How to sync iPod Touch on a different computer

My piece of junk PC got another virus last night and is currently disabled. (I am on husband's Mac right now). So I'm trying to access my podcasts & all that on my husband's computer. We have "authorized" his computer. He also set me up with my own User account (so our iTunes songs, shows and videos STAY separate).
But "sync iPod" is grayed out for me now.
When I try manually dragging last night's Podcasts to my iPod, nothing happens.
When I try and do a checkbox that says "Sync iPod" it threatens to "replace my podcasts" with what I've selected (which I am afraid might mean that if I download last night's Anderson Cooper podcast, it could wipe out the other podcasts that I've put on my iPod and would like to keep). I am not sure this would happen, but I sure don't feel like taking a chance.
So does anyone else know what to do when you try and use your iPod touch on a different computer?
thanks

OK, thanks. I heard that someplace else, too. This PC torture has got to end.
Time to go find a MacBook that I can afford. Or even a desktop Mac for that matter, though I really did want it to be a laptop....
(sigh)
Thanks for your help!

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