I had a touch screen smart phone with great features, WiFi, bluetooth, you name it, almost an ultra mobile personal computer (UMPC) but have downgraded to an old model Blackberry. Huh? Did I just move backwards in terms of technology, or is there a counter-intuitive reason that actually makes this a practical way of moving forwards?

Part of the influence to get a Blackberry phone was due to this software product offering. It is to a to-do list what a grid is to design. Highly integrated with the Blackberry device, ToDoMatrix from REXwireless offers increased productivity from a David Allen GTD and Covey based application. It works on the premise that your input [...]

Normally when a cell battery can no longer power our devices we dispose of them. If waste management systems are in place they may go for recycling. However, even though they are ‘dead’ they can still provide a useful function. What? How can a dead battery power something?

No the title isn’t an inebriated typo, or a forage into composition of Engrish prose. Those with communication induced sore thumbs may immediately recognise it as a reference to the Blackberry communications device from the company Research In Motion (RIM). In a long saga spanning pretty much an entire year I have finally become an [...]