How do i sync my iphone with a new computer

I recently purchased a new iMac and would like to sync my iphone (and iPad) with the new computer. I was previously using a mac book and I thought it would be as easy as just plugging the phone in to my new computer, but from what I have been able to find on-line it seems to be a bit more complicated and most discussion threads seem to say I will need to purchase a 3rd party app to do this. I find it hard to believe Apple does not make it easy for their customers to upgrade computers and still sync iPhones, iPads and iPods.
Am I making this more complicated than I need to? Is it as simple as just plugging the phone in to my new machine? My fear is I might over write data on the phone or the computer.
Any thoughts?
Thanks
Brad

The simplest way to acheive what you want is to use Micragion Assistant to move your user account from your old MacBook to the new iMac. I recently moved from an old iMac to a new one and when connecting my iPhone and iPad for the first time, all I had to do was enter my password to authorize it in iTunes.

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