I too own & use a Palm handheld unit (Palm IIIC) and regularly sync it to my desktop Outlook app. I had been primarily considering using the web based calendar & contact system (as a backup) when I'm out of town and might have forgotten to take the Palm (it's actually happened on occasion ). It appears that from what I'm hearing from you guys, that, even with password protection, that storing personal information on a web based server may not be that safe or secure. Thanks to everyone for your valued advice & feedback. - Scott