Staying on top of things in our field means we must stay on top of professional reading. In addition, to professional journals, we all have ...

Like many of you, I have a bit of a commute to work. Mine is 23 minutes, small in comparison to many people, but gargantuan compared to the ...

I ran the Office Update earlier this week, a good thing. Afterwards, I realized I could not open my saved searches. Each time, I would get a...

I have three “saved searches” which I have created in Outlook Task has not been completed and information I am looking for is in the subject...

Sometimes, we do not fully appreciate something until we face the prospects of not having it anymore. Such is the case of the “ saved search...

A couple of posts ago, I talked about how easy it is to tell whether an e-mail you are getting is for real or a hoax. Just highlight and cop...

Today I received yet one more of those one-line e-mail messages that was sent to 130 other people. Of course, you know what happens when you...

"Want a free computer? Just forward this e-mail to 8 people." Not only did someone send me that e-mail this week, but it's th...

Mary Paramore is a retired English teacher who taught for many years at Enterprise High School. From time to time, her editorials have been ...

The Daylight Saving Time problem is for real! A couple of days ago, I noticed that an appointment I had entered on my BlackBerry for March 1...

Where do we go from here? What functions do you want to use on the Blackberry? Just E-mail and cell phone? OR Keep your calendar, tasks, con...

Use the “Status” and “Priority” settings to tell you where you will do the task. To scroll through the selections, use the “Space” key

Click on “Options” and choose “Due Date” as the way you want to sort your tasks.

Click the track wheel and select “Hide Completed.” This will keep all of your completed tasks from continuing to show in your task list.

I have found the task list to be the weakest element of the BlackBerry. With a little thought, however, I have been able...

After quite a bit of experimentation, I am sold on the "monthly" view. The main reason is that I can see the ...

Go to “Options” by clicking the track wheel and scrolling down. “Enable Quick Entry” should be set to “Yes.” You probably want to change t...

Set up a second profile: Set the BlackBerry to “vibrate” during for phone calls, calendar events, and direct connect. Set the BlackBerry ...

If the Blackberry gives the same alert for an important call and junk e-mail, you cannot trust the alert feature.

What’s the strategy here? E-mail should be handled as a group several times a day—not every time one comes rolling in.