To read the popular technology press, the ratio of iPhone applications to iPhone owners must rapidly be approaching one-to-one. But what of the poor BlackBerry user? As user-friendly and versatile as the iPhone might be, businesses — including law firms — overwhelmingly prefer the BlackBerry. And while not nearly as prominent as their iPhone cousins, there are many useful BlackBerry applications that can make the addictive little device an even more useful part of our lives.

This column discusses some of the most useful applications, each tried and tested and recommended based on personal experience.