MobileMe is useless - Part 1

Hi
Many of you may know of Apple's MobileMe service. It has many features such as bookmark syncing, calendar syncing, online space and finding your lost iPhone. Now a MobileMe subscription costs around AU$119. It is completely ridiculous as I have found a way to easily get almost every feature for free and the few that cost, very cheaply.


iPhone Syncing


This feature is very easy. The first step is to make a Gmail account.


Settings>Mail, Contacts, Calendars>Add Account...>Microsoft Exchange
Then just plug in your email address and password. Your can ignore the domain. On the next screen, input the following settings:


Server: m.google.com
Domain: Leave this blank
Username: your email address


Then ensure Mail, Contacts and Calendars are on. When you press Done, press Keep on my iPhone. This should sync all your contacts, emails and calander information to your iPhone. If it does not work, feel free to email me at ravingsoftechnogeek@gmail.com. Lastly, in your Gmail, go into settings and then to Forwarding and POP/IMAP. Go down to "2. When messages are accessed with POP" and set it to "keep Gmail's copy in the Inbox".




I will continue Mac syncing, Windows syncing and Find my iPhone in the next few posts.

UPDATE - HP SLATE

Hi
I haven't been posting because I have been ridiculously busy but I should start regularly again soon. Ok. A while ago there were rumors about the HP slate, saying due to unforeseen problems with Windows 7, the slate project has been permanently cancelled. I didn't post on this at the time because I was in so much denial I just could not accept it. Then more news came out saying HP had bought Palm, a company we do not hear much of here in the land of Aus. If you didn't know they make phones, and along with those phones, mobile operating systems. This has caused much questioning over whether the HP slate will, a, ever be released, and b, if it is released, will it run a full version of Windows 7 or a mystical new mobile OS.

I will give my opinion on both of those matters. A - Will the HP slate ever be released. I think it most definitely will be in some from or another. They have so much support from all the Apple haters out there, they would sell millions.

B- Will it run a full version of Windows 7. I'm not too sure about this one. I think it will still run at leased a version of Windows 7. Maybe a highly edited edition of it. I think that is maybe where the mobile OS company comes in. Seriously though. I have no idea. And about the mobile OS company, I think they bought that just to get a step up into the mobile business.

I just thought since you guys seemed to like my previous HP Slate post, I would update you.
I will leave you on an unrelated note. This video is just plain out awesome:)
Thanks for reading
AndrewCow