Sync contacts and calendar - Verizon K1m, and (sigh) Windows

First install Motorola drivers from here:

http://mark.cdmaforums.com/1-USBDriver.htm

Then follow directions here (which tell you how to run bit pim and convince it you have a v3cm phone):

http://www.howardforums.com/showpost.php?p=8925092&postcount=230

That post says you can sync the phone book. For me it also worked for calendar, although I had to remove all punctuation from my calendar events (which I downloaded from google).
Also, by copying "wallpaper" to my local computer, I downloaded pictures and was then able to export them to a folder. I didn't try copying ringtones. I did try copying sms but had no luck, and no error in the log.

Now all I need to do is get it to work under linux and I'll be all set. Actually, In a perfect world, when I connect my phone to the computer to charge at night, it would automatically (with the aid of scripting) bidirectionally sync with google calendar and a local contact information source AND my google email address book. i'm loath to put anything on the internet (even in my gmail account) that doesn't really need to be there.