Riding somewhere with the family is close quarters.  It’s hard to sneak a peek at your inbox.  We highlighted the co-driver idea a few months ago.  This takes you to a whole new level.

So you think the car is pulling to the left.  Pull over somewhere.  Safely.  Don’t be an idiot and park on the interstate.

The best tire is front left, provider you’re the driver.  If she’s the driver, then it’s rear right.  This keeps you out of view. 

If you need to buy extra time, go for the gold and change the tire.  Hard to argue with all that effort.  But we guarantee you that you will regret it later.

Rating:  Desperate
Simplicity:  Moderate to Difficult
BB Time:  2-30 minutes
Honesty:  Deceptive

You know you’ve been out with the family for dinner.  The BlackBerry vibrates.  What do you do?  Your spouse would cringe if she saw you typing away and ignoring the question of "How was work today?" Today’s tip is simple, yet effective.

Tables at food places are typically wobbly.  This is your chance to take advantage of the opportunity to catch up on some BlackBerry usage.  It’ll only work once….and you better hope your phone doesn’t ring in your pocket after she thinks it’s on the floor.

Rating:  Desperate
Simplicity:  Moderate
BB Time:  1-2 minutes
Honesty:  Deceptive

*Important Covert BlackBerry Tip - Make sure to actually take something along with your BlackBerry under the table to actually shim the table.  Otherwise you may be in deep doo doo.

Depending on the seating configuration in your vehicle, you might be able to squeeze a spot between you and the door or the middle console for your Blackberry to rest in clear view.

You’d be stupid to look at it while driving, of course.  Save your glances for the parking lot.

Rating:  Convenient
Simplicity:  Simple
BB Time:  1-5 minutes
Honesty:  Honest

The memo application on the Blackberry is convenient.  Better yet, use it to its maximum potential:  check your inbox and RSS feeds while you’re taking notes. 

Be careful to avoid lengthy reading.  You don’t need to read the notes you’ve just typed…so you’ll rile some suspicion if you spend too much time not typing.

Rating:  Convenient
Simplicity:  Simple
BB Time:  1-5 minutes
Honesty:  Misleading

It’s hard for your family and friends to argue with you if nature calls.  I mean, come on, what are they going to say?  "Hold it"?

Enjoy the freedom a trip to freshen up gets you….to check up on your emails and make that necessary phone call.

Rating:  Convenient (unless it’s a smelly public restroom) 
Simplicity:  Simple
BB Time:  2-10 minutes
Honesty:  Misleading

Wirefly is offering the BlackBerry Curve smartphone for FREE for new or current AT&T customers with a new 2 year activation agreement. Choose from red or titanium, the Curve also includes one touch ESPN access. I’m really digging my 8830 World Edition, but the Curve seems much cooler to me.
FREE AT&T BlackBerry Curve for new and existing customers

So I got me the latest Blackberry from Verizon.  Yes, the 8330, which is nothing short of outdated already.  I upgraded from the 8800.

(I’m a Verizon captive, living in areas where AT&T and other rivals claim “more bars” while actually meaning that their poor service will drive you to “more drinking in bars”)

If it weren’t for the software upgrades, which are definitely an improvement, I’d feel like I upgrade was actually a downgrade to a kids version.  Since I drop my phones regularly, I decided to get a skin for this one.  I couldn’t do the black version.  Looked too professional for this phone.  I got the pastel blue version that is a real match for the toy-like feel of the cheaper trackball and keys.

We’ve finally opened up our CovertBlackBerry.com super cheapo accessories store.  take a peek here if you are interested in getting the cheapest deals on accessories for your BlackBerry.

If you type fast like me, this darn trackball right above the T and Y acts pretty much like one of those touchpads that you bump and move your cursor around with.

So I’m typing the word "your" and find that I’ve typed "yo" and then scrolled back esven or eight characters, finishing the "ur" in the middle of some poor word in the last sentence.

Ugh.

So after 8 months with the 8830, I’ve finally developed a poor habit that I might as well not try to shake.

You see, this thing picks up more background noise than a $1500 lapel mic.  If I’m sitting in a restaurant and take a call, the callee can tell the following just by listening:

• - The song playing over the restaurant’s elevator music speakers
• - How close my table is to the kitchen
• - Whether or not the lady two tables away has indigestion
• - My innermost thoughts and feelings

Yikes.  Way too much stuff picked up by the phone.  So I’ve been forced to regularly hit mute on my phone every moment that I’m not talking.

Kinda feels like a walkie talkie.

10-4 Good buddy!