allows you to connect to AIM, MSN, GoogleTalk, and Yahoo. I only use it for MSN because Google Talk is a better application and most of my contacts use it. I keep mig33 around for my work contacts since we use MSN Messenger at work.
• Beyond411 -You can pick this little app up from http://thebogles.com/blog/projects/berry411. This application is a virtual replacement for dialing 411 and paying the free every time you need a phone number.

Thought I’d share. Peace out.