Ipod mini use on both the PC and Mac

I just want to clarify this . . . I have a Mac at home that I formatted my Ipod on; however, I have a lot of music on my work PC (on ITunes) that I would love to put on the Ipod . . . so I have to restore/reinstall the settings on the Ipod for a PC? The PC can't read the Mac-formatted Ipod without a third-party system (which work won't allow me to install), but the PC-formatted Ipod can be read by the Mac, right? I will be able to transfer the stuff from the PC to my Ipod to my Mac? Or at least from the PC to the Ipod? Thanks in advance . . .

*I have a Mac at home that I formatted my Ipod on; however, I have a lot of music on my work PC (on ITunes) that I would love to put on the Ipod . . . so I have to restore/reinstall the settings on the Ipod for a PC?*
That is correct. If your iPod is formatted for Mac it won't run natively on a PC because Windows operating systems don't recognize Mac OS-formatted disks (HFS or HFS Plus formats). You would either need to restore the iPod in iTunes for Windows to reformat it or use a third party program such as XPlay or MacDrive that will allow you to use a Mac formatted iPod on Windows.
*but the PC-formatted Ipod can be read by the Mac, right?*
Macs can read Windows formatting so you should have no problem connecting your iPod to your Mac. I've no experience of the iPhone or iPod Touch but one proviso is that up until now Apple has only fully supported using the iPod shuffle in FAT32 format on Mac. What this means effectively is that if you need to apply a firmware update for your iPod and you wanted to maintain the Windows format you would have to do it on a PC. If you were to try and update a Windows based iPod on a Mac it would be restored and reformatted to the Mac file system and have the Mac firmware installed.
Another thing you need to remember is that if you want to connect and use an iPod on more than one computer you need to change the update preference in the iPod Summary tab to "Manually manage music and videos" and click Apply. In this mode you can directly access the content of the iPod and play it through iTunes and you can drag and drop whatever you want to the iPod from either library:
Using iPod with Multiple computers
Managing content manually on iPod
Syncing Music to iPod
Something else to be aware of when using an iPod in manual mode is that the "Do Not Disconnect" message will remain on the display until you physically eject the device: Safely Disconnect IPod
*I will be able to transfer the stuff from the PC to my Ipod to my Mac?*
Correct but not just by connecting the iPod to the Mac. The transfer of purchased content from the iPod to authorised computers was introduced with iTunes 7. You'll find details in this article: Copying iTunes Store purchases from your iPod to a computer
The transfer of content from other sources such as songs imported from CD is designed by default to be one way from iTunes to iPod. However there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve music files and playlists from your iPod. I use Senuti but have a look at the web pages and documentation for the others too, you'll find that they have varying degrees of functionality and some will transfer movies, videos, photos and games as well. This is just a small selection of what's available, you can read reviews and comparisons of some of them here:
Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
Comparison of iPod managers
Senuti Mac Only
PodView Mac Only
PodWorks Mac Only
iPodDisk PPC Mac Only (experimental version available for Intel Macs)
TuneAid Mac only (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPodRip Mac & Windows
YamiPod Mac & Windows
Music Rescue Mac & Windows
iPodCopy Mac & Windows
iRepo Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPod Access Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
There's also a manual method of copying songs from your iPod to a Mac or PC. The procedure is a bit involved and won't recover playlists but if you're interested it's available on page 2 at this link: Copying Content from your iPod to your Computer - The Definitive Guide

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