A few tips for other devices

It's best to sync your phone and your Palm OS device with only one computer or you could end up with duplicates or incorrect information. But perhaps you've been syncing your phone with your home computer and now you want to sync it with your office Mac: First remove it from your home Mac, erase the data on it, and then add the device to the office Mac and sync it there.

Selectively choose what information you want transferred so you don't waste space and memory on the smaller device. For instance, for your phone, you might want to make a Group of contacts (see page 91) in the Address Book and transfer just that Group. Keep in mind that iSync will only transfer contacts that include telephone numbers to a phone! ...

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