Laptop died. need to make my Mac the "home" computer for my iPad & iPhone

My iPhone & iPad were initially set up on a Windows laptop, which has since died. How do I go about making an iMac be the "home" computer for these devices, so that they will be backed up when I sync?

Excellent question. I am trying to find out the same answer for my iTouch. If I get a helpful answer, I will try to let you know if you haven't already found out since March!
And if you DID get an answer that worked, could you let me know?
Thank you!

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WoodFamily5 wrote:
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WoodFamily5 wrote:
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