It was my slightly paranoid persona that caused the problem. :hide:
After I first installed Activesync, everything was fine. I could sync, transfer pics, movies, file, etc.
Then, I got the brilliant

idea to do a little security cleanup on my pc. I went into the McAffee Firewall app and started to block apps that I didn't use or didn't want to access the internet. Too many ports open mean too many points of entry.
Long story, short...I blocked Activesync.
On a whim, I unblocked Activesync, and voila! it started working.