Category: tethered blackberry
verizon blackberry 9630 tour
By basd on Jul 16, 2009 | In kde4, linux, opensuse, tethered blackberry
finally.
The point here is that my 8703e was obsolete when I got it. But, I need a capable phone with no camera and it was the best option at the time. Which is to say, drat! Why is my phone a dinosaur and everyone else has cool and groovy?
So,… more »
bittersweet success
By basd on Apr 13, 2009 | In kde4, linux, opensuse, tethered blackberry
Several days have passed, including an upgrade with a new kernel and my KDE4 desktop is working fine.It seems that the problems I used to have (crashing plasma when I put too many icons and widgets into the panels and desktop) are resolved. So, that "cl… more »
stuff i don't even begin to understand
By basd on Apr 8, 2009 | In kde4, linux, opensuse, tethered blackberry
A while ago, I began the quest to get my blackberry to "tether" my linux computer to the internet. And after awhile, I finally got it to work.Although, I will have to say every use was/is a geek-a-thon compared to using the verizon software for tetherin… more »
eternal frustrations of the bluetooth kind
By basd on Jan 26, 2009 | In kde4, linux, opensuse, tethered blackberry
So, wouldn't you know it, my bluetooth Blackberry connection wouldn't work today.
There have been so many software changes, I have no idea what change has caused the problem. I tried adding software (eg. compatibility modules) removing software (eg.… more »
arrghh! of the day...
By basd on Dec 22, 2008 | In linux, opensuse, tethered blackberry
So, I decided it was time to get a web server running. This was brought about by the [potential] need to stream some video, which was brought about by a relative having a new baby boy (congrats!).
I installed apache, but of course, I did not do it co… more »