ShortcutMe is a QuickLaunch style app that lets you set shortcut keys for apps on your BlackBerry. A walkthrough of the application is available from this YouTube clip. The app has recently been updated to version 3.10 with the following features:
Launch ShortcutMe with Space key If you are in the BlackBerry Home Screen and no other app is assigned to launch with Space key.
Multi-Space-Key Click feature From BlackBerry Home Screen just double, triple and quadruple Space key to launch your most used apps.
Nicer look with background images.
Download new background images from shortcutme.com.
Background image rotation instead of always having the same background image.
Multi-click apps view allows you to view if you click any of the multi-click keys 5 times.
We’re giving away 25 copies of this app too. Just leave a comment and we’ll select 25 random winners. Multiple entries are not allowed; only 1 email per entry.
Here’s another great exclusive product release for BlackBerry users that will be available through May 31st. IntelliBerry learns what you access most on your BlackBerry and provides a centralized shortcutting tool to accelerate finding Apps, Contacts, and Files.
Curious to know what exactly you’re missing with the BlackBerry Bold? RIM’s Knowledge Base is now listing the official new features in device software 4.6. Nothing hugely new (that Q hotkey for the vibrate profile is nice to know, and switching to Bluetooth headset mid-call is nifty), but now we’ve got all the updates in one spot.
Margaret Genet is an operations analyst at the insurance company Aflac who doubles as a tech concierge, teaching BlackBerry tips and tricks to other members of the company. CIO.com got her to share some of her secrets with them and posted the results. The tricks are organized by category: typing tricks, such as holding down a key to type a capitalized letter or inserting the date by hitting the L key followed by D and then space; messaging tips like how to turn on automatic spellchecking; phone suggestions, including how to access email and other documents during a call; and even a few solutions for common problems or errors. All in all, there’s a wealth of information even for BlackBerry gurus, with the only caveat being that some of the methods might not work on older models. Between this guide and our other tips, anyone can get the most out of their phone.