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Windows Live to get Active Sync Support

June 18, 2010 in Apple, Microsoft, News by JoeW | View Comments

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I have been reading on the web that hotmail is going to get Exchange ActiveSync enabled over the summer allowing users to keep their email, calendar, and contacts in sync with their mobile device.

Although not officially enabled yet it appears some users have had limited success (including me) it appears that to get it working you specify the server name as m.hotmail.com and leave the domain box blank.

Please remember ActiveSync on most devices currently only supports one email address, this means that if your work email server is configured on your phone then you most likely cannot take advantage of this new service. iPhone 4 users, iPhone 3G* and 3GS* users will be able to support multiple ActiveSync accounts.

*3G and 3GS users will get this in iOS 4

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Spell Check in Safari

March 15, 2010 in Apple, How To by JoeW | View Comments

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For those like me that use Safari as an alternative to Internet Explorer (let’s face it there are times when this is necessary) and have got used to the fact that it’s spell checker runs as you type may sometimes get annoyed with the fact that by default it uses American English.

However you’ll also be glad to know there is an easy way to change this:

  • Open up a text box in the web (google or whatever) type a word incorrectly. Right click the word.
  • Choose “Spelling and Grammar” then “Show Spelling and Grammar”.
  • Now choose your language from the drop down box.

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