Can I use iPod on both Mac & PC?

If your iPod is formatted for Mac it won't run natively on a PC because the Windows OS does not support the HFS Plus file system and therefore will not see the drive. Macs can read Windows drives so you could restore and format the iPod on a PC, this would also mean any future software updates would have to be done on Windows. Strictly speaking using a Windows formatted iPod on a Mac isn't supported however many people use one without any issue. iTunes will allow you to use an iPod formatted for Windows on a Mac; however Apple currently only supports using the iPod shuffle in FAT32 format on Mac. Alternatively there are third party programs that will allow you to use a Mac formatted iPod on Windows, this is one for instance gets good reviews: XPlay 2
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Is it possible to use the same iPod on both a Windows and Mac computer back and forth without losing all my songs and videos?
Right now I have Windows, but I'm getting a Mac and I want to be able to switch back and forth from computer to computer. Is this possible?
If not, how can I keep my songs and videos and put them on the new Mac? My CD burner is broke, so that's out of the question. If I had to choose, I'd want them to be on the Mac instead of the computer with Windows, but that's currently where my iTunes library is.

You can't use it on both. iPods get formatted for one or the other and then keyed to a single computer.
You can, however, move all of your files from one computer to the other. The easiest way would be target disk mode, but requires that the Windows PC have a FireWire port (which is fairly uncommon for Wintel boxes). You could also use an ethernet network cable between the two or connect them to the same network. Then, open the Mac's System Preferences, go to the Sharing preferences, and enable Windows Sharing or Windows File Sharing. With windows sharing selected, read the message that appears at the bottom of the screen. Something like "Windows users can access your computer at \\192.168.1.100\user"
Then, go to the Windows machine, open My Network Places (should be on the desktop, but if not try My Computer). Look for the "Entire Network" and try to find your Mac. If you have trouble finding it, do a search. Set it to look for "Computers" with the name... and enter your computer's name EXACTLY as is appears at the top of the Mac's Sharing preferences pane (capitals, spaces, lower-case, etc.). You can also try a search for the "\\192.168.1.100\user" address.
Once you find your computer, make a shortcut in the My Network Places folder for future use. Double click the icon for your mac and enter your Mac OS X short name and password in the SMB access dialogue (your short name can be found in System Preferences > Accounts > you). You should now be connected to your home folder on the Mac. You can drag and drop any files from the windows PC to your home folder (or folders within it).
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If your iPod is formatted for Mac it won't run natively on a PC because Windows operating systems don't recognize Mac OS-formatted disks (HFS or HFS Plus formats). Mac formatted iPods can only be used on a PC that has a third party helper program such as XPlay or MacDrive installed: How to determine your iPod's disk format
XPlay has the added functionality to let you copy your songs back to iTunes. So you could copy all of your songs to your PC and then restore the iPod to format it for Windows and add the songs back again. A Windows formatted iPod can be used on both platforms though you would have to carry out any firmware updates on a PC to maintain the formatting. If you are interested you can purchase XPlay at this link: XPlay
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