IPod Touch to new iMac

Hi all,
Well i am sitting here at work with my brand "new" refurb 24" imac sitting in a box next to me and i cannot get anything done.
I have been using a PC for so long and my Touch is obviously synced to that. i have two questions. (from what i understand the ipod touch cannot be put into disk mode)
1) To move my music over from the laptop to the imac can I do this through my router by getting the IP addy of the PC? (will it import all of my ratings and album art as well?)
2) Will i have to restore my ipod in order for it to work on the mac?
3) (ok i lied three questions) I purchased the Apps for my touch. i really do not want to lose them as they cost me $20. If i do have to restore will the apps still be there?
Thank you guys for the help.
TJ

Hi mraplmer420,
mraplmer420 wrote:
1) To move my music over from the laptop to the imac can I do this through my router by getting the IP addy of the PC? (will it import all of my ratings and album art as well?)
You can transfer your music using your local network. To do so, I would recommend you to read [this article|http://www.apple.com/getamac/movetomac/network.html] from Apple. However you can't simply move library from a PC to Mac and keep all your metadata stored. [This article|http://lifehacker.com/software/itunes/geek-to-live--how-to-move-an-itun es-library-from-a-pc-to-mac-and-back-242468.php] is also an excellent guide, which will help you doing that.
mraplmer420 wrote:
2) Will i have to restore my ipod in order for it to work on the mac?
No, just connect your iPod to your iMac and it's done!
mraplmer420 wrote:
3) (ok i lied three questions) I purchased the Apps for my touch. i really do not want to lose them as they cost me $20. If i do have to restore will the apps still be there?
Yes, it will. However you'll need to move the "+iPod touch App Pack 4A93.ipa+" file located on a Windows here...
*Windows XP*
C:\Documents and Settings[user name]\Application Data\Apple Computer\iTunes\Mobile Applications\
*Windows Vista*
C:\Users[user name]\AppData\Roaming
Apple Computer\iTunes\Mobile Applications\
Note: These locations are hidden by default in Windows.
... and paste it on your Mac here:
Mac OS X:
~/Library/iTunes/Mobile Applications
Then you'll only need to authorize your iMac with your iTunes Store account and it's done. Every time you restore your iPod, probably on the second synchronization, the Upgrade will be re-installed on the iPod Touch.
Hope this helps!
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