google contacts and ppc

[kdogokc]

I would like to hear from folks who are syncing their ppc's with google contacts and calander.

I found a few posts were folks were using a free email push client and syncing their google contacts that way. The discussion on those threads were not focused on the contact syncing and leaves me with some questions.

How are you syncing google contacts with ppc?
Does outlook play well with your method?
Is it a service or an application...how much does it cost?
Are the groups in google contacts transferred as categories on the ppc?
Are their other PIM apps being synced with the contacts i.e. calander, task, and notes?