Is there a way to have two apple ID's on one computer/iTunes.

My wife and I both have iphones and we have a Mac.  Is there a way to seperate what goes where as far as contacts, podcasts, etc?  Everytime she syncs her phone on itunes, all my podcasts get changed/erased and I have to re download them.  Also, my daughter, who has an ipod touch can change my contacts, i.e. delete them.  Is there any way to seperate certain info to certain devices?

Are you sharing one AppleID or do you have separate IDs?
If you have separate AppleIDs, then it's easiest to create a user account for each of you on the computer, and log into iTunes with your respective IDs on each account.  This will keep everything separate.  There is no problem authorizing content for multiple AppleIDs on the same computer.
HOWEVER, you can only re-download, auto-download, or use Match for one AppleID *per computer* (not per account), and this can only change every 90 days.
If you share an AppleID, then in principle, you can sync both devices to the same user account, but it's difficult to separate contact lists, so it's still easiest to have two user accounts, even if you use the same AppleID on each. This will allow you have separate contact and calendar lists; however, you will NOT have the option of syncing them to the cloud (make sure to turn this option OFF), as having a single AppleID would cause them to merge.

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