got it...but i thought this was done automatically -- just like my emails go to both the iphone and account on computer, and any updating of calendar happens to both iphone and computer...all synced on the cloud, right? Likewise, thought that the contacts did the same thing...?
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Funny you should mention that. Apple announced today that starting this fall, with an update to both 10.7 Lion and iOS 5 on your handheld devices, iCloud will be the new feature that will allow your devices to talk to each other without plugging in. No more wired syncing. But that will not start until the fall. Lion arrives in July. For now however, you will have to plug in to sync your data.