About the Authors
Gary Mazo is vice president of Made Simple Learning and is a writer, a college professor, a gadget nut and an ordained rabbi. Gary joined Made Simple Learning in 2007 and has co-authored the last 13 books in the Made Simple series. Along with Martin and Kevin Michaluk from CrackBerry.com, Gary co-wrote CrackBerry: True Tales of BlackBerry Use and Abuse a book about BlackBerry addiction and how to get a grip on one's BlackBerry use. Gary also teaches writing, philosophy, technical writing and more at the University of Phoenix. Gary is a regular contributor to CrackBerry.com, writing product reviews and adding editorial content. He holds a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Brandeis University. Gary earned his master's in Hebrew letters as well as ordination as rabbi from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has served congregations in Dayton, Ohio, Cherry Hill, New Jersey and Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Gary is married to Gloria Schwartz Mazo and between them, they have six children. Gary can be reached at: gary@madesimplelearning.com
Martin Trautschold is the founder and chief executive officer of Made Simple Learning, a leading provider of Apple iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, BlackBerry and Palm webOS books and video tutorials. He has been a successful entrepreneur in the mobile device training and software business since 2001. With Made Simple Learning, he has been helping to train thousands of BlackBerry users with short, to-the-point video tutorials. He has now co-authored 15 Made Simple guide books. Martin also co-founded, ran for three years, then sold a mobile device software company. Prior to this, Martin spent 15 years in technology and business consulting in the U.S. and Japan. He holds an engineering degree from Princeton University and a master's in business administration from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University. Martin and his wife, Julia, have three daughters. Martin enjoys rowing and cycling. He can be reached at martin@madesimplelearning.com
About the Book
Welcome to your new Bold. In this section, we will introduce you to how the book is organized and where to find useful information. Inside the front and back cover, check out Day in the Life section, where we give you some scenarios to describe how you can use your Bold for work and play. We even show you how to find some great tips and tricks sent right to your Bold. Congratulations on Your BlackBerry Bold In your hands is one of the most powerful smartphones available-the BlackBerry Bold 9650 or Bold 9700 Series. Key Features on the BlackBerry Bold Your BlackBerry Bold has many shared features with the BlackBerry family and some unique features as well. Multimedia &Network Features Camera (3.2 mega pixel) Media Player (Pictures, Video, and Audio) Video Recording GPS Built-in 3G Network Capable Media Card-Expansion Memory Card Enhance the usable memory on your BlackBerry by a tremendous amount with an 8 or 16 gigabyte (GB)or even higher-capacity MicroSD memory card. Getting the Most Out of BlackBerryBoldMade Simple You can read this book cover-to-cover, but you can also peruse it in a modular fashion, by chapter or topic. Maybe you just want to check out BlackBerryApp World, try the Web Browser, get set up with your email or contacts, or you might just want to load up your music. You can do all this and more with our book."
