One of the nice things about Google Calendar is the ability to have multiple calendars. I have three: My calendar is the main calendar, telling me where I am supposed to be. My wife’s calendar lets me know about her...
In February 2012, I composed this post about a program called “Contacts Sync.” The free program syncs your Outlook Contacts with Google Contacts. The reason I downloaded it was the BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0 update had just been released, with that...
Poynt is one of the BlackBerry “Super Apps.” I first wrote about it here. Later, I wrote about it and other Super Apps in this post. When RIM introduced the PlayBook, Poynt was one of the apps available very early...
I have written from time to time about apps I use regularly on my BlackBerry and PlayBook. I decided to combine those posts, along with new content, and make it available in one place. The result is this e-book free...
My PlayBook has a great camera and taking pictures is easy. This post addresses two points any user would eventually have: What is the easiest way to transfer pictures from my PlayBook to my desktop computer? How can I organize...
Last week, BlackBerry released a major software upgrade. Included are native Calendar, Contacts, and E-Mail. Previously, these functions were available on the PlayBook via the BlackBerry Bridge. If you were a BlackBerry user, the PlayBook read these items from your...
Tuesday’s post talked about my method for syncing my Outlook Calendar with the new native Calendar in the BlackBerry PlayBook. It uses Google Calendar Sync as an intermediary. The remaining challenge was to sync my Outlook Contacts with the new...
This post is intended for readers who own a BlackBerry Playbook, keep their calendar on Outlook, and wish to view their Outlook calendar on the new native PlayBook calendar released today. Today, RIM released the BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0 software update....
Thanks to everyone who came to my sessions at the Differentiated Instruction Administrator Summit sponsored by Staff Development for Educators. In a time where tablets are becoming popular, conducting classroom walk-throughs is an extremely practical use of collecting and organizing...
When Apple came out with the iPad, I asked myself a question many of us have asked. “Why do I need one? What’s missing by not having one?” As talk of BlackBerry joining the tablet field grew, I decided to...