Ipod Video/Nano Newbie

HI,
I have an Ipod Video and have loved it for the last week. My roomate got a Nano for Christmas & we're wondering how both will work on one computer. Is it possible? We only have one PC and have different music. I'm sure that this has been adressed on this forum before, but help the nubies out! We haven't tried anything yet b/c we're scared.
Any help is appreciated!
PC   Windows XP Pro  

Here's a link to an article
How to use multiple iPods with one computer
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300432
And Rachyl's correct, the online tutorial will be a good thing to check out
iPOD 101
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod101/tunes/

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