Blackberry tips and tricks Parting With Your Device? Make Sure It's Wiped

Whether you've upgraded to a new model, traded handhelds with a friend or colleague, or misplaced your BlackBerry, if you part with your device for any significant period of time, you should "wipe" it clean to ensure no sensitive information is lost.

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Blackberry tips and tricks Locking Down Bluetooth Security

All new BlackBerry devices have Bluetooth radios for connecting wirelessly to calling- and media-accessories, as well as for small-file transfers. Bluetooth can be invaluable to BlackBerry users, but it should be employed securely.

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Blackberry tips and tricks Security Basics

BlackBerry has gained a reputation in the mobile space during the past decade or so as the "most secure" handheld device and mobile platform available.

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Blackberry tips and tricks Restore Data Using Desktop Manager Files

Restoring BlackBerry device data using the desktop manager software and backup files created using the application isn't difficult at all. First, you'll want to locate your backup files so they're easy to find when you try to restore data. Next, launch the BlackBerry Desktop Manager,

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Blackberry tips and tricks Backup All or Some of the Data

Click on the Backup and Restore icon in the top right corner of the desktop manager home screen. The following screen should offer three separate options: Backup, Restore and Advanced. To save all the personal data stored in your BlackBerry's internal memory, hit the Back up tab, choose a name and location for the file and hit Save. The backup process should take about a minute, and your BlackBerry screen will display a graphic of a connected handheld and PC while it's in progress.

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Blackberry trackball tips and tricks Browser

•Bring up the Enter Web Address field from any Web page by pressing the G key.

•Insert a period in Web address by clicking the Space key.

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