So I picked up an 8830 from Verizon. I've got all of my contact and calendar items on outlook. I don't use outlook's email. I do all of my email through websites. All I want to do is sync my outlook contacts and calendar events. I loaded BB Redirector and Device Manager, but not all of my calendar items sync. Is there a simple piece of software that allows only the outlook data to sync w/o all this other software running?

Try uninstalling Desktop Manager and reinstalling without Redirector. It won't resolve your sync issues but Desktop Manager is the "simple" sync software. If you don't need email you don't need Redirector.

when installing, should I select "blackberry enterprise server or blackberry desktop redirector" or "blackberry internet service"?

tnx

Just choose BlackBerry Internet Service