A method is provided to enable the person to switch use of computing
devices when working with records and/or documents. A method such as
described may be implemented for an individual operating two (or more)
computing devices that share and synchronize sets of records. One or more
operations may be performed to update and maintain correspondence between
the two sets of records. A switchover event may be detected, where the
event corresponds to the individual using a second computing device while
already using a first computing device. Once the switchover event is
detected, state of use information may be received on the second
computing device. This information indicates the state of use of one or
more records on the first computing device. This information may be used
to affect the state of use of corresponding records on the second
computing device. In particular, the corresponding records on the second
computing device may be placed in a state of use, or in a selected state
for subsequent use.