Charging from multiple computers without erasing my songs...

I want to be able to be able to charge my iPod by plugging it into any USP port on any computer without it being recognized / mounted / updated etc.
I want to be able to do this at work, school, library, friends' houses and so on.
Is this possible?

"plugging it into any USP port on any computer without it being recognized / mounted / updated etc."
The USB has to recognize it in order to power it. The USB port receives 500ma of power at all times unless you run your computer in a power saving mode where power is turned off to the USB ports. If the IPOD is set to run in disk mode it will merely show up as an additional hard drive and charge. If not set to run in disk mode it will be recognized as a portable media player and your Operating system will look for a driver to load and won't find it unless the ITunes disk has been installed.
So there's your answer.

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