Caleb Hunt (.com)

Well, it’s been a month since the switch and all I can say, is that I don’t miss Cogeco at all. It’s been quite a worry free month actually, not having to worry about hitting a bandwidth cap. I must also admit, it’s pretty sneaky of Cogeco implementing a cap starting June 1st with the two month grace period starting in April (when all the University/College students are finished). It’s a well known fact that Internet usage always drops off in the summer when people aren’t spending as much time online. So naturally, when bandwidth is usage is low – people wouldn’t be likely to incur any extra bandwidth charges anyway. However, come September, when students move back into rented homes that Cogeco is providing their Standard 60GB package to, and after the first week and a half of kids torrenting movies, music and games and their landlord gets an email notice saying “you’re now going to incurr overage charges”, only then will everyone will see the true ramifications of this surcharge. Heck, even doing 100% legit torrents, streaming TV/Video, downloading operating system images and updates – 60GB is not out of reach. I wouldn’t stand for their nickle-and-dimeing, nor could some of my friends.

So, a month into my Nexicom service (and over 90GB used thus far this month). It’s safe to say that I’m happy!

Michael Hong (http://www.michaelportfolio.com) created an excellent timer application called Chronograph which he released free of charge (and I blogged about earlier in my top 5 apps), however in the recent weeks his website has gone offline – leaving a whole bunch of people stranded while trying to download the application.

My BlackBerry 8800 kicked the bucket earlier this week, and before the charging port completely died I was able to backup all my data and third-party applications from my device and have created a working desktop .ALX installer for the popular Chronograph application for all of you who can’t find a working OTA install anymore. So to start, Click here to download the file chrono.zip. It’s not an OTA install (haven’t spent any time figuring out how to do so) but you can install the application by using the BlackBerry Desktop Manager’s Application Loder. Plus, since it’s not an OTA installer – this is great for those of you who use a BlackBerry but don’t have a data package. So, if you’re new to installing applications through the BlackBerry Desktop Manger software – here’s how to do it.

First, with your BlackBerry connected to your computer, select the Application Loader from the Main Menu of the Desktop Manager software:

Next, select Add/Remove Applications and click Start:

At this point, it is going to connect to your BlackBerry to determine the already installed applications. Select the “Browse” button and Navigate to where you unzipped the chrono.zip files and select the Install.alx file and click Open to begin the installation process.

You’ll see that “Chronograph” is now slated to be installed, simply click the Next button to complete the process

… And you’re done!

Drop me a line (caleb.h@gmail.com), or hit me up on Twitter (@calebhunt) if you have any questions.