How do I add new songs/video to iPhone/iPod without doing a full-sync?

Hello everyone,
My hard drive crashed a few months ago, and I did not have a back up. So I now have this jam packed iPhone and a brand new iTunes library. I recently downloaded some new songs to the library (like that Blackberry commercial 'All You Need Is Love' song) and want to add it to my iPhone's iPod.
I'm going to need step-by-step directions here, people. It's currently set to automatic sync upon connection.
Thanks in advance!
E.B.

Well it is going to see your computer as a new computer thus remove everything.
Look for 3rd party software. This question about users not making backups as they should comes up daily.
At min, you can under preferences turn off auto sync.
Then connect (After making sure you are logged into iTunes store with your account and computer is authorized).
Then when you connect you can right click on your iPhone in device list and choose to transfer purchased content.
However, this will only take off what you bought via iTunes. It will not take off anything you obtained elsewhere (eg: CD rips etc).
This will get whatever you bought (via iTunes) off. After that if you sync it will erase all and sync what you now have.
Other option as mentioned is 3rd party software.
For future, really should look into making backups.

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2.Hook up Iphone to computer without Itunes running so it runs as a external harddrive. Go into computer and click on your iphone folder so it goes into it and you can see different folders. There is a button on the top left corner of the window that says 'Organize'. Click on it and go down to folder and search options. Click on 'View' tab. Go down and check on where it says 'Show hidden files, folders, and drives'. Click apply, click okay. Now you will see some extra folders in there. One will be you itunes music folder. Go into it and there will be many folders labeled 0 to 40 something. When you got into one of these folders all the files will be labeled with weird 4 letter and number sequences. You need to go into each of these folders and drag and drop all these files into wherever you want them "music folder? It doesn't matter" It will take a little while and after you have done that disconnect you phone and open itunes.
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