How do I use my iPod on Mac after it was used on a PC?

For Christmas I received a MacBook Pro and I have an iPod that I have been using for the past 2 years with on my PC. Do I need to reset my iPod now that I will be using it on my mac? I want to avoid problems with the different configurations and such. thank you!

Macs can access and use Windows formatted iPods just fine. So if you prefer to use the iPod as is on the new Mac, you can plug it in and use it Windows formatted if you like. You will get a message about the iPod being synced to a different computer though, and do you want to erase the iPod and sync it with the Mac's iTunes library.
If you need to move your library...
How to use your iPod to move your music to a new computer using iTunes7
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300173
If you want to be able to use the iPod on both computers still, leave it Windows formatted and switch the manual updating...
Using iPod with multiple computers
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61675
Managing content manually on iPod
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61148
Cheers,
Patrick

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