I use Google sync to keep up with my calendar, my hubby's calendar, and my oldest stepson's calendar. I have tried the contact sync option, but I tend to get too many duplicates.
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Kris
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I use Google Calendar as well. I have the sync set up as 2-way om laptop and BB and one way (Google to Outlook) on my office desktop, home desktop and wife's PC. Works very well, other than an occasional dupe. Any changes in schedule made on the laptop or BB will automatically flow to the other devices. Or if I make a change in Google Calender, that will also go to all the devices
You can also sync contacts with Google. Can't how good or how easy it is as I do not use it, however.
I also use Google sync on my work laptop. It updates my google calendar and then is sync'd with my BB. I also update my contacts within google mail so that I have contact information sync'd as well.