BlackBerry Made Simple for Full Keyboard BlackBerries [Paperback]

Martin Trautschold (Author), Ned Johnson (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2, 2005

Use this Easy-to-Read Guide to learn all you need to setup, use and master your Full Keyboard BlackBerry (8700, 7700, 7500, 7200, 6700, 6500, 6200 and similar BlackBerry Series Models)

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About the Author

Martin Trautschold is an entrepreneur, author, consultant and avid cyclist who lives in Ormond Beach, Florida. Together with Ned, he co-founded developed and then sold a BlackBerry wireless software company. Martin managed the international software development team, marketed and sold to Fortune 500, small companies and individuals, provided technical customer support, training and wrote dozens of technical “how to” knowledgebase articles. Martin has over 15 years of technology and management consulting experience from several of the largest consulting firms. Martin holds an MBA from Northwestern University and a Mechanical Engineering degree from Princeton University. He is devoting his time to writing and promoting new BlackBerry Made Simple books and BlackBerry consulting projects. He can be reached at [e-mail].

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: BookSurge Publishing (December 2, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1419617400
• ISBN-13: 978-1419617409
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,237,135 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Magic to unlock your Blackberry., August 4, 2006

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R. Shaff "Velocipede" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: BlackBerry Made Simple for Full Keyboard BlackBerries (Paperback)

I've been a Blackberry user for some time, and just like most tech gadgets today, the BB has such a rich feature set, most users will never know all the secrets. Well, to a large degree, that has changed.

Martin Trautschold's BLACKBERRY MADE SIMPLE is the key to unlocking many of the BB secrets...those that make life much easier. I purchased Trautschold's "ebook" version some time ago, before the current published version, but regardless, the information is necessary and superb.

As an example, on my HOME screen, the default icons are those RIM believes are primary to most users. However, as every user is different, the location and ease of invoking a function is paramount. I wanted to either delete or move certain icons, but was unable to do so because the documentation (User's Manual {ha!}) is extremely lacking. Enter BLACKBERRY MADE SIMPLE. Trautschold's cure? Hide the icon...

1. Scroll to the icon you want to move or hide.
2. Hold down the ALT key, click the trackwheel, and select "Move application" or "Hide application."

{If you're moving the application, you then use the trackwheel to place the icon, and click the trackwheel to end the operation.}

It's that simple!

Trautschold's book is loaded with gems just like this throughout. Any new or experienced BB user will benefit from this book; it simply should be a requirement.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An invaluable resource!, August 4, 2006

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Tolen May "Network Manager" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: BlackBerry Made Simple for Full Keyboard BlackBerries (Paperback)

This book is an incredible resource for newbie Blackberry users as well as experienced pros. As a Network Administrator, I have been recommending it all my Blackberry users for a long time. It's very heavily illustrated, so you know exactly where you are on the Blackberry while it's teaching you something.

The book is full of useful tips and tricks to make use of this productivity tool...well....productive! One of the easiest and most useful shortcuts for me was "press T to go to the top of your email"; for so long I had been scrolling... and scrolling.

Thanks for writing this book. It really does what the title says "make it simple".

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great help for beginners and power users, August 7, 2006

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Christian Bretscher (Zurich, Switzerland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: BlackBerry Made Simple for Full Keyboard BlackBerries (Paperback)

"BlackBerry Made Simple" is a real great help for beginners as well as for power users. I have found most useful hints that allowed me to work faster and better with my blackberry. Best of all: Martin Trautschold even answered my e-mails with additional personal questions very friendly, quickly and precisely!