Can more than one Ipod be used one one computer?

My sister and I share a computer and each have an Ipod. I have a 30GB and she has a 2GB and we're having problems using the same Itunes. Is there a way for us both to use the same Itunes on the same computer, or do we have to use separate computers to have separate playlists? Thanks.

off topic - but StarDeb, have you seen btabz's excellent pages?
http://homepage.mac.com/btabz/iTuneswinp.html
http://homepage.mac.com/btabz/Windowsp.html
You left-click on the link, nothing happens which is disconcerting, but then you right-click paste into discussions here, and it's formatted lovely.
b noir told me about it.
Maybe since you've gone over to the dark side of Macs it doesn't work, though. giggling

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Ok, This has got me so frustrated! We got an iPod and installed iTunes. We thought we had it figured out - we purchased music from iTunes, played it on the iPod and everything was great. Then plugged the iPod into my other computer to listen to our music and it won't freakin' play! says the computer is "Not Authorized" and suggests that by 'authorizing' the 2nd computer, it will overwrite the songs that are already on the iPod. This is NOT desirable. We've downloaded and installed iTunes onto the 2nd computer and used the same login account that we used on the first computer.
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