Insurance giants Aflac's "Technology Concierge", Margaret Genet, is beholden with the salubrious task of teaching executives how to optimize their use of mobile devices. With efficiency paramount in the business world, maximizing the efficiency of smartphone usage for business purposes, 21st century efficiency Genet is a specialist with authority in a subject that can make money for anyone who avails themselves of her wisdom.
Recently, CIO.com released an in-depth article on the most beneficial tips and tricks Genet knows for using the RIM Blackberry. Among the tips and tricks presented are shortcuts for:
- 7 typing functions (including several single-button solutions)
- 10messaging functions (both email and SMS)
- 10 attachments functions (5 for spreadsheets and 5 for presentations)
- 2 phone functions (including multitasking)
- 8 web browser functions (like handling bookmarks)
Additionally, the article lists two very simple tricks for more easily performing a couple of basic functions that have widespread, pervasive use no matter what you're currently doing on your Blackberry.
The first is to help you more easily put your Blackberry in Standby Mode so that none of the keys can be accidentally pressed. To accomplish this, just hold down the Mute button for a couple of seconds. Now you no longer risk unwittingly triggering a function that could later prove costly or embarrassing. To take your Blackberry off of Standby Mode and reactivate all the keys, just hold down the Mute button again for a couple of seconds.
The top tip of the bunch, however, is none of these so far mentioned. The #1 most useful piece of advice Genet has to offer Blackberry users is that 95% of all problems with the Blackberry - be it a full-on freeze or merely slower performance or malfunctioning keys or capabilities - can be resolved by simply removing the battery and SIM card, waiting several moments, then reinserting them. How's that for a quick fix?
For all the rest of the tips and tricks mentioned, read the full article on CIO.com.
