Blackberry Apps, or to you non-tech folks, applications (software programs) that run on your smart-phone, are available by the thousands.  Not as many as are available on the i-phone, but we will discuss that in another post.

I am not a techno-geek myself-the scary thing is- I am the computer go-to guy in my medical office.  That should tell you something about the level of computer expertise available here….

I am also, as all of you know, not  a fan of spending money on new tech gadgets, just because they are new.  There needs to be a reason for spending your money.  You should be able to justify the expense.  And if you are in debt, these purchases definitely need to be productive.

So with all those caveats, I wanted to write today about free apps available for the Blackberry.

Now, as far as I am concerned Epocrates, the prescription app that has been out for years, is reason enough to have a PDA if not a smart phone.  Compared to the time and trouble, and musculo-skeletal injuries sustained from constantly moving, opening,  and  the eye strain involved in looking up meds in the PDR, or Physician Desk Reference, Epocrates is almost a necessity in medicine.  The newer versions also have pretty good diagnostic tools-put in symptoms and you get a differential diagnosis.

Epocrates does have a basic version that is free, but I buy the Pro version myself.

I have compiled a few links below of other sites “best free Blackberry Apps”:

A  list of forty  free Blackberry apps    is available at this site.

Another list of free Blackberry apps.

There are several apps that show up on both lists.  I have enjoyed using the Viigo RSS reader, Poynt, and the Weather Bug on my Blackberry.  For us non-text message plan frugal folks, the basic Blackberry Messenger, allows free texting to fellow Blackberry addicts.

This list of apps  includes mostly free but a few paid for apps specifically for the Blackberry Tour, which I own, but most of the apps are available for all the Blackberry models.  One that I may try is the grocery list app.

Now paying monthly fees for br0adband service/smart phones, is a luxury unless you travel for business.  But if you have one, then the more you can do on it for free, the easier it is to justify that monthly payment.

Another nurse blog, Scrubs, has this list of favorite apps for PDA’s and smart-phones.

Now if you have your favorite Blackberry app, let us know.  If you have one that you paid for, and you think it was worth the money-chime in and share that with your fellow nurses/readers here at The Millionaire Nurse Blog.

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