How to sync iphone to multi computers

Hello Guys,
I got an new iphone 3gs recently and I use two laptops, so how do I sync my iphone to both and load songs from both the lappies. please help me guys

http://manuals.info.apple.com/enUS/iPhone_UserGuide.pdf
Read Chapter 1. I don't know what the "blue pop-up of death" is so I can't help you with that. You need to be using compatible software on your home computer, for contacts, calendar, etc. be sure you have at least one entry on your home computer so it will merge data. Deselect the option on your work computer to sync music, etc.
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How to sync iphone on two computers

I use my desktop Mac Pro and its iTunes and iPhoto to do all of my music purchases, iphone games and apps purchases and manage my photos, and have my iphone synched to it, but I am going travelling and will be taking my MBP laptop.
My laptop iTunes/iPhoto has none of my music, iphone games and apps or photos on it so I know that if I connect the iphone to it and try to sync it, it won't work.
I would like to have all of the same music, photos and purchased games moved over to my laptop so that I can use it to keep my iphone synched and also be able to buy additional games and music and be able to update iphone games and apps while I am travelling.
Can anyone please advise me on how to go about getting the same stuff on my laptop so that I can use it to keep my iphone synched while I am travelling?
Thanks for any advice.

You're welcome.
Would copying my iTunes folder also bring along the purchased games and apps?
Yes.
All iTunes content is stored in the iTunes named folder located in your Music folder. You need to copy the entire iTunes named folder and place it in the same location on your MBP for iTunes on your MBP to be identical as of the time you copied the iTunes folder.
Can you please tell me how to authorize my MBP with my iTunes account?
At the iTunes menu bar, go to Store and select Authorize Computer. Enter the same email account being used for your iTunes account on your Mac Pro.
Will this cause problems if I try to use the Mac Pro for synching as well or will I only be able to use one computer at any one time with the iphone?
In regards to iTunes content, an iPhone can be synced with an iTunes library on a single computer only. When syncing an iPhone with an iTunes library on another computer, all iTunes content transferred to the iPhone from a different computer will be erased first. The same applies to photos transferred from your computer to your iPhone.
Contact info, calendar events, and Safari bookmarks can be synced with the supported applications on multiple computers.
You will be better off in the long run using one computer for your iTunes library and for storing photos in regards to syncing with your iPhone.

How to sync iphone with multiple computers

I have had an iMac for the last 7 months now and have been sync'ing my iphone to it. I just got a Mac Mini the other day. I logged into my itunes account on the Mac Mini & purchased some new music. After plugging in my iphone to the Mac Mini, I tried to transfer the new music to my iphone but it came up with the message asking me if I wanted to erase what was currently on my iphone.
Obviously, Apple doesn't let you sync your iphone to more than one computer. Is there any workaround to this? I want to be able to get the music from iTunes to my iPhone.
I tried to load the music into my iDisk (with my MobileMe account) and I can stream it to my iphone (using the iDisk app) but I would like to actually have the music on my iphone itself.
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This is by design.
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iTunes is giving me the message: "If you sync with iTunes it would delete content from iPhone and copy everything from this iTunes library"!

Yes, i do use iCloud for contacts, calendar and photos...
I will try to sync it again tonight and let you know how did it go.
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Having just spent crazy money on a new Windows 8.1 laptop and Office 365 software, I learn only now from Microsoft that over the air sync of Outlook Calendar to iPhone Calendar is not supported. I was forced to get Win8.1 as Win XP was no longer supported and I have to have a Windows PC for work reasons. Previously, on my WinXP laptop I was successfully 2-way syncing Outlook 2007 via Google Calendar Sync to my iPhone Calendar. It worked like a dream (I was forced to use Google because the previous MobileME over the air calendar sync destroyed all my calendars - wiped them clean - a business disaster for me - so I will avoid Apples iCloud sync on calendars now for the same reason).
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I have and iphone 3gs and i used in a windows xp pc
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Step 4: On your iPhone, open your Settings app, go to the iCloud option, and turn all services off. After turning each one off, it will ask you if you want to keep the data on you phone. Always select "Yes", otherwise you may lose your data.
Step 5: Connect your iPhone to your computer, open iTunes, select your iPhone in the left column, select the "Info" tab, and check the box to "Sync Contacts"–further down on the page, in the Advanced section, make sure the Contacts checkbox is unchecked. If it's checked when you sync, iTunes will overwrite the contacts on your phone with the contacts from Address Book on your Mac.
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After all this, you should have been able to first sync your contacts from you iPhone back to your Address Book app on your Mac, then have them both synced up through iCloud with the same contacts being pushed everywhere.
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Hi, thanks for all this, unfortunately it's still not helping me. Last week I turned on iCloud for contacts and not only did the iCloud sync fail, but now with iCloud off I haven't been able to sync iphone-to-mac thru iTunes.
I've checked that iCloud contact sync'ing is off, on both my Mac and iPhone. I've even turned off all other iCloud services on both devices. I followed your instructions precisely and even deleted more than you suggested from the App Support | Address Book folder. Step 6 just doesn't work. iTunes whips thru the Address Book sync progress when it should pause a bit to do the transfer—my Address Book archive is 44 Mb.
I have no desire to waste more time with iCloud, just want it to work the old fashioned way. I'd gladly do a clean system re-install but not sure even that would do it…hard to tell where the problem lies.
Appreciate any light you could shed!

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