BlackBerry checkin etc.

Regular readers will know that I have had a love/hate affair with the BlackBerry for some time.

This was predominantly due to the crap interface and lack of features that existed on the early models. Having now used this whizzy Curve thing for several months, I must admit that they have improved a lot - it would appear they looked at what users used them for?

Calendar works now - except I can't find how to change my attendance at an appointment and let the organiser know why - GPS is very handy for me and the maps are surprisingly good. I've even used the camera to take some pictures, where the quality wasn't of importance. There is a whole raft of other icons on there, which are frankly a total waste of time, but you can ignore them.

I have installed Opera Mini as recommended by one of my readers (many thanks) and it is neat - even allows me to check in for flights and browse web-sites I couldn't navigate before.

Then, to round it all off, Lufthansa actually sent me my boarding card last week as a gif file on the BlackBerry. Being a cynical old fool, I didn't believe it would work, but hey presto I waved the BlackBerry with the picture on it at the luggage check-in lady and she swiped it with no problems - now that's a good use of technology in my opinion.