Migrating iPod from Windows to Mac

I've just given up on my creaky old PC and have a new Mac, but my iPod still has Windows software. I think I saw a tech note which told me what I have to do to move my iPod into Mac, but I can't find it and it's not intuitive.

It is very intuitive. Just plug it into your Mac!
OK first off, do you already have your music stuff moved over to the Mac?
When you plug the iPod into the Mac, a Mac can read and use a Windows formatted iPod, so you can either leave it Windows formatted or you can perform a restore on it which will erase and reformat it in Mac format.
If you leave it in Windows format, it will tell you that it is currently linked to another library (your old Windows library) and do you want to instead use it on your Mac's library. If you say yes, it will erase everything and sync your Mac library onto it, but the iPod will still be in Windows format.
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Macs can read Windows formatting so your iPod should work Fine on your MacBook. However if you don't intend using the iPod on Windows again you should consider restoring it and formatting it on the Mac. If you keep it in Windows format you'll have to connect it back to a PC to make any firmware updates otherwise the formatting will be changed. One other thing, if you haven't transferred your music from the PC to the Mac you won't be able to sync the iPod if you do you'll lose what's on it. To be sure you don't accidentally erase the content you should set the iPod to manual update until your music is on the Mac.
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If you prefer something more automated there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve music files and playlists from your iPod, this is just a selection. I use Senuti but have a look at the web pages and documentation for the others too, you'll find that they have varying degrees of functionality and some will transfer movies, videos, photos and games as well. You can also read reviews of some of them here: Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
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I want to transfer (well copy) all my songs from the iPod to itunes on the mac - and then have the itunes library as being placed on the external drive. The last part I think I know, but I can't work out how to copy music from my iPod
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