My Lastest BlackBerry Bold App Load (June 2009)

I receive a lot of questions on which BlackBerry applications I load on my BlackBerry Bold. Here they are. Let me know if you have any questions or if I can help.

SocialScope: Twitter and Facebook

* dual client for both services

* in private Beta

Facebook for BlackBerry: Facebook

* integrated with BlackBerry messages, calendar, and address book

Viigo: news, RSS feeds, movie times, simple weather

* can publish to Twitter and Delicious

YouVersion Bible: online Bible

* 40 Bible translations

Google Maps: maps, directions, local search, street view pictures

* works with GPS or tower triangulation

WeatherBug: detailed weather

* detailed with base station pictures, videos

Bloomberg: stock prices, charts, news

* surprisingly fast

FoxNews: breaking news

* icon turns red, buzzes when breaking news hits; link to website usually lame but this adds value

AP News: detailed news

* share stories over email, Delicious, Facebook

Slacker: streaming music

* can also store on SD card if synch over USB

Quickpull: simulates a battery pull

* press icon performs a “hard reboot”

QiK: real time video broadcasting

* share video link with Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, brightcove, twelve seconds, tumblr

Ubertwitter: my Twitter backup to SocialScope

* like the geotagged pictures capability

Yammer: internal corporate social media

* its Twitter for business

BlackBerry App World: authorized app portal for BlackBerry applications

I hope this helps.  Let me know if you have any questions.

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Silicon Valley’s Man, the Myth the Legend

The distinguished statue of founder of Advanced Micro Devices. In the lobby of 1 AMD Building in Sunnyvale, CA.

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Loving my Church band

Our church band “brings it” every Sunday, 4 times a day.  They really have a special way of bringing me out of that funk to get right before your God.

What you can’t see are the 1000′s of people behind me singing, clapping, raising their arms into the air, and praying.

Wonderful, deep experience for me that preps me for the word.

You can always join me Sundays at 11 am at Austin High School if you ever wanted to check it out.

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Multi-monitor Heaven, or when 4 just isn’t enough

I just love walking into an professional office and seeing each worker attached to 3-4 monitors per workstation. Sure, shrinkage sets in when I compare to my dual-monitor setup, but my two monitors are pretty large too.

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Palm Pre Touchstone Wireless Charging Kit with Magnetic Induction Technology

Tired of scrambling for that mini-USB, micro-USB or proprietary power cable? Palm obviously listened to consumers when they developed the optional “Touchstone Charging Kit.” It uses magnetic induction technology so that there are no cables to plug in when you need power. Just set the Pre on the Touchstone, and it starts charging. The Touchstone and back of the Pre click together magnetically and aside from being incredibly useful, is a lot of fun! Both the Pre back cover and the base of the charger are rubberized too which provides a soft landing. Check out the video below that shows this.

How Palm Pre Compares in Size to G1, Storm, Bold, ITouch

One of the key purchase criteria for a smartphone is size. Consumers consider whether they will carry in their pocket, purse, or for the real geek, in the front shirt pocket. In the video below I compare the Palm Pre size to the T-Mobile G1, the BlackBerry Storm, BlackBerry Bold, and the Apple iTouch.

Palm Pre features video overview

With all the buzz leading up to the Palm Pre launch, you would think that the Pre would kill off all other smartphones. The other phones are still alive I am happy to report for the sake of my trusty BlackBerry Bold. The Pre officially launched and I finally got the chance to get my hands on it.

It didn’t disappoint as it has some key distinguishing features like a GUI optimized for real multitasking. Palm calls these “Cards” probably based on their size, shape, and manner of closing- and they are very useful.

It’s a challenge to describe in print so I shot some videos to show off the Palm Pre’s capabilities.