Friday, September 20, 2013

New BlackBerry Z30 amplifies the BlackBerry 10 experience



The BlackBerry Z30 amplifies the BlackBerry 10 experience with:

Bigger and Better Display 
  • All of the great BlackBerry 10 experiences come to life on a large, 5” display that excels at sharp text, beautiful saturation and deep contrast.
  • Vibrant colors and the incredible detail
  • Z30 uses a super AMOLED display that is able to produce sharper details and fuller than many other OLED displays because of the way the pixels are arranged.
  • Quad core graphics mean web pages are lighting fast.
  • Again look at how pin sharp the black text is on the white background.

Longer battery life
  • Z30 has been designed to keep customers with intense needs moving all day with 25 hours of battery life. Not only have we put in a massive 2880 mAh battery but we’ve been able to achieve better power efficiency by optimizing the UI, processor and antenna. No need for a removable battery!
  • Compared to the BlackBerry Z10, Z30 will offer up to 15 more hours of use.
  • At 2880 mAh the Z30 has the biggest battery that we've ever put in a BlackBerry - this is achievable due to the battery being spread out across the back of the phone.  That is why the battery is sealed.

Better Connectivity: BlackBerry Antennae Technology
  • The BlackBerry Paratek Antenna exclusive to Z30 dynamically tunes itself to its environment to optimize upload and download speeds and ensure fewer dropped calls even in areas with weak coverage, like a basement for example.

Better Sound
  • Z30 also boasts an impressive pair of stereo speakers (2,  1-watt speakers)that immerse you in sound whether you’re watching a video, listening to music or playing a game
    • Play a pre-loaded movie or song and listen to the vibrant sound / watch the large screen

What is different about the Z30 vs. Z10?

  • Better and Bigger Display
    • 37% more screen space
  • Faster and more powerful
    • Quad core graphics make transitions incredibly fluid
  • Better Connectivity
    • Antenna dynamically tunes itself to its environment and delivers stronger connectivity and faster data in weak coverage areas
  • Better Battery Life
    • 90%more battery than iPhone 5, 10% bigger than Galaxy S4
    • 25 hours mixed use
  • Better Sound
    • BlackBerry Natural Sound Technology to make BBM Voice and Video calls clear
    • Dual 1 watt speakers for fuller richer and clearer sound



The BlackBerry Z30 amplifies the BlackBerry 10 experience with:
Bigger and Better Display
All of the great BlackBerry 10 experiences come to life on a large, 5” display that excels at sharp text, beautiful saturation and deep contrast.
Vibrant colors and the incredible detail
Z30 uses a super AMOLED display that is able to produce sharper details and fuller than many other OLED displays because of the way the pixels are arranged.
Quad core graphics mean web pages are lighting fast.
Again look at how pin sharp the black text is on the white background.

Longer battery life
Z30 has been designed to keep customers with intense needs moving all day with 25 hours of battery life. Not only have we put in a massive 2880 mAh battery but we’ve been able to achieve better power efficiency by optimizing the UI, processor and antenna. No need for a removable battery!
Compared to the BlackBerry Z10, Z30 will offer up to 15 more hours of use.
At 2880 mAh the Z30 has the biggest battery that we've ever put in a BlackBerry - this is achievable due to the battery being spread out across the back of the phone. That is why the battery is sealed.

Better Connectivity: BlackBerry Antennae Technology
The BlackBerry Paratek Antenna exclusive to Z30 dynamically tunes itself to its environment to optimize upload and download speeds and ensure fewer dropped calls ‐ even in areas with weak coverage, like a basement for example.

Better Sound
Z30 also boasts an impressive pair of stereo speakers (2, 1-watt speakers)that immerse you in sound whether you’re watching a video, listening to music or playing a game
o Play a pre-loaded movie or song and listen to the vibrant sound / watch the large screen

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

IMCEAEX in an email address?

IMCEAEX-_O=DOMAIN_OU=EXCHANGE+20ADMINISTRATIVE+20GROUP+20+28FYDIBOHF23SPDLT+29_CN=RECIPIENTS_CN=

So I saw this address today when replying to an email after changing a users Primary email address, alias, SPN. User account was being taken over by a new person in this special position.

Odd as it never happened before but after some digging around its because we migrated from Exchange 2003 to 2010 and the user legacy name in AD was using the old mail server address for some odd reason. I will have to figure out why later on.

So I copied the legacy name attribute in AD Users and Computers from a new working user and changed the name on the end to match the special user and now emails can be sent with the new email address.

Friday, June 14, 2013

BES 10 common questions a KnottyRope Tip

Here are some answers to the most common questions ask about BES 10

BES 10 SRP is free and not a temp SRP, you only need to Buy CALs for it at about $60.00 USD per year per user unless you have a large users base to get a volume discount.

You can get BES 5 for free if you are on 4.x. no upgrade cost for going to BES 10.

BES 10.1 will install on your BES 5 SP4 server if you have enough resources for it or you can install it on a diff VM or server. BES 10 is KNOT an upgrade. You'll require BOTH your BES 5 SP4 , and BES10, to support the both old Java and new QNX devices.

BES 10 CALs are linked to your SRP. There are serveral types of CALs

BDS for BB10 and Playbook
UDS For IOS and Addroid
EMM for non Balance corporate whih requres a special data plan as well.

BES 10.1 requires you to trade up your existing BES 10 or Fusion CALs. nt fun but at least its still free to upgrade.

If you had Full BES before you can convert your CALs for free to PERMANANT CALs that wont expire. you have until end of year 2013 to upgrade them. You can start trading up CALs now, Remember this is not for BES Express 5, SBE or free Pro CALs http://blackberry.com/licensetradeup





Installation tips
yes you can use your existing BESAdmin account and it does not require all the permission of the past. It actually uses the users AD credentials.

You will need a Seperate SQL database for BES 10 and you can use the same SQL server for it just name it the default name of BDSMgmt

EAS does not need to be open to internet for BDS, but for now it is needed for UDS until next update comes this summer.

SRP and CAL info when installing can be fun since the naming is differnet in the email and the docs.
LICENSE INFORMATION FROM BLACKBERRY
Product Download Available BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 - 60 Day Trial (20 user)
Quantity: 1 Download BlackBerry Device Service version 6
Quantity: 1
Number 1 of 1 Serial Number: XXXXXXXXX License Key: XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX
Universal Device Service version 6
Quantity: 1
Number 1 of 1 Serial Number: XXXXXXXXX (In BES10 Installation, This is SRP Identfier) License Key: XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX (In BES10 Installation, This is SRP Authentication Key)
BES10 EMM Standard for BlackBerry v10.0 - Trial License (20 user)
Quantity: 1
Number 1 of 1 CAL ID: XXXXXXXXXXX CAL Authentication Key: XXXXXX-XXXXXX-XXXXXX-XXXXXX-XXXXXX (In BES10 installation, this is the CAL Key)
BES10 EMM Standard for iOS and Android v10.0 - Trial License (20 user)
Quantity: 1
Number 1 of 1 CAL ID: XXXXXXXXXXX CAL Authentication Key: XXXXXX-XXXXXX-XXXXXX-XXXXXX-XXXXXX



Activation tips
Most people forget to make a Email profile and assign it to a new user. So they get actiated but no email. Add email profile in BAS by going to: Blackberry Solution Management, Profiles, Create an email profile with your mail server details.

Cant activate device? Did you try to put in your SRP for server address? if it works after then you can have BES associate your domain to your SRP. Set it at Register activation information with BlackBerry Infrastructure in BAS under Devices, Wireless activations, Device activation settings.


Click to search the Knowledge Base at BTSC and click to Read The Fabulous Manuals

new apps for BlackBerry 10


BlackBerry Z10 Apps:

 

Music & Audio:

·         SoundHound (SoundHound Inc.)*

 

Productivity:

·         BigHand (BigHand)

·         Mobile Loan Calculator for BlackBerry 10 (CompuRex)

 

Travel:

·         Hotel Quickly (Hotel Quickly Inc.)

 

Gaming:

·         A&E Ultimate History Quiz (AE Networks)

 

*Also available on BlackBerry Q10

 

BlackBerry Q10 Apps:

 

Navigation & Travel:

·         Vueling Airlines (Vueling Airlines SA)

·         MakeMyTrip (MakeMyTrip)

 

Music & Audio:

·         Sony Music - Bollywood Remix  (Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd.)

 

News & Magazines:

·         Formula 1 for BlackBerry 10 (Cadena Capriles by s42)

·         Bollywood Hungama (Hungama.com Pvt. Ltd.)

·         ABP News (Media Content and Communication Services Pvt Ltd)

·         Economic Times (Times Internet Limited)

·         Cosmopolitan (India Today Group)

 

Lifestyle:

·         Autotrader.ca (Trader Corporation)

·         PC Plus (Loblaws Inc.)

·         Renfe (Renfe)

·         VoucherCloud  (Invitation Digital Ltd)

·         My EE (Everything Everywhere Ltd)

 

Entertainment:

·         FaceMix for BlackBerry10 (Inovidea Magna Global)

 

BlackBerry Dev Picks of the Week:

 

Here are the top ‘must-haves’ apps according to our BlackBerry developers:

1.       GialloZafferano (Banzai)“This app has a lot of cooking recipes of the famous dishes Italian cuisine and video recipes by GialloZafferano, the leading cooking portal in Italy.”

2.       Hotel Quickly (Hotel Quickly Ltd.) “This app is what you need when you travel to south east Asia. It provides a lot of choices for affordable hotels. Through the app you can book the hotel room, view the room, see updated prices, and more. I chose this app since it very useful for backpackers and travelers—I also booked a room during my journey.”

3.       MoneyMind (K2 Mobile) “Manage your expenses with this app.”

4.       Photo Assistant Outdoor (DageMcc DS) With this app we can estimate the best setting for our camera depending on the time and location. It can suggest or calculate what we should use to get a good picture. It very useful for photographer from amateur to professional. I find it very useful for me that's why I nominate this app.”

5.       Penalty World Cup (Genera Mobile) “This game is attractive you can play as both the shooter and the goal keeper”

6.       Carnivores Dinosaur Hunter (Tatem Games) “This is the good action game, the entertainment value is we as a "dinosaurs hunter"

Latest App News:

 

Keep an eye out for TDD Waterhouse, Discovery Channel and CNN News apps which will be available for the BlackBerry Z10 and Q10 in the next week!  Also in the next week, PGA Tour app and Piano app will be available for the BlackBerry Q10.

 

For a look at all BlackBerry 10 apps, head to BlackBerry World.

 

Thursday, March 7, 2013

unable to open photo.jpg or other name sent to you over 100 times in Outlook 2010


 
Lazy iphone users won’t send a file with a unique name and now you can’t open it.
 

1.       Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.

2.       Locate and then click the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Outlook\Security\

3.       In the right pane, double-click OutlookSecureTempFolder.

4. Right click the value data in blue and choose copy

5. Close regedit

6. Got start menu and past into Search programs and files and press enter

7. Delete everything in folder that pops up. It is a temp folder and safe to do so about 99% of the time.

8. Restart outlook and enjoy the next 100 files with same name and repeat above again when it happens again.

yet another reason to love BlackBerry
 

Friday, February 15, 2013

NIC index number not the same as port number

etherenet ports not matching up in windows?

I am being picky but it disturbs me to see my ports not showing in right sort order in Sconfig

So how do we change it to make it better?

powershell allows to rename the NIC but that wont show in sconfig
braodcom tools cant do it either

but you can in the registry until you fin out you cant change a setting

so now what?

dowload PSTools

run from command prompt
psexec -i -d -s c:\windows\regedit.exe

now you can edit the registry logged in as system


port 4 is not on index 11 but at least the name matches now.

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Speed up BlackBerry Wi-Fi connections a knottyrope tip

These knottyrope tips might help you out. This is not an end all solution but I have come across these issues in the past years. Go slow and document what you do. Worst case is resetting your router to default and starting over.

Router running latest firmware? Update it as many are shipped with and old version as they sometimes sit on a shelf for months. Also a Wi-Fi router more than 5 years old might not work well with multiple devices.

Using a Hidden SSID? You should never hide SSID - hiding SSID is a violation of the 802.11 spec and this can be a pain with setup. Most new devices can see them anyways.

Using the same SSID as your neighbor? This is not good, you need a unique name or it can try to connect to both. I have seen NetGear 5 times in one neighborhood and after a simple name change you can have fast Wi-Fi

Using 2.4 and 5 ghz on one single SSID? This can be a burden, drop it to 2.4 and it could make a difference. Newer routers support a separate SSID for both frequencies.

Using WiFi B? If not using B then disable it or a rouge device might try to connect and knock your speed down to B speed.

WEP vs WPA? Not all N devices support WEP or WPA, Best to use WPA2 if all devices support it. Don’t try both WPA and WPA2 as some devices get confused. Some Wi-Fi routers do not support WPA2 AES-CCMP just AES, see if yours supports it. Most newer routers do have accelerated AES encryption but not for WEP. Older encryption methods will be slower.

WEP can be hacked in minutes not matter what password you use. If you have no choice but to use WEP, use only one WEP key as some devices will not know what to do with the other ones. Remember thath this encryption method will be slower.

Channel speed settings 20, 40 or both? Try 20 as most will work on it. Some devices will not like 40 only or even set to both. Check this on both 2.4 ghz and 5ghz on dual SSID routers. Using the default channel your router was setup with? Try a different channel other than the common 6 or 11 channel. Use the Auto Channel hopping feature if your router has it, mine didn’t work but it may for you.

Using Multiple Wi-Fi routers? place them on separate Wi-Fi channels so they don’t interfere.

Newer routers do QOS better so don’t be making this change right away on a newer model. older models with QOS for WMM Wi-Fi multimedia and VOIP priority on older models may not work well. if you don’t need or use it, don’t enable it. I turn off all QOS settings with great results since we don’t use the features.

Does your router only support 1 VPN connection? If this is the case then you might not be able to access BIS over Wi-Fi when other devices are using it or VPN. Many newer routers support 4 or more VPN connections.

DNS servers slow? Try OpenDNS.org and see if speed improves.

MTU matched up? Not a common issue but this can be a fun one as not all routers will set it to your ISP setting. 1500 is a standard but you can try 1492 for DSL lines or ones that use PPOE.

Using Extended range? If you don’t have matching card for your brand router it might not work well. Try turning it off.

UPNP turned off? Turn it on as your device may setup some port forwarding rules.

Using ISP modem and your own router/Wi-Fi router? Don’t enable NAT on your own routers as Double NAT can cause connection problems.

All port speeds matched? Check your Router WAN port speed, mine was set to 10Mbit by the ISP before. Also make sure its set to correct duplex mode and match it with other equipment.

Using cordless phones? Replace your 2.4GHz cordless phones with either a 900Mhz or 5.8GHz style so they won’t interfere.

Use Wi-Fi sharing on a PlayBook? It’s important to switch off AP Isolation if your router has it. Mine has it on by default

Custom firewall rules can be fun, try to allow default and slowly make changes and take notes on what you enable or disable.