Syncing Contacts/Calendars with two computers?

Hi,
I'm using my iPod touch more as a PDA than iPod and want to be able to sync my Contacts and Calendars with both my home Mac and work Mac. Right now I have it sort of working; at home I have it set to sync everything (Music, Movies, Photos, Info, etc.). On my work computer I have it just set to sync "Info".
The problem is that every time I plug it into the "other" computer, the Sync checkboxes for Contacts and Calendars are turned off. So I have to click them 'on' and hit "Merge" to merge the data.
That isn't a show-stopper, because it does work, but I'm wondering if there's a way to make those settings 'sticky' so I don't have to keep reselecting Sync. It's just more of a nuisance than anything...
Thanks!

Jim Gilland wrote:
I guess this raises more questions for me. I tried synching contacts and calendars from the two computers, but with iTunes set for syncing different groups on each computer. That did not work - whichever groups were on the iPod from one computer disappeared and were replaced when I synced to the second computer.
The text you referred to implies (to me) that I can change or add contacts/events and they will be tracked on all 3 devices, but all 3 devices have to be syncing to all contacts and groups. Is this correct?
Thanks again
If you originally chose to replace the contacts on the iPhone with contacts from the computer, the contacts will not be merged on the following syncs. You can reset the sync history on the computer before syncing, and then choose merge. This would make the contacts and calendars look the same on both devices.
If you want to have the same information on all three devices(or more), it would be better to setup an Exchange or MobileMe account.
-Jason

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