Subway

It has been years since I last rode the subway. Seattle doesn't exactly have one, and neither does Tacoma. Last time I did this, people either read a book or listened to their walkman. I look around today and see that nearly everybody is listening to an iPod, phone, and tapping away on a phone of some sort. I guess that puts me in sync with everybody else around me. Media has taken over our lives. It occupies our work lives, our personal lives, and even the spare cycles in between.

Posted on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:40:44 -0700 in
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Pandora for Blackberry Updates

YAY!!  Pandora is now working on both my Storm and on my wife’s Curve.

Back when I made my first post about not getting Pandora for the Storm, I downloaded it for the Curve and couldn’t get it working.

I got this error everytime I tried to get it working.
“The application pandora$2dradio has attempted to open a connection to a location inside the firewall and outside the firewall which is not allowed by your IT policy”

Strange, since the Curve is not connected to a BES.  It turns out that the Firewall needs to be disabled on the Curve in order to get Pandora working.  Annoying…  Lots.

I am not sure why my Storm is not subject to this same issue, except that the Storm is connected to my BES at work.  Perhaps I set the IT Policy on my Storm to allow split pipe connections. 

Posted on Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:52:36 -0700 in
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No Pandora for Storm

Imagine my surprise when I was at Pandora.com this evening and saw the above graphic.  Looking closely at it you can see that it includes BlackBerry now…

I immediately tried to download the app for my BlackBerry Storm.  FAIL.  It’s not supported on the Storm yet.

Next I try my wife’s 8830 from Verizon.  I get it installed, and get her credentials in there, but then it too FAILS.  It spun for 20 minutes trying to “sign in.”  I did get an error saying that Pandora was trying to open a connection inside and outside the firewall and that my/her IT policy does not allow that.  Since her BlackBerry is not on a BES, I am not sure whose IT Policy they are talking about.  Verizon’s?  If so, why would the site say they support her phone through Verizon.

Disapointing.

Posted on Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:54:06 -0700 in
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Google Mobile Apps for BlackBerry

One of the most convienient applications I have ever had on my Blackberry was the Google Mobile App.  You can get it at http://m.google.com/  It is not yet available for the Storm, which bums me out because now that I have a Storm, I really miss my Google Mobile App.  The storm outweighs the loss however.

Anyway, the beauty of this application is that it places a Google icon on you home screen.  Whenever you want to do a search use the Google icon instead.  It provides you a search field that is stored right on your device, you don’t have to wait for the BlackBerry to go out and download Google’s search page.  It also provides a convenient way to update Google Maps and Google Reader and other Google Apps.

Go get it today at http://m.google.com.  No BlackBerry should be without this.

Posted on Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:24:03 -0800 in
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Tethering BlackBerry Storm to Mac OS 10.5 over Bluetooth

Finally I can tether my BlackBerry to my Mac and get a connection.  Here is the how to.

1 Pair the BlackBerry to your Mac via Bluetooth

2. Set up the modem for dial up using the following settings:

    Dial Number #777
    Account Name : .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) (Example: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address))
    password vzw

    In advanced setup, under bluetooth Tab choose the following

    Vendor : other
    Model: Verizon support (PC5220)  I have also read that the 5320 profile works.
    Enable Error Correction
    Wait For Dial Tone

I have heard reported that if you want to do this via a USB cable, you must go to http://www.vzam.net/ and download the Verizon Access Manager for pairing the Mac with the Motorola Q.  Haven’t tried it yet, but I think I will give it a whirl in the upcoming days.

Posted on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:16:35 -0800 in
Geek • Technology • Apple Computer • Macintosh • OS X • Blackberry - RIM
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