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Research in Motion warns: #BlackBerry Messenger Software v5.0.0.57 Update Available

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From: BlackBerry Network Administrator
Subject: BlackBerry Messenger Software v5.0.0.57 Update Available
Sent: 23 dec. 2009 20:20

A new version of BlackBerry® Messenger software is now available. If you are currently running version 5.0.0.55 or 5.0.0.56 of BlackBerry Messenger, please upgrade to version 5.0.0.57 as soon as possible. This version addresses issues with versions 5.0.0.55 and 5.0.0.56.

To download the most current version of BlackBerry Messenger software, please visit www.blackberry.com/blackberrymessenger and follow the on-screen instructions. Please note that the software update is available free of charge, however downloading and using applications over the wireless network may incur data usage charges depending on your service plan. Please check with your airtime service provider for information about service costs. If you have any questions about this update, please visit www.blackberry.com/support/messenger.

Thank you,
Research In Motion Limited

©2009 Research In Motion Limited. All rights reserved. BlackBerry®, RIM®, Research In Motion®, SureType®, SurePress™ and related trademarks, names and logos are the property of Research In Motion Limited and are registered and/or used in the U.S. and countries around the world.

Are you using a BlackBerry? Go to the above URL and get the latest version of BlackBerry Messenger!

Use loader.exe to take screenshots of your #BlackBerry

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If you have a BlackBerry, taking screenshots can be a great help when making manuals.
You can do this by using a tool called loader.exe, which is a part of the BlackBerry Desktop Manager.
This program can be found in folder C:\Program Files\Common Files\Research in Motion\AppLoader (on 32 bit systems). On 64 bit PC’s it is the C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Research in Motion\AppLoader folder.

Connect the BlackBerry to your PC, open a Command Prompt, go to the directory mentioned above and start:

loader.exe /screenshot filename.bmp

to take a ‘picture’ of your BlackBerry’s active screen.

You can find more information and options in Research in Motion’s KB17215:

Use loader.exe to take screenshots of your BlackBerry

Tip: Share your #YouTube Favorites (for example) to #Twitter!

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Earlier I wrote about the possiblity to share your Twitter Favorites (for example to Twitter, via TwitterFeed).
I assumed this would be possible some day and today I figured out that it works! If you run into a nice video on YouTube, it’s easy to mark it as a Favorite. RSS allows you to share your YouTube Favorites with your friends (or Followers on Twitter).
If you have an iPhone, you can set a Favorite by pressing a single button, allowing quick and easy sharing.

In fact: the approach is exactly the same as sharing your Twitter Favorites. You just need the URL address of your YouTube Favorites.
Go to www.youtube.com and log in using your account. If you don’t have one yet, sign up (you can use your Google account), so you can get started!

Your Favorites on YouTube

Your Favorites on YouTube

Go to your Favorites and check the URL in the address bar (click the picture to enlarge it)). Notice the orange RSS icon. YouTube automatically creates a dynamic RSS feed of your Favorites and we’re going to use it.
Click the orange RSS icon:

Your Favorites on YouTube as an RSS feed

Your Favorites on YouTube as an RSS feed

Write down (or copy) the address of your YouTube Favorites and use this RSS feed as an input source for TwitterFeed. Just like the Twitter Favorites, you can run this feed through Yahoo!Pipes to add or manipulate the stream. If you’re interested in who’s clicking your favorites, you might consider using Google FeedBurner. Yes, FeedBurner even allows you to set up an automatically generated Newsletter by email with your favorite video’s…

And Bob’s your uncle! As soon as you mark a video as a Favorite on YouTube, TwitterFeed can now send out a tweet to Twitter. Of course you can replace Twitter by MySpace, Facebook or even your weblog…

Good luck!

@Woopra Live Analytics Demo

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I wrote about Woopra earlier, which allows you to view live website traffic, unlink Google Analytics, which has about a one day delay.
If you have a high traffic website Woopra looks very impressive! @marcned made a cool video to demonstrate this: