I’m not that savvy on the BlackBerry yet but I’ve discovered these few shortcuts on the BlackBerry Curve 8900 which are super useful.
- alt + left shift gets you into number mode
- shift + scroll selects messages
- alt + scroll scrolls pages
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Nokia E71 Grey Steel
There was a firmware update for my Nokia E71. Remember to backup using PC Suite before doing an update, and restore your settings after. This has been my primary phone for just over an year and I must say its been great. Its fast and gets the job done. This was my first QWERTY phone and I can’t see myself not having a full keyboard anymore.
The most immediate change seems to be the addition of OVI contacts in the phone book.
Here are the changes from All About Symbian.
E71 firmware 400.21.013 v6 Euro
Not officially released, but here’s the changelog:NEW FUNCTIONALITIES:
* Gimlet v9.5 (v9.5.3.72)
* Quick Office 5.3
* Ovi Store 1.5 (v1.5.2)
* Ovi Contacts – Preinstalled
* Mail for Exchange 2.9.176CHANGES AND IMPROVEMENTS:
* Email Setup Wizard update
* WLAN Corrections
* Internet Radio v1.16 – Increased functionality
* Camera functionality improvement
* Incoming call hang issue fixed
* Turkish SMS character input improvement
* Many functionality and Stability improvements in MfE
* Support for Russian and Ukranian keymats
* Phone activation Baseline updated
* Yahoo account hack fixedGENERAL
* Stability and functionality improvements
* Email and WLAN functionality improvements
* Increased robustness in handling SMS and incoming calls
* Memory leak fixes and crashes
* Email and WLAN functionality improvementsCALL HANDLING
* Fix for Incoming call hang issue and fast call crash
* Fix for making emergency call when the phone is lockedCALENDAR/CLOCK
*Minor Functionality improvements
*Time display correction when the phone is lockedCONNECTIVITY
*WLAN functionality Improvements and fixes for crashes
*Improvement in WLAN authentication
*mVPN authentication improvements and general functionality improvementCONTACTS/PHONEBOOK
*Functionality improvements for search functionality
*Email setup wizard updated
*Fix for Yahoo account hack while setting up Gmail account through Nokia Email
*Fix for mails getting duplicated after restoring backup
*Mail for Exchange upgraded from 2.9.158 to 2.9.176
*Many functionality and stability improvements in MfE
*Robustness and functionality improvements in email items.INTERNET RADIO
*Improved functionality
*Increased application stabilityQWERTY KEYBOARD
*Usability improvements
*Keyboard mapping corrections for Russian and Ukranian keymatMESSAGING
*Improvement in Turkish SMS characters input
*Fix for delivery report for SMS with more than 22 characters
*Increased robustness in handling SMS
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Quick tip i discovered while trying to delete some messages at once.
Hold the shift key and use the up – down navigation keys to multiple select messages.
Once you have marked them you can click the delete/backspace button to delete.
I had a problem on a PHP page that was supposed to redirect to another page after some process was done. This is the code I used.
header("Location: http://example.com");
This kept giving me a
Web: no gateway reply
So after looking at the PHP manual for the header function and HTTP status codes I managed to get it working with this redirect.
header("Location: http://example.com", 307);
I tried out JoikuSpot with my Nokia N80 and notebook. Its simple to setup and worked pretty well. This is definitely useful on the road.
This method can’t beat 3G modems since they can go up to 7.5Mbps. The Nokia N80 only supports 384 kbps. But its better than buying a dedicated 3G modem for me because I don’t need to use it often between ADSL points.
If you don’t already have a 3G phone it might be cheaper and faster to get a 3G modem.
I checked Mobitel and Dialog for 3G modems a few months ago. Back then I was on Linux only and they didn’t have drivers etc. This should work on Linux as well since its on WIFI.
JoikuSpot has a few limitations at this time. It only supports HTTP/HTTPS and the WIFI hotspot is not secure. They say other protocols and security is on the way.
Here is the introduction from the developers:
JoikuSpot is a free mobile software solution that turns a Nokia Smartphone to a WLAN HotSpot. You will carry internet in your pocket. Connect your laptop to web everywhere! FREE — INSTANT — EASY
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