2 ipod users on one PC... is it possible??

I just bought a new nano and I'm 100 percent frustrated. My fiance and I have one computer at home, 2 ipods (one older nano and one new nano) and very different music taste. I don't want his songs automatically downloaded when I plug in and vice versa. But I DO want MY songs automatically updated, downloaded, etc when I plug in and he wants his to work the same way. How can I accomplish this? Creating separate playlists does not work, neither does creating separate folders. Also, how do you "eject" the ipod before unplugging it? I can't believe you can't just pull the USB port out... how annoying. Please help before I go throw my new toy away. Anyone who wants to help can post reply here or send to [email protected] Thanks....

Thank you! There were three options and I decided to just create a separate playlist for my ipod. I figured out how to transfer library music to my playlist and I thought I had figured out how to get my ipod to just sync to that playlist. I plugged in my ipod, clicked on the device, clicked on Music, and checked the appropriate boxes so that it would only sync to my selected playlist. Then I hit "apply" and waited awhile, then hit "sync". The computer showed that it was syncing but the ipod screen did not. I know it did not sync because it did not add the 3 newly purchased itunes (which were in both the library and on my playlist). I tried the usual, restart, unplug, reboot, etc. to no avail. Do you have any suggestions?

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