BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac walkthrough
Sure it’s been announced and even previewed, but there’s nothing like having our very own copy to mess around with. (Someone should check if Zach and Michael are still breathing, though — they might have fainted). If there’s one thing I’ve learned about BlackBerry lovers, it’s that they are relentless and won’t give up. Having said that, it isn’t a complete surprise to see Research In Motion finally move towards a Mac solution. Hit the break for an awesome walkthrough with commentary!
After the application is installed this is the first screen you see. What’s even more awesome? There’s no restart required after installation.
Wait — saving the password in my keychain? So it will automatically connect to my password-protected BlackBerry without me entering my password every. single. time? Sweet marshmallow covered megapixels.
I named my BlackBerry Tour BlackBerry Tour. I think it gives it character…
What ruined an otherwise pleasurable syncing experience is the slow USB transfer speeds. This isn’t limited to just Desktop Manager as Media Sync suffers from the same issue, but it’s worth pointing out since this is probably the only area that isn’t zippy fast in DM.
Oddly, backups aren’t in the traditional BlackBerry .ipd format, they’re using a .bbb extension on the Mac. Whatever works, we suppose.
One interesting thing we have to share with y’all is that there doesn’t appear to be an option to load different operating systems manually. This is probably RIM’s way of “blocking” unofficial OSes, but it’s not really just blocking it, it’s disallowing anyone from installing a BlackBerry OS who doesn’t have an internet connection as they are downloaded directly from RIM.
This isn’t final software by any means, but to be honest, it looks pretty darn close. We’ve been going at it for over three days and have not come across any crashes, issues, or even quirks. Things just work and to be honest, Desktop Manager for Mac is probably a good 2-3x faster than it’s PC counterpart — possibly due to it not being so bloated — and we’ve already deleted our dedicated Virtual Machine in Fusion because this is so nice.
Maybe RIM should focus more on BlackBerry for Mac software. It’s cleaner, faster, less-bloated and generally more pleasurable to use than the horrid excuses they call software for the PC.
Nice exclusive BG..
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Posted from BGR Mobile (iPhone) at: Findlay North America
Can’t wait untill this comes available!
That’s really nice. I can’t wait to have it. I hate the PC version.
Nice, can’t wait til it drops or leaks.
WHERE’S THE LEAK?!?!
Very nice exclusive BGR!!
HA! Waits for that other stupid blog to say this shit was done 6 months ago, props to BG and crew
When is it available?
@Give Me
We don’t leak software.
9th.
Awesome! When?
Thank-you for your cooperation,
Conrad Hernandez
I can’t wait for this to come out….plus being “free”, a win win for mac/berry lovers!
Outlook on MAC, Desktop Mgr. on MAC…it’s slowly making it easier to do away with Windows completely.
Thanks, as always BGR. This will be very refreshing for those of us “Mac Addicts” out there…
I particularly like the last statement you made: “Maybe RIM should focus more on BlackBerry for Mac software. It’s cleaner, faster, less-bloated and generally more pleasurable to use than the horrid excuses they call software for the PC.”
AMEN!!!!
Shweeeet!!
Anyone wanna point me in the right direction for my own brand spanking new copy?
If ill find it, ill post it.
After all, its mac software…how hard can it be locate this.
It aint 1995..(Those were rough days for mac users)
When is this gonna be released?
Leak, Leak, Leak it…………………
Nice that’s looks sweet can’t wait for it to drop!!!!
Sent via BlackBerry.
Hi BG,
Question about the mediasync and playlists. I think the most annoying issue with already release BB MediaSync is that when syncing a playlist it doesn’t sync the changes but re-syncs all your playlists again. What I mean by this is, if you you have a playlist already synced with 200 songs and then want to sync an additional song, the device will copy everything again. Is this same limitation in the desktop manager?
Its pretty annoying when you have 1000+ songs on the device.
If it leaks, we are sure whose fault it was heh
Shame about not being able to load OS’ manually. Hopefully this will be opened up because it going to cause problems for some please. I just want it open for leaks really hehe.
Will this be a method to effectively migrate data from the Mac Palm Desktop to the Mac BB DM?
Will it allow tethering via USB like the windows version?
pleasesayyes!pleasesayyes!pleasesayyes!
Does it support BT sync?
I highly appreciate a SWITCH DEVICE button.
Suweet! I just went from 6-12! cant wait for this