Blackberry Storm - 3 months in
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I blogged back in January about my first days with the Blackberry Storm. I was frustrated and still learning. It had issues. It boggled me sometimes. But here is what is different.
- We upgraded the OS on the Storm from the crappy Verizon version of .74 to a wonderful .109 (do not get .113 yet as it screwed us up)
- I updated all the applications that came with it or that I installed. A tremendous difference
- Crashes virtually went away outside of one where I run the camera off and on too much and I get a reboot. But they are rare and I live with it
- The small screen protector film was not noticeable at first until it peeled on a corner. I thought the screen was broke. Easy fix, they sell them in packs and protect the screen well. Just clean it very well before applying a new one
- I tend to work in landscape mode most of the time. I like the QWERTY keyboard and got used to it now. Some apps only work in portrait so I am prepared to swivel as required
- I do not like the phone dialer. I was used to just typing a name or number and it would guess. I now have to go into the phone app, then the contact tab to find someone
- Screen scrolling is great since the new OS, so no more complaints there
- I installed a little free app that locks the touch screen when on calls automatically. You just slide your finger to unlock and access the menus. It saves you from accidentally hitting some button on the screen with your face
- There is slight hesitations sometimes when typing, mainly after long use and no restarts. No big deal. They are not often enough to be of concern.
- I like the type ahead guessing (T9 basically) or words and I find it very accurate most of the time
- I had to get used to where they put some symbols between the numbers icon and sym icon
- I am finding using the camera to send to Flickr and twitpics quite easy. It really makes sharing easier
- More applications are being made for the Storm, increasing the productivity
Just overall I am liking it much more and finding it useful and easy to work with. This was all after the OS upgrades and application patches. So do not run away, be prepared to do some work to get it right for now.
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On Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 by Chris Miller
