Though I’m usually at my desk, in my office (like a good worker bee), there are times when I want to be, um, away. Sometimes this is legit. Sometimes I want others to think it’s legit. And other times, I’m stuck dialing into a conference call whether I’m supposed to be away from the office or not.
This isn’t a big deal, since I almost always have my mobile phone with me (currently, a Blackberry Bold). I open up my appointment and click on the number to dial it. The only problem then is to remember the passcode to get into the meeting.
This wasn’t a problem when the numbers were 6 digits long–I’m just barely smart enough to remember 6 digits for 15 seconds while I dial.
However, for some reason, they’ve gone to 10 digit numbers now, and my brain can’t handle that much. This usually means that I have to get people around me to help me remember. Or I have to find a scrap of paper lying around and write it down.
However, I have found the end to all my woes, and it comes in the form of formatting numbers so that my Blackberry will dial BOTH the number AND the passcode with one click of my trackball. Here’s the secret:
1-800-555-5555×1234567890#
Where “1-800-555-5555″ is whatever your conference dial-in number is and “1234567890″ is whatever your passcode is. Though I don’t have a Windows Mobile device, I’ve heard it works on those, as well. Basically, with it formatted this way, one click dials the number and enters the passcode (complete with the obligatory pound/hash key).
Of course, in my excitement to discover this, I overlooked a major flaw in my logic: It isn’t MY meetings I’m dialing in to. So, in an effort to make my life better (and to help all those around me), I plead with those people that hold a bit of my future in their hands. Please, please, PLEASE use this whenever you send out a meeting invitation.
Thank you.
(source: http://forums.crackberry.com/f79/auto-dial-24126/#post690129)