While browsing through the Computers and Web Design magazine rack at Barnes & Noble I came across Magbook’s “The Ultimate BlackBerry Guide” Second Edition. I started flipping through it and saw basically the same things I saw in the first edition like tips, tricks, applications, accessories, etc. One chapter that stuck out to me was Chapter 7: Developing for the BlackBerry. This chapter has a section called Programming Tools which I read through since I’m interested in developing for BlackBerry devices.

As I was reading I noticed a few pictures of desktop applications used to develop for the BlackBerry. One of them I recognized as my buddy Darren’s BlackBerry Master Control Program. I found it cool that his software was featured in this magazine, but found it odd that it wasn’t actually mentioned. There was only a screenshot (bottom left photo, right page, third photo from top):

Because of this I decided to mention it here on BBRocks! since it’s only right that everyone knows it was MCP and not one of RIM’s development tools mentioned in the article. Congrats Darren!

For more info on BlackBerry Master Control Program visit mcpfx.com.

Viigo Alpha for BlackBerry has been updated to version 3.1.324.

The obvious change that I noticed is that there is now a “Deals” service where you can get the latest deals by store or by category. I’m sure there are also plenty of bug fixes in this update too.

Browse by Store so far includes 6th Avenue, Abe’s of Maine, Amazon.com, B&H Photo Video, Best Buy, Buy.com, CompUSA, Dell, Geeks, JR.com, NewEgg, OfficeDepot, Overstock, PC Connection and Walmart.

Browse by Category so far includes Cameras and Camcorders, Computer Accessories, Computer Storage, Computers, Flash Memory, GPS Navigators, Games and Consoles, Home Theatre and Televisions, MP3 Players, Printers, Security and Nanny Cameras and Webcams.

Viigo Alpha is still in its testing stages so you may find a few bugs here and there. Since this isn’t a production release install at your own risk!

You can download Viigo Alpha by going to getviigo.com/alpha from your BlackBerry Browser. Don’t forget to let Viigo know about any bugs or suggestions through the “Feedback” option in the application itself, or by leaving some comments here.