If you travel out of the country a lot like I do, you need a Blackberry. Here’s why. (read more »)

I realized today that 98 contact were not syncing to my Blackberry Tour from my MacBook Pro running Mac OS 10.6.1 Snow Leopard. Neither Missing Sync for Blackberry nor Blackberry Desktop Manager (newly released for Macs) would sync my contacts properly. I even wiped my Blackberry, and it didn’t solve the problem. (read more »)

(This item has been sold, but I’m leaving it here for the entertaining reply from Nigeria)

For Sale: Blackberry Bold 9000, $300

• Used on the AT&T network
• Works perfectly
• Very good condition — only slight wear marks on sides / bottom
• Screen is perfect — screen protector on since I opened the box
• Not unlocked, but you can get an unlock code for around $25

Comes with all original accessories in original box (didn’t use any of them):

• original box
• wall charger
• USB data / charging cable
• wired headset
• manual
• SIM card
• battery
• holster

I just switched from AT&T to Verizon (oh my god — I can make calls now!!), and noted that Google Maps was using Skyhook WPS as its location finder instead of using the GPS. It turns out that Verizon ships with the GPS off. I went to Options -> Advanced Options -> GPS and set GPS Services to “Location On”. Google Maps now tracks my location accurately (using GPS).

iPhone 3GS, iPhone 2G, iPod Touches (2), Blackberry Bold and Newton

Things get out of hand when I visit Adam Tow!

Like many other Google Sync users on Blackberry, calendar sync stopped working some time between the end of November, 2008, and when I returned to network coverage areas in mid-January. No amount of uninstalling and reinstalling Google Sync had any effect. Luckily, I found a thread in Google Mobile Help that contained the solution. (read more »)