hmm, also I bought the $3.99 service..sync with other devices, because it seems I had to. but I am getting a message on my ipad "we were not able to upload your changes to the sync service (209)" \when i look on the ipad it still says Last synced: never. Ive tried resetting the ipad etc but nothign works.
as for the usb hookup to my laptop, I see stuff happening on itunes when I plug the ipad into the laptop with the usb, but there doesnt seem to be a way to be sure it saved,. Its just a few words on the screen that say 'updating 1 of 3' etc. then go away and I have no idea if it really did save, or where.