Synchronization presents you with two issues you'll need to deal with. Your computer needs to recognize and access your handheld. At this time, Evolution only supports Palm-OS devices like the PalmPilot and the Handspring Visor. You should decide what sort of synchronization behavior you want. If you haven't used a handheld device with your computer before, you'll need to run the GNOME Control Center and make sure that Pilot Link is properly configured. Then, select the Evolution conduits under the Pilot Conduits section of the Control Center. Once your computer and your Palm-OS device are talking happily to each other, you'll have to decide what exactly you want them to do with the data they exchange. Your options may vary depending on the conduit, but typically they will be: Disabled Do nothing. Synchronize Copy new data from the computer to the handheld, and from the handheld to the computer. Remove items that were on both systems but have been deleted on one. Copy From Pilot If there is any new data on the the handheld device, copy it to the computer. Copy To Pilot Copy new data from the computer to the handheld. Merge From Pilot Copy new data from the handheld to the computer, and remove any information from the computer that has been deleted on the handheld. Merge To Pilot Copy new data from the computer to the handheld, and remove any information from the handheld that has been deleted on the computer. Select a behavior for each conduit available. For the most part, you'll want to stick with Synchronize. Then, put your handheld on its cradle and press the synchronization button. It's always a good idea to make a backup. To do that, make a copy of your ~/evolution directory.