BlackBerry Pearl For Dummies [Paperback]

Robert Kao (Author), Dante Sarigumba (Author), Marie-Claude Kao (Author), Yosma Sarigumba (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0470128933 | ISBN-13: 978-0470128930 | Publication Date: February 5, 2007 | Edition: 1

The excitement of purchasing a Blackberry Pearl can only be outdone by the confusion of how to use it. How do you check your e-mail? How do you play music and video? What are PIN-to-PIN messages? Where do you find cool stuff to customize your Pearl?

With Blackberry Pearl for Dummies, you’ll discover all the answers to these questions and see how to use your new PDA to its maximum potential. This down-to-earth guide explores all of Pearl’s features and shows you cool ways to make your Pearl your Pearl. Clear, step-by-step instructions explain all the parts of the Pearl and give you the know-how to:

• Get organized with the Address Book, Calendar, and MemoPad
• Manage e-mail and send instant messages
• Surf the Internet
• Dial and receive calls
• Set up your voicemail service
• Take photos and create slideshows
• Access the multimedia player
• Use Desktop Manager
• Protect and secure your Pearl

But don’t think that this book is a plain, boring, just-the-facts type of guide. It will cue you in on how to personalize your Pearl with fun games, wallpaper, ringtones, and more. If you like news and entertainment, it also suggests some nifty programs that are a must-have. This is not just any ordinary PDA, and Blackberry Pearl for Dummies shows you why!

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From the Back Cover

Manage your contacts, appointments, e-mail, and media

Find out how to do a string of things with your BlackBerry Pearl!

It's a fact — your BlackBerry Pearl can do almost anything except bake a pie — but you can use it to e-mail a recipe!

This friendly guide is just what you need to get the scoop on the Pearl's entire repertoire. Keep your calendar, make phone calls, organize your phone book, take photos, play music and video — here's how!

Discover how to

• Store and change your password
• Bookmark favorite Web sites
• Send PIN-to-PIN messages
• Play music and video clips
• Synch with your desktop
• Find cool games

About the Author

Robert Kao is one well-rounded professional. His ability to translate his technical knowledge and communicate in many languages with users of all types inevitably led him to develop BlackBerry applications for various financial firms in New York City –– that truly global city. A graduate of Columbia University –– with a Computer Engineering degree, of course –– he currently lives in
Somerset, New Jersey.

Dante Sarigumba is a long time user of BlackBerry, a gizmo enthusiast, and the coauthor of BlackBerry For Dummies. He is a co-host of the Mobile Computing Authority biweekly podcast. As a Software Developer, he works for a major investment bank in New York and lives in South Brunswick, New Jersey with his wife Rosemarie and two sons, Dean and Drew.

Marie-Claude Kao graduated with a degree in French to English translation from the University of Ottawa. She and her husband, Robert, have been long-time BlackBerry enthusiasts. In the past, Marie-Claude has worked for the Canadian government as a technical translator and currently works in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Yosma Sarigumba is a full-time consultant specializing in distributed
applications and Web application development. She also loves to play with the latest tech gadgets. She utilizes her BlackBerry Pearl extensively to keep life with her two active sons as smooth sailing as possible.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (February 5, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470128933
• ISBN-13: 978-0470128930
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #868,424 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Robert has co-authored BlackBerry for Dummies along with Dante Sarigumba. He currently works and resides in the NYC/NJ area.

Robert graduated from Columbia University with a B.S. in Computer Engineering.

You can reach him via his website: www.RobKao.com /[e-mail]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Answered the Questions I had., March 6, 2007

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John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: BlackBerry Pearl For Dummies (Paperback)

I bought this book, not because I have a BlackBerry Pearl but because I was thinking of getting one and wanted to see just what they realy can do. I first went and talked to the people at the store - useless. Then I went to the web, and did a lot better, but I still wanted more detail. Sometimes those people speak in jargon, they use words to describe things that just don't mean the same things I understand them to mean. I thought that buying this inexpensive book would answer my questions better than trying to get information out of the barely trained sales person at the store. It worked perfectly. Instead of just saying that the thing will do something, it says that if you want to do something, here's how.

In essence this book answered every question I had, and then some. For instance I would never have thought to ask about accessories or software. Of course it's written in the usual irreverent 'For Dummies' style that I happen to like. It makes reading about dull computer stuff less boring.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great buy, September 14, 2007

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Nina Mori "Nina" (Miami, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: BlackBerry Pearl For Dummies (Paperback)

This is a great book. It really explains any possible question you can have about using your blackberry pearl. It's also very easy to understand.
If you want to get the most out of your blackberry pearl I really recommend you get this book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Helpful for Tech Idiots who want a Blackberry!, April 18, 2008

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Marc Griffith "Beady Guy" (Atlanta) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: BlackBerry Pearl For Dummies (Paperback)

This book is so valuable for Dummies like me, who are simply not as "Smart Phone Intuitive" as some other people! I read parts chapter by chapter, and I read other snippets just for the little info that I needed right at the moment. Easy to find the part that you need that addresses your immediate question.

There are still many many features of the Pearl that I just havent checked out, figured out, or even discovered, but this is a cool book to pick up on occassion and find out just one NEW THING ABOUT MY PEARL!

If you get confused with the Pearl, you need this book.