IPod update with more that one computer

Okay, so when I first got my iPod, I was using a window's computer to upload my songs and did most of my app work directly from my ipod.
Then that computer crashed.
I found out I could manually add music to my iPod with my Mac laptop (linking the computer and such), so I've been keeping up with that, the songs from my original computer (as well as the apps) still intact.
This new update said that it will delete everything, so you should be on your main computer. So the songs from my previous computer will be gone (I can sorta deal with that,) but what I'm really worried about is the apps. Will I be able to just redownload them? Will I have to pay for them?
I've done an ipod back up (if that even makes a difference). Thanks for any help.

what I'm really worried about is the apps
Choose Authorize Computer from the Store menu in iTunes and then Transfer Purchases from the File menu.
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"Delete songs in a group and not everything in sight"
Click on the first track you want to delete in a list, hold down the shift key and click on the last one, this highlights everything in between. Press the delete key
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