To-do with Blackberry and Gmail (idea #78)

I have often used my Blackberry as a scratchpad for notes to myself, but I want to be able to "sync" to my desktop without actually doing a sync, as all that messy cable stuff is way too cumbersome.

I recently discovered that Gmail will handle extensions to the email address, so that I can send mails to myself with a label ("tag") already built in. For example, user+task@gmail.com will go to the address user@gmail.com. A filter can detect emails to "user+task" and add a label of "task" thereby grouping these emails into a virtual to-do list.

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Roll over and hush...(idea #77)...

This has probably already been done (in Japan), but it would be great to turn my mobile into silent mode simply by turning it over on the desk. This seems much easier than fiddling around with settings, half of which I can never remember - is it "silent mode" or "meeting mode"?

OK, so I wouldn't be able to see incoming calls on the top display, as it's hidden. No problem, I can use an LED to indicate a call or text (like the end light on the Blackberry). Turning the phone back over wouldn't put it back into into loud mode, at least not for a certain time period.

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