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"I'm using MidpSSH found here - http://www.xk72.com/midpssh/

It works great. Takes about 30-45 seconds to authenticate but once connected is pretty speedy for common tasks. You can reboot your Linux box, use the vi editor, update Ubuntu and run most common tasks right from your Blackberry (or other phone/PDA) handheld.

It's nice to get a email notification about a security update, and then within seconds log on and update from anywhere you have a cellular signal.

Just thought I'd pass this along for other Blackberry/PDA phone users.

The best thing of all, it is Free and Open Source (GPL)."

"I can now sync my addressbook and my calendar from my Blackberry 7100t to my PIM program which is of course, Evolution. These two things are better than nothing! What we are using is the SyncML protocol (namely Sync4j). If you have no idea what that means, just read on. If you do, rejoice! [...]

Things you'll need:

* Your Blackberry device running at least the 4.0.2 OS

* A Windows install (on your box or your grandmother's, doesn't matter) with Blackberry Desktop Software installed and the USB cable. For all you linux uber-zealots, sorry guys, I know I'm making you use Windows here...I dunno, hold your breath or something