How do I manage one ipod touch on two authorized machines?

Both of my machines are authorized for my ipod touch (my desktop being my "main" library, and my laptop having a few songs I purchased while on the road). I wasn't aware that upgrading to software v2.0 would restore my ipod back to it's factory settings. Once the update was complete, I began to transfer music back onto my ipod, from my pc, manually. Once I was finished transferring the music I wanted from my pc, I went to my laptop to pull the songs from there as well. My ipod was recognized by the laptop, but itunes wouldn't allow me to transfer any of the music to the ipod. Any ideas?

The walkthrough I'm going to try is:
http://bestipodstuff.com/2007/12/28/how-to-set-up-multiple-computers-for-one-ipo d/
I was going to give this a shot when I got home. Unfortunately, it looks like I'll have to wipe my ipod yet again. The transfer issue might have something to do with automatic syncing. I thought I had auto sync disabled, but I'll give it another go.
Sandis, this might help you as well. You could try this method to get the music onto your ipod from your work pc, but then attach the ipod to your laptop and try File >> Transfer purchases from ipod.
I'm not sure how to recover lost albums though, sorry. =(
(replies still welcome) =)
Edit: Found this on the Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1202
Message was edited by: Rockchalkva

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