As a company we use SharePoint to store everything from documents to group calendars, contacts & task lists. The reason SharePoint is so great at this is because any of us can access this information from anywhere we have an internet connection using a web browser, Outlook or even on our mobile PDA phones like the iPhone.

In short - SharePoint gives everyone access to everything from anywhere!

While reviewing some of the iPhone apps for SharePoint I took a peak at SharePlus Lite a free iPhone app that allows you access to your SharePoint data from the iPhone. Overall I have to say the setup was about as simple as it gets and took all of 60 seconds for me to download the application and get it configured to our SharePoint site. One immediate simple feature to this application that was exciting is that you can add and browse multiple SharePoint sites; so if you collaborate with multiple companies that use SharePoint you can see all the sites from this one application. With the free version there is the one minor detail of having to view little advertisements while in the program; fortunately they are small and out of the way so it didn’t bother me much – and after all it’s free!

Below I have provided a quick reference list to different SharePoint items and what you can do with them in this free version. You will notice that editing and creating new items is not in the list – you will want to buy the full version of SharePlus in the App Store for $14.99 for those features.

Shared Contacts: View, email, text, call & browse the contact’s website
Shared Calendars:  View calendars & appointment details including body
Shared Documents: View & email documents like excel, pdf, word & just about any other type of files
Shared Task Lists: View all task information including body in HTML format

Overall I was impressed with the application and features it brought for the ultra low price of nothing and encourage you check it out. We know it’s important for people to try things before they can determine if it is the right solution for them so we are offering you a free 30 day trial of SharePoint & you can get SharePlus Lite for free at the App Store on your iPhone – how is that for a no brainer?

Try SharePoint – Get a SharePoint Site Free for 30 Days

SharePlus Lite Free or SharePlus Full Version $14.99

On the BlackBerry Desktop, look for Options

Choose Phone Options

Select call logging from the list

From the list, set the option to none.

Click the menu button to save the changes.

Thanks it! Your Done.. you will now only see emails in your messages area.

From the home screen, select Applications

Select Settings

Select Accounts & sync

Select Corporate ( ActiveSync).

Enter in your Exchange Email address and Password, click Next.

Enter the appropriate information into the following fields:

• Domain \ Username :    (username is normally your Exchange OMA address) 
• Password : same as your exchange login
• Exchange Server :

Ensure the appropriate SSL settings are enabled then select Next.
Enabled when a green check mark is present.

Note: Contact your Exchange administrator for this information if need.

From the Email checking frequency field, select the current setting.

Adjusted to the appropriate settings.

From the Amount to synchronize field, select the current setting.

Type in your account name and a display name then click Done.

*Select Email Accounts

*Select Enterprise Account

*Type out your Exchange email address

*Type out your activation password that was provided by your BlackBerry Enterprise Server administrator

*Click Continue

**Activating…

NOTE:
(Wait 3-5 minutes, if you get an error contact your Administrator, reset and try the Enterprise Activate again. If the activation fails again contact your BES support team)

** Verifying Encryption
** Encryption Verified
** Waiting for Services
** Services Received
**Your Email Address is now Enabled
** DATA will start Syncing 0-100%
** Activation Completed

Procedure:

On the home screen (on your Blackberry), click Profiles

Click the trackball to show your options, select advanced

Scroll down and click on phone Only and your menu button

Select Edit

Selected Phone

Configure your ‘Out of Holster’ settings.

Highlight the value next to Out of Holster.

Click the trackball to pull down the menu and click Change Option.

Scroll up and click on None.

Highlight the value next to Repeat Notifications.

Click the trackball to pull down the menu and click Change Option.

Scroll down and click on LED Flashing. (This will cause your Blackberry’s LED to flash when you receive a message – this step is optional)

Configure your ‘In Holster’ settings.

Highlight the value next to In Holster.

Click the trackball to pull down the menu and click Change Option.

Scroll up and click on None.

Highlight the value next to Repeat Notifications.

Click the trackball to pull down the menu and click Change Option.

Scroll down and click on LED Flashing.

Click the trackball to pull down the menu and click Save.

That’s it! From now on your only notification of new e-mail will be the LED light on your BlackBerry.

Snow Leopard is the first Mac Operating System with built-in support for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 allowing you to truly collaborate with your partners and colleagues through “anywhere access” using your native Apple Mail, iCal, and Address Book applications.

Snow Leopard Exchange Calendaring & Presence Solutions for Apple iCal & Address Book

Easily and efficiently connect with others through sharing and meeting scheduling tools with iCal and Address Book.

Get shared calendaring and scheduling features through iCal and set up meetings effortlessly with group scheduling and availability tracking.

Manage your Address Book by creating a shared list of contacts and distribution groups.

How it works      

Additional software installations are not needed (i.e. Entourage). Just configure your system through the Accounts pane in Apple Mail, enter your Exchange user name and password, and check the box to automatically set up your other applications. Apple Mail uses the Autodiscover feature in Exchange to grab all the pertinent information from the Exchange server and configure your settings.

Adding an Exchange 2007 (EWS) account to Mail

Most Exchange servers have Auto discovery enabled, authoritative Exchange 2007 accounts can be easily configured if your domains DNS provider creates an Auto discovery record.

Auto Discover setup for Outlook/APPLE Mail and Exchange 2007:

How to setup your account:

Open Mail (click its icon in the Dock, or open it in the Applications folder).

*From the Mail menu, choose Preferences.

*Click Accounts in the toolbar.

*Click the + icon. The “Add Account” sheet appears.

*Enter your real name, email address, and password; click Continue. If Autodiscovery is enabled through your DNS provider, the setting should automatically populate.

Note:If the Exchange server Autodiscovery does not complete, you will need to manually fill in your mail server information fields mentioned below.

Setup Manually:

The “Incoming Mail Server” sheet appears.

Enter the following: 

Account Type: Exchange 2007

Description: (optional)

Email Address:  your-exchange-email-address

Internal server: mail.yourserver.net

External Server: (leave blank)

User Name: Your OMA Username

Password: Your account password

Outgoing Mail Server: mail.youserver.net

Under Advanced settings 

Check Enable this account

Check Include when automatically checking for new messages

Keep copies of messages for offline viewing: All messages and their attachments

Internal Server Path: EWS/Exchange.asmx

Internal Port: 443 (Check Use SSL)

External Server Path: (Leave Blank)

External Port: 80 (Uncheck: use SSL)

Verify your settings in the Account Summary. Check “Take account online”. Click “Create” to complete the process.

After completing these steps you should be able to send and receive email via this account.

1. Make sure your current time is set correctly on the Blackberry.
2. Go into your Alarm settings.
3. Make sure your Alarm is active (or is set to ‘On’ – depends on the model Blackberry you’re using).
4. If you want the alarm to alert you on the weekend, make sure ‘Active on Weekends’ is set to ‘Yes’.
5. Save any changes you made to your alarm settings.

On your mail screen, make sure a bell appears next to the time. This indicates that the alarm has been set.

Go to the Tap Start -> Programs -> ActiveSync -> Menu -> Options (or Settings)

Select Microsoft Exchange and then press Delete. This will remove the ActiveSync relationship and data (Backup data if needed).

If the setting is grayed out, uncheck calendar, contact, email features and then try deleting again.

Only messages received after you perform the following steps will sync to your BlackBerry. Any messages filed previously will not be stored on the BlackBerry handheld even after you set the folder redirection properties.

Procedure:

1. On your BlackBerry home screen, click Messages.
2. Click the MENU then scroll down and click Reconcile Now. This will ensure that you have a full list of all current Exchange folders on your BlackBerry.
3. Click the MENU then scroll down and click Options.
4. Scroll down and click on Email Settings.
5. Click the MENU then scroll down and click Folder Redirection. (This may take a while to load if you have a lot of folders.)
6. Scroll down to ‘Mailbox – Your Name’.
7. If you want to sync all of your Outlook folders (except Deleted Items)…
   1. Click the MENU then scroll down and click Select All..
   2. Click the MENU then scroll down and click Save..
8. If you want to select which Outlook folders to sync to your BlackBerry…
   1. Click the MENU then scroll down and click Expand to see a list of folders..
   2. Scroll down to each folder you want to sync and hit the Space key to select it.
      • If the folder has subfolders then the Space key won’t select it, you’ll have to click the menu then click Change Option.
   3. If the folder you want to click on has a + sign next to it, click the menu then click Expand to see a list of subfolders.
   4. Once you’ve finished selecting the folders you want to sync, click the menu then click Save.
9. Hit the Escape key on the BlackBerry (located just under the menu) to return to the Messages list.
10. IMPORTANT: Any time you add a new folder on the server that you want to sync to your BlackBerry, you must use this procedure to select it for synchronization. By default the folder will not sync. Remember to perform this procedure BEFORE you move messages into this folder if you want them to be visable on your BlackBerry.
11. To view your filed messages…
    1. In the BlackBerry Messages screen, click the menu then click View Folder.
    2. Scroll down and highlight the folder you wish to view.
    3. Click the menu then click Select Folder.

If no messages are there (and you know some have been put there since you configured the folder for wireless sync, click the menu then click Reconcile Now.