Blackberry Pearl Pocket Guide (Paperback)

by Bart G. Farkas (Author)
Key Phrases: application loader, voice dialing, travel charger, Address Book, Desktop Manager, Media Player (more...)

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Product Description

Everyone knows how addictive a BlackBerry can be--they don't call them "crackberries" for nothing! Well, you haven't seen anything until you try the brand new BlackBerry Pearl. This brand new phone has it all, and it's small, smart, and stylish too. Not only does it have all the features you expect from a BlackBerry (Phone, Email and Text Messaging, Instant Messaging, Organizer, Browser) but it has some great new "Wow" features including a camera, media player, and BlackBerry Maps. In The BlackBerry Pearl Pocket Guide, trusted gadget teacher and best-selling author Bart G. Farkas reveals the secrets to using this amazing new phone: learn how to take cool pictures and share them with your colleagues, view Web pages, import songs, manage your appointments, communicate with email, text and instant messaging, retrieve maps and detailed driving directions, and even import video. This handy pocket-sized guide also walks readers through the fun lifestyle functions, from playing a new Sudoku game every day to charting your diet and exercise patterns. In this low-priced guide, you'll find compact-yet-detailed coverage of everything the BlackBerry Pearl can do, as well as all the necessary information on "why" you should use it to be more productive.

About the Author
Bart G. Farkas is the author of over 90 technology books and strategy guides, Bart inhabits the the icy climes of Cochrane, Alberta. Bart spends his time tending the igloo with his wife, three children, and a black cat who is on the seventh eighth of his her nine lives.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Peachpit Press; 1 edition (November 23, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 032149699X
• ISBN-13: 978-0321496997
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #948,341 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very Basic, January 4, 2007

By	Amy Cohen - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you've never used a blackberry at all get this book, but if you actually read any of the instructions that come with it this book is redundant. I did not learn anything new that I hadn't already read or figured out.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Much Help - Especially With A Mac/Apple Computer, January 15, 2007

By	L. Jengo-Kincaid "Lisa" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I purchaed this book with the hopes that it would give some insight on how to have the Blackberry Pearl & my Mac computer communicate better. There just wasn't information that was helpful in it for that purpose. All of the other info was pretty basic.

Apparently, Blackberry phones just don't work well with Macs. Since Macs are well-known for recognizing software/hardware/products, this is quite odd.

I've learned more from reading on-line forums, than from the book.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Blackberry Pearl, January 7, 2007

By	K. Janowitz (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Disappointing. Just skims the surface with very little detail on how to use the substantial number of sub-menu options available.