2 people with different taste of music, using ITunes on one computer.

How do two people with two different I-pod devices use ITunes on the same computer without seeing the other persons song library?
Story: Our house has one computer. Mom has a Nano and likes older people music; kid has I-pod Touch and likes young kids music. When I import my music CD's, the songs get mixed in with my kids music and auto sync puts all our music on both devices. ( I would like to Auto sync my device because I am not real good with computers and auto sync'ing would be easier; I think ). If I created 2 different Library files, how would I get the auto sync for my Nano to sync with my library?

Hi nanonewbee,
Better to create separate playlists and then (bite the bullet - this is a lot easier than trying to create a second library)....plug in one of the devices. Click on the device and when the "device Profile" screen appears:
- Click on the Music tab
- Check the "Sync Music" option
- Check the "Selected playlists, albums, artists, and genres button
A list of your Playlists will appear in the box below. Check only the playlist you want for that device.
Smart Playlists are easier because you can set them up to automatically put new music into the correct playlist. But they are a bit more involved than regular playlists.
For regular Playlists, just drag and drop the music you want in it from the library to the playlist on the sidebar.
Cheers,
GB

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