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Welcome back all you BBGeeks to our monthly roundup of the BBGeeks Twitter Help activities. If you have been following us for a while now you no doubt know about our account on Twitter.com.

Each and every day we reach out to other Twitter users and ask them what kind of problems they are experiencing with their BlackBerry devices. The response is always good. Some do not have problems at all, but just need some advice about BlackBerry software or accessories that would help them increase their productivity.

For all our readers who don’t use Twitter, we have decided to recap our conversations in which followers posed questions and we tracked down the answers.

Join us now for the official roundup. You never know what interesting information you will find.

Twitter Helps

exwindchaser says:
Is there an application that let’s you change the color of your trackball for OS 4.5 and higher on the 8100

There was a popular application for Pearl owners pre OS 4.5 called Color Pearl that allowed for the manipulation of the LED underneath the Pearl 8100 trackball. Unfortunately the app stopped working with OS upgrades.

BBGeeks Answered:

There is definitely an app that has been made that brings colored trackballs to the masses of BlackBerry Pearl 8100 owners who have upgraded to OS 4.5. The app is called Bling Ball and functions in a similar fashion to the previous Color pearl apps. Bling Ball can be downloaded from the eVeek forums after registering as a user.

loisgeller says:
I have a BlackBerry and I am thinking about getting a Twitter application so that I can tweet on the go. Do you have any suggestions and is it a difficult process for a technically challenged individual?

It seems like a new Twitter application is being released every week, with the latest and greatest featuring new ways of interacting with your followers. The initial batch of applications was somewhat lacking in functionality but the new generation of BlackBerry Twitter applications is definitely worth a look.

BBGeeks Answered:

I would suggest checking out Uber Twitter for your BlackBerry Twitter application of choice. You can download the application right to your BlackBerry from http://www.ubertwitter.com. For a better understanding of what can be done with Uber Twitter you can check out our Complete Guide to Uber Twitter.

AmyDeWitt says:
Where can I get the cheapest plan for a BlackBerry? I have horrible service with Sprint and have recently ended my contract with them.

This question is another one that gets asked quite often. The reality is that you have to look at more than price when deciding which plan and service provider to sign up with for your BlackBerry plan.

BBGeeks Answered:

I suggest checking out all of the BlackBerry Service Providers we have reviewed on BBGeeks in order to get a good feeling for what each one offers. Since the service with Sprint has not really been up to par it is also important to check out the coverage maps for each provider. The coverage maps for individual BlackBerry service providers can be found at the bottom of each review.

BigJayS says:
I need a Flash equivalent for my BlackBerry Bold! Help!

Flash has been the elusive holy grail for BlackBerry owners who seek to have a fully functional browsing experience with their device. Unfortunately Flash is not coming any time soon =(

BBGeeks Answered:

You are not alone in your search for Flash or a Flash browsing alternative for the BlackBerry. There is only one company that we know of that is making headway in bringing Flash functionality to the BlackBerry browser. The company is SkyFire and they are looking to bring their browser to the BlackBerry soon. Of course I have been hearing that for many months now and still no SkyFire. We will all have to wait patiently and hope for the best.

09MikeBrown says:
I downloaded the new BlackBerry messenger 5.0 for the Storm today. When I rebooted my BlackBerry I lost the BBM icon altogether. . .HELP!

The 5.0 version of the BlackBerry Messenger software leaked online a short while ago and BlackBerry owners went on a downloading frenzy to get the latest and greatest app from RIM. The problem (as with all leaks) is that it was bound to wreak havok on a large portion of the devices that were not up to spec for the release.

BBGeeks Answered:

There is definitely a recovery process that you can go through to restore the original BlackBerry Messenger application onto your device. We posted a handy guide to restoring your BlackBerry Messenger after a failed BBM 5.0 install that is worth a look if you have managed to lose your BBM icon. The post contains instructions on how to recover using BlackBerry Desktop Manager as well as an OTA link for the BBM 4.5 download.

babysista says:
How do I find my BBM PIN# on my BlackBerry?

Once upon a time people would only trade PIN information with business contacts who als had a BlackBerry. We are now seeing a number of PIN swapping sites gaining momentum that have people reaching out in a whole new way. For the record, BBGeeks LOVES that!

BBGeeks Answered:

In order to find your BlackBerry PIN you must do one of the following. Either type “mypin” without the quotes into an email, note or sms or go to options > status and look at the third line for your PIN information. The first method will convert the word mypin into your actual pin number as a result of default auto text settings.

NonStopNights says:
What are your thoughts on the best free and pay apps available for the BlackBerry at the moment?

This is a topic that we love to discuss and surprisingly, over the past year or so the answer has not really changed too much.

BBGeeks Answered:

When it comes to free BlackBerry applications I usually suggest that people check out one of our two rounds of free BlackBerry apps posts (they are cross linked for your convenience). Those two posts, along with user comments cover some of the best freely available software out for your BlackBerry. Included on the list are Yahoo Go! and Viigo. Both are completely free but worth mega bucks if you ask me.

As for paid BlackBerry software, I suggested IntelliLaunch and Sim Detective as my two favorite paid apps of the moment.

LeloB says:
On behalf of @Loyiso, why can’t Storm users open or download PDF documents to their phone?

The reality is that Storm users can open PDF on their device but only when attached to emails. The problem arises when those emailed PDFs need to be zoomed to be viewed in any legible format. Out of the box, the Storm’s support of the PDF file format is lacking but not non-existant.

BBGeeks Answered:

I would suggest checking out a program called BeamReader or the Premium edition of Documents2Go if you are looking for improved PDF viewing functionality on your BlackBerry Storm.

sufian says:
Is there a way to select mulitple files at once to attach to an email? I hate having to dig through my SD card one-by-one.

Ahh, the longstanding feud between BlackBerry and message/ email attachmnets.

BBGeeks Answered:

This is something that I wish RIM would act upon with a future os upgrade. It is absolutely silly to have a device that is geared so heavily towards email activity/management yet does not allow for the attachment of multiple files to an email at once. Actually it will allow more than one attachment, but it will not allow the selection and attaching of more than one document at a time. For people who wish to have the ability to select multiple files at a time for any reason, I suggest checking out File Manager pro.

There you go folks, a sampling of the questions we have received in the last month through our Twitter account. If you would like to participate in our growing community of Tweeps, just download the BlackBerry Twitter application of your choice, sign up for a Twitter account and follow the @BBGeeks Twitter profile.

See you all next month!

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