Comments on: Blackberry Bleg

By: CarlS

CarlS — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:58:11 +0000

I concur with Bob S. Documents to Go is working well on my PDA, and on 35 or so we gave to the Docs at the hospital where I work.

By: Bob S.

Bob S. — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:33:54 +0000

Uncle,

Try this program Documents to go from Dataviz.

I’ve been using a version on my Palm PDA for years. It works will.

Here is the link for your platform
http://www.dataviz.com/products/documentstogo/blackberry/index.html?device_id=471

By: tgirsch

tgirsch — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:25:46 +0000

Funny… I recommend against Windows-based PDA phones. I believe it was Yoda who said, “Bloated pieces of shit, they are.”

By: Michael Hawkins

Michael Hawkins — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:28:23 +0000

It’s never too late to come to your senses. :p
So uh … insured against loss/theft/accident?

By: SayUncle

SayUncle — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:15:34 +0000

too late, madman.

By: Madman

Madman — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:07:48 +0000

I’d recommend buying a windows based pda phone.

By: SayUncle

SayUncle — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:05:57 +0000

James, open office doesn’t appear to have a mobile version.

By: Gregory Markle

Gregory Markle — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:02:52 +0000

Oh…wait…you want to do it ON your Crackberry. Nevermind!

By: Gregory Markle

Gregory Markle — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:01:04 +0000

There’s always OpenOffice (http://www.openoffice.org/) which is free…never used it personally but I’ve never heard any negative buzz. Supported on almost any platform and the file compatibility is pretty good…check out TechRepublic’s review on it (http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-5083657.html?tag=sc) and see if any of the known issues would be problematic for you.

By: James Wood

James Wood — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:50:18 +0000

Open Office. Cost = Free

http://www.openoffice.org

James

By: Turk Turon

Turk Turon — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:49:55 +0000

If you have a Blackberry 8830, you might want to wait until the end of September to buy software. That’s when version 4.5 of the OS is supposed to be released, with some improved document viewing capabilities; and I believe the upgrade is free.