Oh I can't wait! I'll be volunteering at the Food & Drink Fest in Hamilton and it is less than 10 days away! The Food & Drink Fest is Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara's largest celebration of food, drink and entertainment! A portion of every ticket sold is donated to Breakfast For Learning. The event takes place March 30 - April 1, 2007 at the Hamilton Convention Centre. What I especially like is that the proceeds benefit our local community.

Here is the latest video about the show: Food & Drink Fest at the Hamilton Convention Center

You can find out more at www.foodanddrinkfest.com and look at the Show Info section.

A small percentage of you have had disaster strike after that DST Patch. Here's the fix!

Get Javaloader Automated Wipe Download: http://server.interworks.us/site/bb/javaloader.zip

Tether the BB direct to USB (not to a hub) and extract the zip file above, then choose the wipe.bat file. A DOS-style window will pop up and do some stuff (will only take a minute).

Once that is done you can delete the zip file and javaloader stuff off your computer, it is no longer required.

Assuming you are using Windows XP, Go into the Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs and remove all instances of Blackberry Desktop Manager. You can leave the DST Patch if it is there. Restart your computer after this.

Next, download the handheld and desktop software from RIM. Choose the right ones for your carrier and model number. If you have the Telus Mobility Blackberry 7520, choose both of these ones specifically:

- BlackBerry Desktop Software v4.1.1.19 (English Only)
- BlackBerry Handheld Software v4.1.0.241 (Multilang)

After you extract the handheld and desktop software it should work properly this next time.

After things are working again, you’ll still need to load in the DST Patch, only this time it won’t reject it like it did last time.

Lastly, if you plan to restore previous back-ups to the Berry you may want to use Advanced to selectively restore some databases and not others. An easier way is to do a fresh new Intellisync.
In each case of this DST BerryPatch Crash I've seen, it seemed to be related to two versions of Blackberry Desktop Manager on the same computer.

Ok, JUM error 507 tells us that the operating system of the handheld is lost or corrupted. (Kind of like a computer losing Windows).

Here's the fix:

Untether the Blackberry.

Put Blackberry Desktop Manager on your computer using this link:
(Blackberry Desktop Software version 4.1)

Telus: https://www.blackberry.com /SoftwareDownload/index.jsp?client=dB5bZddMq
Rogers: https://www.blackberry.com/SoftwareDownload/index.jsp?client=biERdLcdT
Bell Mobility: https://www.blackberry.com/SoftwareDownload/index.jsp?client=aMlbMFchE


(at the same site also download Blackberry XXXX Wireless Handheld(TM) and choose the newest BlackBerry Handheld Software version. Typically I choose the English version for the Desktop Software and the Multilingual version of the Handheld software as this combo seems to give me the best results.

Open the Blackberry Desktop Software first. When given a choice, choose Blackberry Internet Service *not* Blackberry Enterprise Server (unless you *know* your company is on a BES)

Open the Blackberry Handheld Software second. It won't do much of anything until the first time you re-open the Blackberry Desktop Manager software.

With the Blackberry Desktop Manager already open, tether your Berry and if you are using Windows XP, you may even see a couple of yellow bubbles pop up in the right bottom of the screen, this is Ok. The very first time the BB is tethered with the new Desktop Mgr, it'll read the BB and should prompt you to use Application loader to load the new Blackberry Handheld Software that you just downloaded.

If you end up with JUM error 543 or 102 at some point I have a different fix for that. (Those ones are tricky because the BB stops seeing the USB port so you have to use an additional app).

If you were backing up your Berry or syncing it with Outlook you can sync again or restore the old backup.

What I did to prep my Blackberry for the Daylight Savings Adjustment:

1. Looked in Options > About >
…then saw my Blackberry 7520 was on a version too old to apply the DST patch (needs to be 4.1.0.292 or higher)
2. I downloaded the Blackberry Desktop Manager software version 4.1 from this site:
…for Telus: https://www.blackberry.com/SoftwareDownload/index.jsp?client=dB5bZddMq
…for Rogers: https://www.blackberry.com/SoftwareDownload/index.jsp?client=biERdLcdT
… for Bell Mobility: https://www.blackberry.com/SoftwareDownload/index.jsp?client=aMlbMFchE
3. I installed the software, then connected my Blackberry to the computer via USB and did a BackUp
4. Impasse! I went to download the latest Blackberry Handheld software, only to find out that it is the same version as I had before, so what’s the point?
5. Ok, next step: I closed the Blackberry Desktop Manager, and downloaded the DST Patch from this site: http://www.blackberry.com/DST2007/patch/desktop/dst_update_loader.shtml
I normally use Firefox however this one need Internet Explorer with the ActiveX controls on
6. When instructed, I connected the Blackberry to the computer via USB cable and clicked the button to download the patch.
7. It took a good 10 minutes or so for the Berry to restart after loading the patch. It had that spinning hourglass on the screen for a long time.
8. It finally started back up and was great! I knew for sure the patch was on there because I could go to Options and see 2007 DST Patch in the list.

How to Update Your Blackberry for Daylight Savings: Do this before Sunday March 11, 2007
Translated into French by: Ginger Blythin