i doubt you can transfer your messages...
Contact transfer was a bit of a trouble for me..
If nothing works, here is a long way:
Sync with google contacts
export the contacts .. i think its .csv or some similar format
import it in outlook
sync outlook with N900...

But im sure someone will tell you an easier way..


also, if you want instant facebook notification, you have to leave your email to sync very often..
a simpler way- and easy on battery- is to set facebook to text you the notifications

edit: I looooveeee the way Blackberry deals with facebook and emails.... Nothing can beat that.... Had a storm2, but I didnt like the clicky screen

My turn now.

Installing debian is not like you think. You won't really install a different OS (you can do that too btw). I guess you heard about the Debian image. When you install debian, you only download an image file of 2GB approx and some tweaks to be able to run it. The image files contains OpenOffice, Iceweasel Web Browser (which is the real desktop firefox), and other apps available to PCs with OSes based on Debian. Maemo5 is based on Debian too, so the transition from PC to mobile wasn't that difficult. You also get some new apps installed that let you modify the keyboard so that apps like OpenOffice can recognize certain characters. Well to sum up, it won't change UI, and install very useful apps. I'd install it if I were you.

Sadlty no..but I don't think it will be much further.

There is an app that will let you be able to see old messages..I think it is called something like..ancient sms. However I don't think this applies to a Blackberry. Moving SMSes across different platforms was always difficult. I think the app applies only to Nokia messages. But of course you can move them as txt and be able to read them.

I hope that too..you are really missing out

ha, oh stop it :P

ok, i will instal debian then since i think i will need OpenOffice, being that there isnt an editor edition of docstogo. is there any sort of newbie guide or how to?

also, once i have debian installed, how do i install OpenOffice?

it comes with it...

That's the beauty of it..it installs everything on it's own. I think it does anyway..It was a while since I installed it. But I remember that it wasn't difficult. You can also use Abiword for word processing.

Be aware that although OpenOffice works on the N900, it was never designed for it. So it will be a little jerky using it, but other than that it works well.

http://www.processtext.com/abcblackberry.html

i found this. it states i can convert my blackberry files, txts, contacts, notes, ect into PDF, HTML, CHM, RTF, HLP, TXT, DOC, MDB, XLS, CSV, etc..

is this helpful? which might i convert my contacts or txts to in order to put them onto my N900?

everytime i try to install it my antivirus recognises the .exe file as a virus and deletes it.. so looks like this isnt going to work.