IPod Touch apps -- purchase on one pc, sync on another

I sometimes login to my itunes account on another pc to purchase various (free) apps. When I login on the main pc to sync the ipod, I see the items in purchase history, but the apps are not there. How do I make these transfer?
Thanks.

Followup: I copied all the .ipa files from the secondary pc to the primary pc. I put them in the Mobile Applications folder. Will itunes automatically add them to the ipod if I am logged in with the same id that purchased them? Any further steps to get them installed on the device?
And I would assume there is some type of authorization that the account i am trying to install these ipa files actually purchased the files?
thanks.
Message was edited by: daboneyard

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