I wanted to use Outlook 2003 "Search Folders" to search for Tasks.  I've got Outlook Tasks arranged in a hierarchy of folders, and sometimes I want to see all Tasks, regardless of folder.

This ought to be easy, but Search Folders are heavily biased toward email.  If you want a Search Folder for Tasks, you have to create it using VBA resembling:

This is so twisted that I have to write it down to believe it works...

I'm running GMail Mobile on my Blackberry 8700c, with a data plan, but not a Blackberry Data Plan.  This means I don't get to use Blackberry push email.  But I like the immediate notification of new mail that Blackberry email provides.  I don't need it for all email, but I do need it for some.

Easy, you say -- Just have GMail forward your email to your SMS.  There is a problem with that approach:

Some people use a Blackberry with a data plan but without a Blackberry Data Plan.  (They aren't the same thing.)  Without a Blackberry Data Plan, you can't do an over-the-air install (because Opera mini tries to use the Blackberry Internet Browser, and the Blackberry browser won't work withou a Blackberry Data Plan). 

Here's how I installed a Java Mobile application to my 8700C.

Prerequisites:

Download BlackBerry_JDE_Components_4.2.1.exe

Here's how to get a Blackberry 8700c to work on an AT&T/Cingular account that has a data plan but not a "Blackberry Data Plan."

1. On your PC, upgrade/downgrade your Blackberry Desktop to 4.2.2.14