OReilly blackberry hacks oct 2005 ISBN 0596101155

BlackBerryHacks
ByDaveMabe
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Publisher:O'Reilly
PubDate:October2005
ISBN:0-596-10115-5
Pages:328

TableofContents|Index

TheBlackBerryhasbecomeaninvaluabletoolforthoseofuswhoneedtostay
connectedandintheloop.Butmostpeopletakeadvantageofonlyafewfeaturesthat
thismarvelouscommunicationsdeviceoffers.Whatifyoucoulddomuchmorewith
yourBlackBerrythanjustwebsurfingandemail?
BlackBerryHackswillenhanceyourmobilecomputingwithgreattipsandtricks.
You'lllearnthattheBlackBerryiscapableofthingsyouneverthoughtpossible,and
you'lllearnhowtomakeitanevenbetteremailandwebworkhorse:
Getthemostoutofthebuilt-inapplications
Takecontrolofemailwithfilters,searches,andmore
Revupyourmobilegaming--whetheryou'reanarcadeaddictorpokerpro
Browsetheweb,chatoverIM,andkeepupwithnewsandweblogs
Workwithofficedocuments,spellcheckyourmessages,andsendfaxes
Becomemoresecure,lockdownyourBlackBerryandstashsecureinformation
somewheresafe
ManageandmonitortheBlackBerryEnterpriseServer(BES)andMobileData
System(MDS)
CreatewebsitesthatlookgreatonaBlackBerry
DevelopanddeployBlackBerryapplications


Whetheryouneedtoscheduleameetingfromatradeshowfloor,confirmyourchild's

nextplaydateatthepark,orjustfindtheshowtimesandsecuremovieticketswhile
atdinner,thisbookhelpsyouusetheremarkableBlackBerrytostayintouchandinthe-know--nomatterwhereyouareorwhereyougo.


BlackBerryHacks
ByDaveMabe
...............................................
Publisher:O'Reilly
PubDate:October2005
ISBN:0-596-10115-5
Pages:328

TableofContents|Index



Copyright



Credits



AbouttheAuthor



Contributors

Acknowledgments



Preface



WhyBlackBerryHacks?



HowtoUseThisBook



HowThisBookIsOrganized



WheretoLearnMore



Conventions

UsingCodeExamples



HowtoContactUs




SafariEnabled
Chapter1.UsingYourBlackBerry



Section1.1.Hacks121:Introduction



Hack1.ChooseaDataPlan



Hack2.CutandPasteText



Hack3.TaketheEasyWayOutwithShortcuts

Hack4.SyncYourCalendarovertheAir



Hack5.OrganizetheIconsontheHomeScreen



Hack6.RunProgramsintheBackground



Hack7.TypeLessUsingAutoText



Hack8.ViewtheEventLog



Hack9.UseYourBlackBerryasaModem



Hack10.MaximizeYourBatteryLife



Hack11.OptimizeYourBlackBerryBrowser

Hack12.MaximizeYourFreeMemory



Hack13.GetThingsDonewiththeBlackBerry




Hack14.CreateYourOwnPolyphonicRingtones



Hack15.StoreaPhotoCollectiononYourDevice



Hack16.TurnYourComputerintoaSpeakerphone



Hack17.DisplaySignalStrengthasaNumber



Hack18.DialLikeaPro

Hack19.PutNotesintheCallLog



Hack20.UpgradeYourHandheldSoftware




Hack21.TypeonaBluetoothWirelessKeyboard
Chapter2.Email



Section2.1.Hacks2231:Introduction



Hack22.ClearYourInboxQuickly



Hack23.CreatePersistentCustomSearches



Hack24.FilterMessagesbyType

Hack25.UseanAutoSignature



Hack26.SendaMessagetoaGroupofUsers



Hack27.SendaMessageDirectlytoAnotherBlackBerryUser



Hack28.SendandReceiveS/MIMEEncryptedEmails



Hack29.SixWaystoCheckYourGmail



Hack30.UseFilterstoControlMessageDelivery




Hack31.GetMailfromMultipleAccounts
Chapter3.Games

Section3.1.Hacks3236:Introduction



Hack32.PlayTexasHold'Em



Hack33.PlayChess



Hack34.PlayFreeJavaGames



Hack35.PlayFreeMagmicGames



Hack36.PlayZorkonYourBlackBerry



Chapter4.TheInternetandOtherNetworks



Section4.1.Hacks3750:Introduction

Hack37.ConfigureYourBlackBerryforInternetAccess



Hack38.BlogfromYourBlackBerry



Hack39.ReadNewsandBlogsontheBlackBerry



Hack40.ControlAnotherComputerRemotely



Hack41.UseGoogleMaps



Hack42.TelnetorSSHtoInternetServers



Hack43.TelnetorSSHtoIntranetServers

Hack44.ChatoverIM



Hack45.ChatoverIRC



Hack46.BookmarkItondel.icio.us



Hack47.UseBackpackasYourMobileWorkspace



Hack48.UseGmailasaSpam-Catcher



Hack49.UseYourBlackBerryBrowserto…





Hack50.FindYourWaywithaGPS
Chapter5.FreePrograms
Section5.1.Hacks5159:Introduction

Hack51.GetFastandFreeMobileSearch



Hack52.StoreYourPasswordsSecurely



Hack53.SkinYourDevice



Hack54.RunaStressTest



Hack55.InstallaPlanetarium



Hack56.ReinInYourBacklight



Hack57.UseMultipleReply-toAddresses

Hack58.ShopAmazon.com



Hack59.ManageYoureBayAuctions



Chapter6.SharewareApps



Hacks6071:Introduction



Hack60.DisplayaBlackBerryTodayView



Hack61.SyncYourBlackBerrytoYourMac



Hack62.SendVoiceEmailsfromYourDevice

Hack63.FaxfromYourBlackBerry



Hack64.SyncMemosovertheAirWithoutaBES



Hack65.SpellcheckOutgoingMessages



Hack66.TryaThird-PartyWebBrowser



Hack67.TryAnotherEmailProgram



Hack68.EditOfficeDocuments



Hack69.DisplayaSlideshow



Hack70.GetReal-TimeStockQuotesandCharts

Hack71.TrackYourFitness
Chapter7.BESAdministration



Section7.1.Hacks7284:Introduction



Hack72.AddUserstotheBESinBulk



Hack73.LockDownYourBlackBerry



Hack74.TestYourSRPConnection



Hack75.SendanAlertWhenYourSRPIsDown



Hack76.PingaUser'sBlackBerry

Hack77.TrackMessageDeliveryTime



Hack78.CreateAlertsforImportantUsers



Hack79.MovetheAttachmentService



Hack80.MonitorAttachmentUsage



Hack81.ExportUserStatstoaTextFile



Hack82.CreateaWebInterfaceforUserAdministration



Hack83.SetOwnerInfoforAllDevices

Hack84.QuerytheBES4.0Database
Chapter8.TheWebandMDS



Section8.1.Hacks8593:Introduction



Hack85.ControlAccesstoCertainSites



Hack86.TrackMDSHTTPRequests



Hack87.DetectBlackBerryBrowserRequeststheRightWay



Hack88.MakeYourWebSitesBlackBerryFriendly



Hack89.BrowseWMLfromYourDesktop

Hack90.CreateaSimplePushApplication



Hack91.DeleteaPushApplication



Hack92.PushInstallApplications



Hack93.SimulateAnyBlackBerry



Chapter9.ApplicationDevelopment



Section9.1.Hacks94100:Introduction



Hack94.CreateHTTPConnections



Hack95.CreateaSimpleStockQuoteApplication

Hack96.IntegratetheBrowserintoaJavaApp



Hack97.DeployBlackBerryApplications



Hack98.SignYourCODFiles



Hack99.ControlBlackBerryApplicationsintheEnterprise



Hack100.EnsureYourAppIsPlacedFirstontheHomeScreen



Colophon



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Credits
AbouttheAuthor
Contributors
Acknowledgments


AbouttheAuthor
DaveMabe()isanaccomplishedandlargelyselftaughtengineerandnowawriterwhostrivestocreateasimple,elegantsolution
toacomplexproblem.DavehasworkedatAT&Tinthecommunications
industryforeightyearsandhasworkedwithBlackBerrydevicesforalmostfive.
Alwayslookingtosaveafewkeystrokesandmouseclicks,Davehasautomated
countlessbusinessprocessesforFortune500companies.Heisthekindof
personwhowouldratherspendseveralhoursinventinganautomatedsolution
thanspendafewmonotonousmomentseachdayperformingamenialtask.He
fancieshimselfaproficientPerlprogrammerandwouldlovetoseePerlrunning
onaBlackBerryoneday.Daveenjoystinkeringwiththelatestgadgetsand
software,bothclosedandopensource.Hehasauthoredandcontributedto
severaltechnology-relatedpublications.

Whennotworkingoncomputer-orientedstuff,you'relikelytoseeDaverunning
ontheroadsandtrails(mostlytrails!)ofChapelHill,wherehegraduatedwitha
BSinMathematicalSciences,specializinginOperationsResearch.Although
quiteabitslowerthantheglorydaysofcollegerunningatUNC,hecanstillleg
outadecent10K.DavelivesinChapelHill,NorthCarolinawithhisthree
energeticdaughters,SarahJane,Rosemary,andLizzie.Dave'srunningiseasily
overshadowedbythatofhiswife,JoanNesbitMabe
(),whoisatalentedrunner,writer,andpublic
speaker,whorepresentedtheUnitedStatesinthe1996OlympicGamesin
Atlanta.Notbeingthetechietype,sheisstillnotexactlysurewhatDavedoes
foraliving,butenjoysherPerl-automatedcupofcoffeeeachmorning
nonetheless.


Contributors
Thefollowingpeoplecontributedtheirtime,writing,hacks,andknowledge
towardthewritingofthisbook:
Byday,PhilBogleiscofounderandchieftechnologyofficerofJobster
(),awebservicethathelpscompaniestargetand
connectwithpassivejobseekers,whileenablingthebestcandidatestostand
outfromthepackandgetnoticed.Bynight,Philisagentlemancoderand
authorofseveralfreeBlackBerryapplications,includingBerry411local
search.Hehasaweblogat.
PaulDumaisiscurrentlyvicepresidentofproductdevelopmentatIdokorro
Mobile,theleaderinmobilenetworkadministrationsoftware.Paulisthe
creativeandtechnicalforcebehindIdokorro'sproducts,MobileAdminand
MobileSSH.PriortoIdokorro,Paulcreatedaworld-classbugtracking
softwarethatwasacquiredbyMKSIncandbrandedChangeIntegrity.Paul
hasalsoheldpositionsasaJavadeveloperatSunandCorel.
JeffGreenhutisfounderandpresidentofsomedevelopersinc.

(),aproviderofmobileapplicationsforthe
BlackBerry.AftergraduatingfromtheStateUniversityofNewYorkat
BinghamtonwithaNationalMeritScholarship,Jeffhasbuiltflight
simulators,storagesolutions,andaccountingsoftware.Whennotworking
withcomputers,Jeffcantypicallybefoundworkingwithcomputers,
playingicehockey,orfloatingonthelakewithBlackBerryinhand.Jeffis
married,hastwoyounggirls,andlivesintheAtlanta,Georgiaarea.
BrianJepsonisanO'Reillyeditor,programmer,andcoauthorofMacOSX
TigerforUnixGeeksandLinuxUnwired.He'salsoavolunteersystems
administratorandall-aroundgeekforAS220(),a
nonprofitartscenterinProvidence,RhodeIsland.AS220givesRhode
Islandartistsuncensoredandunjuriedforumsfortheirwork.Theseforums
includegalleries,performancespace,andpublications.Brianseestoitthat
technology,especiallyfreesoftware,supportsthatmission.


ShariKornbergisasoftwareengineeratAT&T,responsibleforengineering
andsupportoftheExchangeemail(50,000users)andBlack-Berry
platforms.Shedesigned,architected,andimplementedAT&T'sBlackBerry
infrastructure.Shariwasalsothetechnicalleadfortherecentmigration
efforttoExchange2003.SharibeganherITcareeratAT&Tover25years
agoandhasaBAincomputersciencefromQueensCollege,City
UniversityofNewYork.Inhersparetime,sheenjoysmusic,theater,travel,
andspendingtimewithherthreesons,Jeffrey,Alex,andDavid.Youcan
reachherat
JasonLamisawirelessandopensourcedeveloperenthusiastwhoenjoys
creatingsynergyandsharingknowledgeinthesoftwaredevelopment
world.AsseniorwirelessdeveloperatQuoteMediaInc
()heleadsthedevelopmentofQuotestream
Wireless,afinancialwirelessstreamingapplication.Inhissparetime,he

contributestoopensourceprojectsandonlinetutorials/articles.Oneofhis
significantcontributionsishisopensourcebookJ2ME&Gaming,
().Tolearnmoreabouthim,visithis
personalsiteat.
R.EmoryLundberglivesinProvidence,RhodeIsland,withhiswife,
Elizabeth,andachubbycalicocatnamedEcho(1).Byday,heappliesninja
tacticstoerrantpacketsforVeriSign'sexcellentManagedSecurityServices
team,andbynight,hewritesaboutmobiletechnologyandtinkerswith
gadgets.Hewillonedaybesurvivedbyhismotorscootersandanexquisite
collectionofmobilephones.
MarkRejhonworksatIdokorroInc.()andisa
moderaterofBlackBerryForumsat.
Hehasapersonalwebsiteat.


Acknowledgments
Thisbookcouldn'thavebeenwrittenwithoutthegenerosityofthecontributors
andthehelpfulguidanceofmywonderfuleditor,BrianJepson.Brian'sgentle
supervisionwasreassuringthroughtheentireprocessandhealwaysprovideda
quickanswerwhenIhadaquestion.Thanks,Brian!
Ihavetothankmywifeandbestfriend,Joan,andmydaughterswhotolerated
(andsometimescelebrated?)myfrequentabsenceasthisbookwasformed.They
areasmuchapartofthisbookasIam,andIwillforeverbegratefulfortheir
sacrifice.
I'dalsoliketothankmyextendedfamilyandfriends,especiallymymomand
dadforraisingmeandremainingtwoofmyclosestfriendshavefunwiththose
newBlackBerrys!
Manyofthehackscouldn'thavebeenconceivedorwrittenwithoutthe
generosityofLorenBeckermanofCingularWirelesswhosteppeduptotheplate
toprovideaBlackBerryandbest-in-classwirelessservicethroughoutthewriting

ofthisbook.
ThankstoVictoriaBerry,RachaelBabcock,andChristopherHerstine(allfrom
ResearchInMotion)whocontributedresources,guidance,andcontactstoward
thisproject.
I'dberemissifIdidn'tacknowledgethesignificanceofRobertKernofTIPS
TechnicalPublishing,Inc.(Histireless
efforthelpedshapethisprojectfromthebeginning.Bob,Ihopetoseeyouonthe
trailssoon!


Preface
TheBlackBerryhascomefromrelativeobscuritytoomnipresenceinavery
shortamountoftime.HowwasResearchInMotion,arelativelysmallCanadian
company,abletostealthethunderfromthedominantplayersinthehandheld
arenaandrevivewhatwasbecomingalacklustermarket?TheInternet'soriginal
killerapp:email.ForyearsnohandheldcouldmatchtheBlackBerry'sknackfor
email.FromthesmallbutusableQWERTYkeyboardtothepushtechnology
thatdeliversemailtoadeviceasit'sreceived,BlackBerryhasreachedalevelto
whicheventhelargestplayersintheindustrymustscrambletocatchup.
Meanwhile,RIMisintentonconqueringotheraspectsofthemobileuser
experiencesuchaswebbrowsingandsecurecorporatedataaccess.RIM
continuestopourimprovementsnotonlyintothedeviceitself,buttheentire
BlackBerryplatform.EveryonefromtheendusertotheBlackBerry
administratortothedeveloperwillfindconveniencesintheBlackBerrythat
don'texistonotherplatforms.Inthisbook,you'llfindcleverusesforsomeof
theseenhancementsandnewtricksforusingsomefeaturesthathavebeenthere
fromthebeginning.


WhyBlackBerryHacks?

Thetermhackinghasabadreputationinthepress.Theyuseittorefertothose
whobreakintosystemsorwreakhavocwithcomputersastheirweapon.Among
peoplewhowritecode,though,thetermhackreferstoa"quick-and-dirty"
solutiontoaproblem,oracleverwaytogetsomethingdone.Andtheterm
hackeristakenverymuchasacompliment,referringtosomeoneasbeing
creative,havingthetechnicalchopstogetthingsdone.TheHacksseriesisan
attempttoreclaimtheword,documentthegoodwayspeoplearehacking,and
passthehackerethicofcreativeparticipationontotheuninitiated.Seeinghow
othersapproachsystemsandproblemsisoftenthequickestwaytolearnabouta
newtechnology.
TheBlackBerryisripewithopportunitiesforthehackerinallofus.Justthesize
ofthekeyboardandscreenrequiredRIMtobuildhacksintothedevicetomake
itusablefortheaverageperson.Thereareaslewofhacksforthebeginner,but
eventhemostadvancedpoweruserwillfindjuicynuggetstoincorporateinto
dailyuse.


HowtoUseThisBook
Youcanreadthisbookfromcovertocoverifyoulike,buteachhackstandson
itsown,sofeelfreetobrowseandjumptothedifferentsectionsthatinterestyou
most.Ifthere'saprerequisiteyouneedtoknowabout,across-referencewill
guideyoutotherighthack.


HowThisBookIsOrganized
Thehacksinthisbookvarybytypeandsometimesbyaudience.Assuch,itis
dividedintoninechapters:

Chapter1,UsingYourBlackBerry
ThischapterfocusesongettingaroundinyourBlackBerry.Therearehacks

tochangeprograms,dothingsquickly,hiderarelyusedicons,andother
usefultricks.UsethischaptertomakeyourBlackBerryyourown.

Chapter2,Email
UsethischaptertobecomeablackbeltintheBlackBerry'sbreadand
butter.Thehacksinthischapterwillhelpyouusethedevicetointeract
withtheapplicationthatevenyourgrandmothernowuses.

Chapter3,Games
Wherewouldacomputingplatformbewithoutitsgames?Killsometimein
theairportwaitingforyournextflightwiththehacksinthischapter.

Chapter4,TheInternetandOtherNetworks
InteractwiththewebservicesthatmaketheInternetwhatitistoday.The
Webhastransformedhandheldsfromsimplepersonaldigitalassistantsto
trulymobilecomputers.


Chapter5,FreePrograms
Wherethere'sanoperatingsystem,therearesuretobeprogramsavailable
forit.Theapplicationshighlightedinthischapterarefreeforthetaking.

Chapter6,SharewareApps
Ifyou'rewillingtodropalittlecoin,youcanuseyourBlackBerryto
performavarietyoffunctionsfrommultimediahackstospellchecking.
Thischapterfeaturessomeofthecoolestthird-partyapplicationsoutthere.

Chapter7,BESAdministration
BlackBerryhasbecomeamission-criticalserviceintheeyesofthe
corporateexecutivesthatuseit.BlackBerryadministratorswillfindhelpful

techniquestohelpthemkeeptheirsanity.

Chapter8,TheWebandMDS
BlackBerry'sMobileDataServicegivesuserssecureaccesstodatafrom
theInternetaswellastheintranet.Usethischaptertoturnyourtired
intranetsiteintoamobile,push-enabledapplicationoptimizedforthe
BlackBerry.

Chapter9,ApplicationDevelopment
UsethischapterasaguideforjumpingintoBlackBerrydevelopmentwith
twofeet.Thesearen'tjustsimple"HelloWorld"hackstheyarehighoctane
techniquesthatshowevenbeginningdevelopershowtodopowerfulthings
withtheBlackBerry.


WheretoLearnMore
Thisfieldischangingataquickpace.Therearesomeexcellentsitestovisitto
keepabreastofthelatesthappeningsintheworldofBlackBerry:
TheBlackBerryForums(isathirdpartyforumsitewhereusersexchangequestionsandanswersabout
BlackBerry.Ifyourunintoaproblem,there'sagoodchancesomeoneelse
has,too.
TheRIMsectionofHowardForums(isa
frequentlyusedforumforexchangingtipsandtricksforBlackBerryusage.
BlackBerryCool()isanexcellentblogthat
regularlypostssoftwarereviews,generalnews,andtipsforBlack-Berry
users.
BBHub()isanotherheavilypostedweblogthat
highlightsnewsoftwareandnewsontheBlackBerry.
BlackBerry.com()istheofficialsiteofBlackBerry.You'llfindthelatesthandhelds,pressreleases,webcasts,andinsight
rightfromthesource.

TheBlackBerryDeveloperJournal
(isafree
monthlyemailnewsletterfordevelopersthatprovidesthelatesttechniques,
APIs,andnewsforBlackBerrydevelopers.
TheBlackBerrydeveloperforums
(allowdevelopersto
interactandaskquestionsonanythingrelatedtotheBlackBerry.Thereis
currentlyaJavaforumandaBrowserforum.
TheBlackBerryBlog(isanotherblogto


monitorthelatestBlackBerryhappenings.
TheBlackBerrytagondel.icio.us(isanice
collectionofthelatestURLsthatalphageekBlackBerryusersare
bookmarking.


Conventions
Thefollowingisalistofthetypographicalconventionsusedinthisbook:

Italics
UsedtoindicateURLs,filenames,filenameextensions,anddirectory/folder
names.Forexample,apathinthefilesystemwillappearasC:\Temp.

Constantwidth
Usedtoshowcodeexamples,thecontentsoffiles,andconsoleoutput,as
wellasthenamesofvariables,commands,andothercodeexcerpts.

Constantwidthbold
Usedtohighlightportionsofcode,typicallynewadditionstooldcode.It

alsoindicatestextthatyoushouldtypeinliterally.

Constantwidthitalic
Usedincodeexamplesandtablestoshowsampletexttobereplacedwith
yourownvalues.

Graytype
Usedtoindicateacross-referencewithinthetext.


Alt-X
PressandholdAltandtapX,inthatorder.

Alt-X,Y,Z
PressandholdAlt,andthentypeX,Y,andZ,inthatorder.ReleaseAlt
whenyouaredonetyping.
Youshouldpayspecialattentiontonotessetapartfromthetextwiththe
followingicons:

Thisisatip,suggestion,orgeneralnote.Itcontainsuseful
supplementaryinformationaboutthetopicathand.

Thisisawarningornoteofcaution,oftenindicatingthatyourmoney
oryourprivacymightbeatrisk.

Thethermometericons,foundnexttoeachhack,indicatetherelativecomplexity
ofthehack:
beginner moderate expert

UsingCodeExamples
Thisbookisheretohelpyougetyourjobdone.Ingeneral,youmayusethe
codeinthisbookinyourprogramsanddocumentation.Youdonotneedto
contactusforpermissionunlessyou'rereproducingasignificantportionofthe
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examplesfromO'Reillybooksdoesrequirepermission.Answeringaquestionby
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product'sdocumentationdoesrequirepermission.
Weappreciate,butdonotrequire,attribution.Anattributionusuallyincludesthe
title,author,publisher,andISBN.Forexample:"BlackBerryHacksbyDave
Mabe.Copyright2006O'ReillyMedia,Inc.,0-596-10115-5."
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