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In thinking of an idea for a how-to article for this week, I went to the BBGeeks YouTube page to see what we’ve already covered. I realized that we need more videos up there. Over the next few weeks and months, expect a lot more in the way of video content. It might be stuff you already know, but a little video tutorial never hurt anyone. So, because I was already on YouTube, I went through and picked out some pretty good BlackBerry how-to videos. Hopefully you find something worth your while herein.

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BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac hit the airwaves recently, and we’ve seen no shortage of reviews. The application is pretty straight forward, though it lacks a few features of the PC version. One is the ability to install unofficial OS upgrades. But, like all things Berry, someone has created a workaround. The following video shows you how to get around the problem of having a .exe OS file on a Mac that doesn’t run the file type. After the jump, OS 5.0 links, so you can test it yourself.

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In many ways, a BlackBerry is a mini computer. Like other computers, it runs applications which require free memory. This becomes a problem, especially on older BlackBerry devices, where there is precious little space. The best way to avoid this kind of memory handicap — which can lead to memory leak — is to go through your BlackBerry every once in a while and clean up a bit. Delete some applications, clear the cache, that sort of thing. We’ve written about parts of this progress on BBGeeks before, and today we’re going to bring it all together.

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One application many BlackBerry users question is the Password Keeper. How do you use it, and what do you use it for? I hear this all the time, and until a few months ago I couldn’t have really answered it. It just wasn’t something I even thought to use. But after hearing so many questions, I decided to give it a whirl. There’s really nothing to it, but I think that’s why many people are confused. Perhaps there’s an implication that it’s more than it really is. Let’s take a quick minute to go over how to use your Password Keeper.

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It looks like we might need to update the UberTwitter for BlackBerry review. The folks behind the project have released a new beta, and this one packs in a few more features, including the much-needed URL shortening. That’s a great feature of desktop clients like TwitterFox, but something lacking from many BlackBerry applications (though I did enjoy it with Tweetcaster). After the jump we’ll list all the new features.

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One thing I’ve been using my BlackBerry for more and more is taking notes. I used to carry around a small pad and paper, but I’d either forget to bring it with me, or else lose it somewhere along the way. With the BlackBerry, it’s with me all the time. Plus, I’m not going to lose the thing — as easily as a pad and paper, at least. While I do use the MemoPad application frequently for chronicling such things as my to read list, I also leave myself a number of voice notes. While I listen to them right on my BlackBerry, I can understand why people would want to transfer those notes to their computers as MP3 files. That’s what we’re going over today.

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You might have heard earlier this week that BlackBerry Messenger 5.0 leaked and is available for download. We didn’t post a link at first, because we almost immediately heard complaints about the device bricking certain phones. Most of those issues seem to be in the past, so we’ll throw up a link at this point, but please, please understand that this can still harm your BlackBerry. Many people have had a smashing success with BBM 5.0, but not everyone will. Don’t do this unless you feel comfortable doing so, and feel confident that you can get your Berry back to normal if something goes awry. That said, let’s run through the download and install process.

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When I found out yesterday morning that the long-awaited WordPress BlackBerry application was available in beta form, I couldn’t have been more ecstatic. As someone who has about a half dozen blogs on the WordPress platform, this tool will be of great benefit. Since I know many other geeks out there have blogs of their own, I figured I’d quickly go over the available features. Remember, this is still a beta, so there will be bug and incomplete features. Even so, I’d call this one a winner right now.

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The world has gone Twitter. It seems everyone is using the microblogging service to promote products and services, communicate with friends near and far, and riff on their idle musings. We’re big on Twitter here at BBGeeks. We have a widely-read feed ourselves: @BBGeeks. Then there are the personal feeds of your humble hosts: @CooperLang and @JoePawl. As such, we tend to try out the BlackBerry Twitter apps out there. There’s the complete guide to TwitterBerry, which is due for an update. Now, though, a few more Twitter apps have entered the fray, the most prominent being ÜberTwitter. We recently learned up an upgrade to the service, so let’s take some time to walk through it.

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In our year and change of operating BBGeeks, we’ve written a number of BlackBerry guides for all sorts of applications. Yet we haven’t touched on the most basic one: BlackBerry Messenger. Over Memorial Day weekend I rode the bus with my cousin from New York City to my parents’ place in Jersey. On the way she was furiously typing away at her BlackBerry. “Texting?” I asked, more in hopes of conversing than getting the answer I thought I knew anyway. “No,” she said, “it’s actually BlackBerry Messenger. You use it, right?” Of course, but not as furiously as her apparently. For the next 10 or so minutes she talked about how much better BBM is than texting. It was then that I knew I had to do a guide for it.

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