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Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion

04-07-2008, 03:08 AM

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Please help, there MUST be an answer somewhere :) how can I back up an sms thread??

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Posted By torgo

Thank you ricpac: you pointed out my critical...

Thank you ricpac: you pointed out my critical missing info in my post: my PC doesn't run Windows and therefore I don't run the BB desktop software.

So what I'm looking for is a way to back up an...

Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion

04-07-2008, 02:30 AM

Replies: 2

Please help, there MUST be an answer somewhere :) how can I back up an sms thread??

Views: 669

Posted By torgo

Please help, there MUST be an answer somewhere :) how can I back up an sms thread??

A great BB mystery... if you search this site for "sms thread" you find 5+ people who've asked this same question over the months, with zero responses....

But I refuse to believe there's NO way to...

Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion

10-06-2007, 07:25 PM

Replies: 3

If you just want a solid-color background, here's a really simple hack

Views: 1,928

Posted By torgo

Thanks. I settled on a purple background from...

Thanks. I settled on a purple background from the far left side of "flower.jpg" -- lovely shades to pick from in that jpg.

Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion

10-06-2007, 05:48 AM

Replies: 3

If you just want a solid-color background, here's a really simple hack

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Posted By torgo

If you just want a solid-color background, here's a really simple hack

As a new bb user, I was surprised to see there's no way to set a solid-color desktop background (not an image) out of the box.

You could make a custom solid-color image and either load that onto...

Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion

10-06-2007, 04:54 AM

Replies: 82

Os: 8700 (gsm) 4.2.1.107/

Views: 15,782

Posted By torgo

Answering my own question -- unfortunately,...

Answering my own question -- unfortunately, according to this other thread (http://www.blackberryforums.com/media-center/72988-loading-themes-8700-running-4-2-a.html), Insight-Icon does not work on...

Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion

10-06-2007, 04:05 AM

Replies: 82

Os: 8700 (gsm) 4.2.1.107/

Views: 15,782

Posted By torgo

"BB Insight-Icon" theme still there?

After upgrading to this OS, can you still use the "BB Insight-Icon" theme?

(Or do I need to look into editing the .alx file to still be able to use this theme?)

Forum: Mac Users Corner

10-05-2007, 03:30 AM

Replies: 16

Success!!!! 8700g Bluetooth Modem on TMO

Views: 4,029

Posted By torgo

Well, I am incredibly grateful to both of you for...

Well, I am incredibly grateful to both of you for all the investigating. I'm new to BB but I actually have been doing cellphone-as-modem, often as my only home internet connection, for almost six...

Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion

10-04-2007, 12:38 AM

Replies: 3

In OS 4.1, any way to reduce screen brightness below the lowest (10%) setting?

Views: 1,174

Posted By torgo

Thanks. Boy howdy am I noticing the...

Thanks. Boy howdy am I noticing the non-hackableness and limitations. (I'm still really happy overall to be switching from Palm to BB.)

Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion

10-03-2007, 10:24 PM

Replies: 3

In OS 4.1, any way to reduce screen brightness below the lowest (10%) setting?

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Posted By torgo

In OS 4.1, any way to reduce screen brightness below the lowest (10%) setting?

Is there any hack or utility that will let me get the brightness of my screen below 10%?

(Or, for anybody who is running a different OS, are the brightness settings more flexible there? I'm now...

Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion

10-03-2007, 10:08 PM

Replies: 3

Is anybody actually using Pulse?

Views: 690

Posted By torgo

Update: they're definitely supporting it (in the...

Update: they're definitely supporting it (in the typical small-company way -- non-outsourced human contact), so it's "alive and well." It does work perfectly with my 8700g in their demo version.
...

Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion

10-03-2007, 05:13 PM

Replies: 0

Do you have a copy of BlackBerry OS 4.1.0.284, or know where one is?

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Posted By torgo

Do you have a copy of BlackBerry OS 4.1.0.284, or know where one is?

Seeking a copy of BlackBerry OS 4.1.0.284 (only that OS).

I would be massively grateful if anyone happens to have an old copy of .284 they could share with me.

(All the googling I've done so...

Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion

10-01-2007, 02:44 PM

Replies: 3

Is anybody actually using Pulse?

Views: 690

Posted By torgo

Pulse unfortunately appears to be the only way to...

Pulse unfortunately appears to be the only way to use an 8700 as your modem with a Mac OS -- unless 1) you want to run Parallels/Windows at all times, or 2) you can stomach having to restart your bb...

Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion

10-01-2007, 01:47 PM

Replies: 3

Is anybody actually using Pulse?

Views: 690

Posted By torgo

Is anybody actually using Pulse?

I've asked a couple of questions about it in the more specialized forums with no replies.

I would be very grateful to hear about any real-life experiences with Pulse, the Mac/PC dialup software...

Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion

10-01-2007, 01:33 PM

Replies: 2

Have you upgraded your 8700 to OS 4.2? Can you still use Pulse?

Views: 810

Posted By torgo

Pulse is third-party software that appears to be...

Pulse is third-party software that appears to be the only way to use an 8700 to connect a Mac to the internet without massive compromises (the other two solutions are 1) running Parallels and sharing...

Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion

09-30-2007, 11:43 PM

Replies: 2

Have you upgraded your 8700 to OS 4.2? Can you still use Pulse?

Views: 810

Posted By torgo

Have you upgraded your 8700 to OS 4.2? Can you still use Pulse?

Are you a Pulse user with an 8700 that you upgraded to OS 4.2?

If so, does having OS 4.2 fix Pulse's problem of being limited to c. 68k down speed with the current official 8700 OS (4.1.0.346)?
...

Forum: Mac Users Corner

09-30-2007, 11:10 PM

Replies: 16

Success!!!! 8700g Bluetooth Modem on TMO

Views: 4,029

Posted By torgo

idealist, does this mean you can reconnect...

idealist, does this mean you can reconnect without having to restart your 8700??

(That would be EXCELLENT news because according to ggoodale, the other people using an 8700 with the OS 4.2...

Forum: Mac Users Corner

09-30-2007, 10:57 PM

Replies: 114

Pocketmac or Missing Sync?

Views: 38,480

Posted By torgo

I will put in another vote for Missing Sync. ...

I will put in another vote for Missing Sync. Missing Sync comes with Mark/Space Notebook, an excellent (simple, elegant, nicely customizable) app for organizing & syncing text notes -- this was very...

Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion

09-29-2007, 05:43 PM

Replies: 0

Overview/question: the three options for 8700-as-modem on a Mac.

Views: 562

Posted By torgo

Overview/question: the three options for 8700-as-modem on a Mac.

After exhaustive Googling, it seems there are three methods for using an 8700 as a modem under Mac OS X. Each has at least one significant pro and one significant con, which I've listed below. I've...

Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion

08-03-2007, 12:30 AM

Replies: 8

8700 system font size

Views: 2,446

Posted By torgo

Woah, thank you!

epark21, that was EXACTLY what I hoped to find here -- thank you so much.

I actually must have stumbled upon this trick accidentally when I first ran my BB a few days ago. Then I changed the...

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