IPhone trying to sync with second iTunes

My iPhone and iPad sync with my home computer, called "Colin's MacBook".
My work computer, called "Colin's Work MacBook", has the same iTunes library, copied over from a Time Machine backup.
I sync my iPhone and iPad over wifi.
Every time I open iTunes at work, it insists on mounting my iPhone and iPad and syncing them. I've checked the sync settings and it is set to prevent automatically syncing (Settings > Devices).
This changes the Wifi Sync control panel to say "This will sync automatically when 'Colin's Work MacBook' is available", and I have to sync to my home Mac via a cable to change it back.
Then I open iTunes at work the next day and the same thing happens all over again.
How can I get iTunes at work to stop trying to grab the iDevices?

It really has nothing to do with the fact that it is second hand. See here -
For Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/assistant/itunes/
https://discussions.apple.com/message/17579027#17579027
For macs
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3540

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