A little bit more than 6 months ago I have launched a small website called “Don’t Be Bored!” at http://www.bbhacker.com/dbb that is optimized for BlackBerry smartphones and displays funny pictures. After that app got blogged about on a few BlackBerry sites I have seen an huge traffic spike and since then I have seen a steady stream of several hundred visitors a day.

There are just times when we are waiting for something or simply have nothing to do and don’t know what to do. These times of feeling bored are over now – at least if you have a BlackBerry.

It has been a few weeks since we have published the BlackBerry application ZenMinder that allows you to set multiple alarms and reminder on your BlackBerry. We have developed this application mostly because we were totally unsatisfied with the current implementation of alarms and reminders on the BlackBerry and wanted to have a solution that really solves our problems.

Are you overwhelmed by the many different tasks in your life? Do you forget important things because you are overwhelmed by so many things in your life? Do you have challenges to remember recurring activities like watering the plants and taking your medicines? ZenMinder will help you with these challenges! ZenMinder is a simple and elegant mobile application for BlackBerry smartphones that will help you to bring order in your life.

Facebook has recently released a new version of their Facebook application for the BlackBerry platform and a lot of users have already updated to the new version.

Never pay speeding fines again! The BlackBerry application Trapster alerts you when you approach police speed traps and allows you to reduce your speed and ensure that you don’t get fined.

Evernote is an amazing application that allows you to easily capture information and makes this information accessible and searchable. If you are not using it yet to capture notes, you should definitely install the desktop version of Evernote. While there have been mobile applications available for the iPhone and Windows Mobile, it took a long time for a BlackBerry application to be released.

I personally do a lot of mind mapping to come up with ideas or to structure complex problems in order to better comprehend them. While I use mostly pen and paper and desktop software for that, there is also a new mobile application that allows you to draw mind maps right on your BlackBerry.

It was just a matter of time until Amazon launches mobile applications to shop online at Amazon while on the go. Today Amazon announced the Amazon App for BlackBerry that you can download to order millions of products whereever you go.

Many people who are struggling with their projects or work most think that they need to improve their time management. Nevertheless this is in our opinion the wrong approach. You don’t need to manage your time better. The only thing you have to manage are time wasters by reducing useless meetings, surfing on the internet and coffee breaks. One has to realize that managing time doesn’t help you achieve anything.