spine=.624” Hardware/BlackBerry Phones ™ Get in touch with all the Making Everything Easier! things your cool touch-screen BlackBerry BlackBerry can do! Open the book and find: ® Are you upgrading from an earlier BlackBerry, or did you • An overview of how your hold out for the touch-screen model? Either way, this book BlackBerry works is the perfect partner to help you get all your BlackBerry • Tips for tapping and thumbing the Storm has to offer. From using the touch screen to tracking touch screen BlackBerry™ your contacts to taking photos, the information is ripe for • How to use SMS and MMS the picking! messaging on your Storm • Start with the BlackBerry basics — customize your Storm, learn • Secrets for taking great photos Storm to navigate the touch screen, manage power consumption, and and videos protect your device • Ways to get the most from the ® • Organize your life — set up your contacts, keep notes, calendar function Storm synchronize lists with your desktop, and manage your calendar • How to go online at any time • Keep in touch — communicate with e-mail, PIN-to-PIN and instant messaging, and phone calls • Ten programs to include on your Storm • Surf’s up — browse the Internet your way and keep track of key sites • How to secure your personal information • Satisfy your senses — play music and videos, take pictures or ™ mini-movies, and tune in the news • Find yourself — learn what you need to activate Storm’s built-in GPS and use Google Maps or BlackBerry Map Learn to: • Stay on the same page — synchronize your Storm with your Go to dummies.com® • Unlock the full power of your touch-screen desktop so your data is consistent wherever you go for more! BlackBerry • Include bells and whistles — install and manage third-party applications • Organize and manage your contacts and appointments • Protect the data on your BlackBerry • Take advantage of BlackBerry’s multimedia features $24.99 US / $26.99 CN / £16.99 UK Robert Kao has been developing extensively on the BlackBerry handheld ISBN 978-0-470-42220-5 platform for an investment bank in New York City. Dante Sarigumba has more than 12 years of experience in developing software on an array of Robert Kao environments, and cohosts a biweekly podcast called Mobile Computing Authority. 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Library of Congress Control Number: 2008943639 ISBN: 978-0-470-42220-5 Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 About the Authors Robert Kao is one well-rounded professional. His ability to translate his technical knowledge and communicate with users of all types led him to co-write BlackBerry For Dummies and BlackBerry Pearl For Dummies. He started out as a BlackBerry developer for various fi nancial fi rms in New York City, that truly global city. A graduate of Columbia University, with a Computer Engineering degree, he currently lives in South Brunswick, New Jersey. Dante Sarigumba is a long-time user of BlackBerry and a gizmo enthusiast. He is a co-host of the Mobile Computing Authority biweekly podcast. He works for a major investment bank in New York as a software developer and lives in South Brunswick, New Jersey, with his wife, Rosemarie, and two sons, Dean and Drew. Dedications I would like to thank my father (MHK) and mother (SYT) for everything they’ve done for me. I wouldn’t be here without their kindness and support. I would also like to thank my lovely wife, Marie-Claude, and little Jade for all their support. — Robert Kao To Yosma, Dean, and Drew: My greatest treasures. Thank you for your thoughts, understanding, and support. — Dante Sarigumba Authors’ Acknowledgments Collectively, we want to give a big thanks to Greg Croy for the opportunities to work with the For Dummies brand and congratulate him on his retirement! Enjoy it Greg. In addition, we’d like to thank the following people: ߜ Katie Mohr, our new acquisitions editor. We look forward to working with you. ߜ Carol McClendon, our agent, for presenting our proposal to the right people. ߜ Rebecca Senninger and Tonya Cupp, our editors, for making us look good. ߜ Victoria Berry, PR of Research In Motion, for getting us access to proper channels at the right time. ߜ Richard Evers, of Research In Motion, for a wealth of informa- tion and guidance. In addition, we thank the rest of the Wiley staff. Without you all, this book would not have been possible. — Rob & Dante Publisher’s Acknowledgments We’re proud of this book; please send us your comments through our online registration form located at http://dummies.custhelp.com. For other comments, please contact our Customer Care Department within the U.S. at 877-762-2974, outside the U.S. at 317-572-3993, or fax 317-572-4002. 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Corder, Editorial Director Publishing for Consumer Dummies Diane Graves Steele, Vice President and Publisher Composition Services Gerry Fahey, Vice President of Production Services Debbie Stailey, Director of Composition Services Contents at a Glance Introduction ................................................................ 1 Part I: Meeting and Greeting Your BlackBerry Storm ......5 Chapter 1: Your BlackBerry Is NOT an Edible Fruit ......................................................7 Chapter 2: Navigating the BlackBerry ...........................................................................15