A decision by the Oregon Department of Education to let students use a computer spell-check feature when taking an online version of the state’s writing exam this year has raised some concerns among ...

Like many, I was not pleased to read that Oregon students in 7th-grade and high school will be allowed to use spell check on their computers for more than single-word checks on state exams. At the end ...

When you misspell a word in Microsoft's Office 365 Web Apps, the app relies entirely on your browser's spell check feature to correct it. On a computer running the Windows 8 operating system, however, ...

Do you have to be good at spelling to be a good writer? Not necessarily, at least not in Oregon public schools. As middle and high school kids begin taking state writing tests next month, they'll have ...

Google Chrome is among the most popular browsers right now and with good reason. Google has invested much time and money to make it the fastest and most secure browser ever. Large companies such as ...

“What does an NSL compel Google to disclose? Under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) 18 U.S.C. section 2709, the FBI can seek “the name, address ...

Get more out of the spell-checker built into Firefox and add spell-checking to Internet Explorer via the free IE7Pro add-on. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for ...

Personally, I am of the mind that spell check can be a useful tool if you make sure not to rely too heavily on it; I like that it can help you catch typos, as well as prevent you from continually ...

Microsoft Word is a very useful software when it comes to writing long paragraphs with styling. Almost every writer uses Word on his/her computer. People use Microsoft Word over Notepad because – ...

Firefox only: Firefox has long had a handy built-in spell checker, great for proofreading emails, blog posts, and other communications. What if you want to use the built-in spell checker on a static ...