I have a new computer. Do I need to have my old iTunes (version and apps) up to date before moving everything music over?

I don't want to leave anything out but I don't want to waste my time with updating on my old machine if I don't need to.

Sync is only oneway, from PC to your device. Unless you have the music on your PC, iTunes is going to wipe out what you have on your device if you are syncing to a new library.
You can only transfer Purchased music over to Itunes on your PC.
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848
As for you own music and contents, you may have to use a third party software to copy over. A good Free one is called Sharepod which you can download from Download.com here:
http://download.cnet.com/SharePod/3000-2141_4-10794489.html?tag=mncol;2

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When you create new accounts, it's highly probable you will run into problems (as you can see).
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