How to use 2 ipods on 1 itunes?

A question asked many times me thinks, but I have to ask. How do I go about having 2 ipods (1 touch and 1 5th gen) with different music/vids on them on 1 itunes?
If I connect my 5th gen to the mac I dont want all the stuff that is on my touch, I want some kind of different library, reason is because my touch is only 8 gig and my 5th gen is 30 gig and vice versa, I dont want itunes trying to cram 25 gig of music onto my touch.

http://lifehacker.com/software/itunes/multiple-libraries-in-itunes-7-202302.php
should put you a step in the right direction

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