Can I get my Contacts & Calendar info onto a new Computer?

I just posted something in Kantyka recent posting titled "transfer files from ipod touch to new computer?" as my problem is along similar lines. Yet I thought I should start a new thread to ensure a better chance of getting a response to my questions. So here it goes ...
I just recently purchased my iPod Touch and now my small business PC had crashed. I had my MP3s backed up mostly, but I lost everything in MS Outlook, my Inbox and email folders, including Calendar & Contacts. I have a new PC now and I am thankful that I have the iPod Touch with my Calendar & Contacts information at least. I have decided that I am no longer going to use Outlook. I don't want to risk losing everything again, so I am switching to Gmail and Google Calendar.
But now I am worried about what will happen if I plug my iPod in again and no longer have Outlook etc.. Plus I am plugging it in to a new computer that the iPod has never been connected to or installed on. If I plug it in will my Calendar & Contacts stay intact? Will it reformat? Can I upload the Contacts &/or Calendar from the iPod into Gmail Contacts & Google Calendar? I don't want to loose everything ... I will definitely turn the sync feature off, as suggested in the other post until I get something figured out, but is there a way I can back up the Calendar & Contacts already in the iPod before I attempt to try anything new with Gmail etc.? Any help is appreciated ... I'm not sure what my next steps should be ...
Thanks,
Andrea

So I spent a long time reading through the forums and the iPod Manual etc. and here is what I decided to do ...
I installed iTunes & Outlook 2003 on my new system (Vista Ultimate, my old system was XP) and decided to try and just sync it up and guess what? It worked! I was just so worried that switching from XP to Vista would screw it up and I didn't want to lose any more than I already had.
I don't want to continue using Outlook, but I decided to just install the old version just to see if I could get my contacts and calendars back. It worked! Now I plan to export both and upload them to Gmail and Google and only use them going forward. The only real issue for someone else doing this is to make sure that you choose to Merge when plugging in your iPod to the new computer. Otherwise it Replaces everything instead of uploading/syncing. Also keep in mind this is just for Contacts and Calendar, not MP3s ...

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