Bold 9900 - help please, upgrading from 8520 perhaps

Hi all
I have the 8520, and in the new year perhaps upgrading to the Bold 9900.
On my 8520 I use the side button every day, to jump straight to the Instant Messaging folder, to use BBM and WhatsApp.
I see the 9900 does not have that. Is there any way on this phone you can setup shortcuts like that?
Is the keyboard as good as the 8520, or better, or about the same?
Any help would be appreciated, as "real world reviews" are better than what the shop tells you.
Simon

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vpinedaq wrote:
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Thanks WyreNut for your quick reply,
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I did a search of the Forum for "6.2 and Clie" and found several threads. None were very promising.
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Help ,please - moving from 8.6 to 10.2 ..???

Hi my name is PATRICIA,
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Do I have to buy more memory .??? how much it's the limit to my computer..???
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G3 iMAC Mac OS 8.6 or Earlier

Upgrading is an individual thing involving various factors, the chief one today being expense. With a MacMini being available SO inexpensively, especially now that even a used market has developed on them, spending money to upgrade an old computer will still leave you with an "old" and probably much slower old computer, as the bus speeds have dramatically increased in the past few years, all other things being equal (RAM, HD space, OS), will still make a faster computer in a new(er) one.
If one likes to tinker with computers, then cost is not as much as factor as it is partly a "hobby," by definition not an economic matter.
If you have programs you like and work and you don't "need" newer versions and they run on your old computer presently, then there is something for leaving the status quo and simply get a second computer (say a MacMini) and use it for the newer stuff as it comes along and as your old stuff "breaks" (however, my MacPlus still has yet to break!)
Some models of Macs lend themselves to upgrading much more than others. In general, those which came with extra RAM slots, extra PCI slots, extra bays space for hard drives, CD burners, and had a few different built-in ports, are more worthwhile to upgrade and are easier to do. I would think, for example, an older iMac is more likely better left "as is" and to save for a newer Mac. A tower with pci slots available might be worth some inexpensive upgrades, such as an USB card to run a printer.
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Please help! after my computer sadly died, i had to wipe it then reinstall old os x 10.2.8. (originally came with os x 9, however the apple store kindly put on a newer os x when i had problems last year (the orignial os x 9 discs were damaged)
now my safari browser 1.0.3 (v 85.8.1) fails to work on 99% of websites. is there any way i can upgrade my operating system so it supports a newer version of safari.
i am unfortunately not very computer literate, but very able to follow instructions! i'm not in a great position as the apple people would no longer help with my "vintage" mac :o( but im convinced it can be fixed as they managed to do it last year.
thanks
Jo

Hello joaadams,
First of all, Welcome to the  Discussion forums!
a pal had a copy of 10.4.10 but my computer just spits the discs straight back out
I assume this disk was probably machine specific disk for 10.4 and not full retail disks? Remember, also, that Tiger disks are dvd and not cd (there was a special dvd to cd exchange program originally offered but this is no longer available form Apple to my knowledge). So if your machine is cdrom drive and not a combo drive or dvd drive then you would need to install via another Mac and Firewire using Firewire Target Disk Mode.
10.4 Tiger full retail disks sell at a premium these days but can be found through a variety of online resellers such as on ebay etc. Be careful when purchasing as you need "Full Retail Install" disks and not machine specific or upgrade disks.
If you upgrade to 10.4 and then update to 10.4.11 you can use a later version of Safari browser.
If you find you cannot upgrade to Tiger 10.4 you might try upgrading, after purchasing some OS 10.3 Retail install disks (again on a source such as ebay and update-able to 10.3.9) and then you could use a slightly more updated browser such as Firefox or my recomendation would be Camino 1.6.6. Be aware though of System requirements for any of these browsers....read carefully. Panther Full Retail Install disks can be found much cheaper than Tiger 10.4 disks but are still limited much more than the later 10.4 OS.
post back with any further questions and/or comments,
LS

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