How to sync Google Contacts without iTunes

First, I know this looks like a duplicated question (of other with same title) but if you look you will see that question is pretty different.
Also, I've seen some suggestions visiting m.google.com/sync, but that is not available anymore, at least for iOS 5.
I have many Google Contacts that came from more than one Android Devices. Using iTunes, (Device, Info, Sync Google Contacts) I managed to download all those contacts. Problem of this solution is: contacts added in the iOS device (in my iPod) are only uploaded to Google Contacts (therefore for the android devices) when I connect my to itunes - with is a pretty bad solution for many reasons.
So I found a kind of a solution that is using an exchange account just for the contacts, refer here:
http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?answer=138740
problem is, whatever I do (after validating and getting information that i'ts correct) when I access the address book it's prompted the password, I put it and I always get wrong password. I found many people with the same problem but no clear solution?
Anyone knows a workaround or another solution ?

In answer to actionmarker: i have windows xp servie pack 3
In answer to Julian Wright: I just want a backup in case something happens to my ipad I  have no need for instant access on my computer as i rarely use it. I do not want to have to purchase outlook to backup and as far as i can tell even sycning with google calander (which i would need to setup as I do not already have but as i have a gmail account assume I can signup) seems to require outlook.
So if i do nothing and worse comes to worse a restore of my ipad would recover my calander data?
I am hoping that with iclouds and ios5 release that as far as i can tell from what i have read calander will be instanlty backed up over wifi when the ipad is connected to a powersource. I'm just hoping that it won't still require outlook (as it does not in mobile me).
The other big risk is that the act of updating to iso5 will wipe my calander data or that i will be in need of a backup prior to iso5 coming out.
So if anyone has any suggestions.....

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