It is ok to send while out of sync, if you right click on the transaction and select 'show transaction details', if it has been sent ok it will have been broadcast to the network through 'x' amount of nodes.
You will get confirms when the client catches up downloading the blockchain.
Thank you for your help; the transaction has gone through fine :-) but the client still has no confirms thank you for clearing this up....
Is there a better client to use for windows/iPhone? I really can't wait for the sync all the time and would be happy to put my money into a slightly less secure wallet just so it's faster. Obviously I wouldn't risk a silly amount of bitcoin.
stop asking questions
I'm sorry, I'm new at all this... Is this section inappropriate?
Anyway, thanks guys! You've been a big help! I really love bitcoin it's so much better then PayPal. Very few fee's and no chance of being band or loosing al your money because of PayPal, Love it.