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I have found in the past that the situation is worse than you describe, Jason. When I tried to set up two devices syncing with one desktop, using different categories, the devices got really screwed up and lost a whole bunch of stuff - gone from all 3! the desktop and both devices...enough of a hassle to put me off, you would have thought...but no, stubborn me persevered...and managed to trash my whole pst file. Everything gone...not a happy camper!

Mind you, this was back in the days of ActiveSync 3.0 - maybe it is better behaved now...but I don't intend to go back to find out.

Another alternative...although when I tried it ages ago, I was not that impressed... is Intellisync...but they have also gone through several revisions and refinements and I hear that it works much better now.

Finally, I believe that XTNDConnect PC, the deskop version can do something like this...I read about it a month ago...is on my "to test" list ...when I get a round TUIT!

My wife and I find that syncing two devices with one desktop is a great way to keep our schedules straight. We use Categories, as you suggested, as a way to view different items, rather than worrying about keeping them off each other's devices entirely. Is also handy in that we can check each other's items such as schedule when the need arises but exclude when we want to.

I do think that there is an increasing need for something like Exchange Lite - ie for home/personal use. Max of 3 users (or maybe 4). With real simple setup and maintenance - no sane person wants the hassle of setting up Exchange for home use. Perhaps this is what XTND PC offers...I'll have to give it a whirl.