Syncing 2 iPhones to 1 computer

Hi. My whole family just got new iPhones (now we have 1 original iPhone and 3 3g iPhones). The probably is we only have 3 computers. Is there a way that my mom and dad (who have a 3g and an original one) to sync their iPhones to the same computer without syncing eachother's contacts, photos, notes, and all of that stuff. They might end up sharing SOME music, but not all of the same.
So bottom line: Is there a way to sync TWO iPhones to ONE computer each with it's own information?
THANKS!

The easiest way for them would be to create 2 playlists, one for each of them.
-Mom's iPhone Music
-Dad's iPhone Music
Connect the first iPhone (lets say your mom's) and go to the music syncing options, select sync that playlist only. Now do the same with your dad's and select sync his playlist only. Now your parents can drag/drop and delete music from those playlists without messing with the full library at all. They won't have to worry about getting the wrong stuff or deleting stuff on the other person's iPhone. They just make the changes to their list and hit sync and the changes happen.
Also note, each iPhone (and iPod) syncs independently. You can sync as many as you want with a single computer, you just have to set them up to not conflict with other devices by using different playlists and other methods like that.

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