Mac now, PC later – Is this possible?

I bought my significant other a new 30G iPod as a gift, and initially we'd be using both iPods with one computer, my iMac. But she's buying a new PC later, and I'm wondering if she will be able to use her iPod on the new PC, even if it was first used with a Mac? If so, what's the best way of putting the songs on the PC?
(In case you're wondering, we can't use her PC now because it's running out of hard disk space.)

If the iPod was formatted for Mac then it won't work on a PC. Macs can read a Windows formatted iPod but not the other way around. The iPod would have to be reformatted to work. You can tell how your iPod been formatted if you go to Settings>About, if you see a serial number then it's Mac formatted. This article will explain restoring an iPod: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60983 You can also use the iPod to move your iTunes music to another computer, see here: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300173-en

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Am 02.10.2014 um 17:37 schrieb Barbara B. <[email protected]>:
I've got Photoshop Elements 11 on my mac-book Now I want to copy the programm to my Mac Pro too. Is it possible or do I have to buy another license?
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