Synchronizing contacts and appointments can be especially useful when planning your time, so you should keep this information current in both locations. You'll be able to stay organized whether you have your iPad or your computer in front of you.

Every day, jot down your daily to-do list as a note (in either Mail on a Macintosh or in Microsoft Outlook on Windows). Then synchronize this to-do list with your iPad so you'll always have a constant reminder of what you should be doing each day. As you accomplish tasks, mark them off, and then you'll be able to keep this information synchronized so you can keep track of your to-do list on your computer or iPad.

Synchronizing your browser bookmarks or email account settings is something you'll probably do once in a while since your bookmarks and email accounts probably won't change from day to day. If you use a different browser, such as Firefox or Opera, and want to transfer those bookmarks to your iPad, you'll need to import those bookmarks into Safari. Then you can import them into your iPad.

Synchronizing data can turn your iPad into an extension of your computer. To keep your data even more secure, consider using MobileMe to synchronize your data. That way, you can synchronize your computer data to MobileMe to save it and then synchronize the data to your iPad. If anything should happen to both your computer and your iPad, your personal data will still be safe residing on MobileMe.