Newbie needs help with multiple devices?

Hi and best wishes to all.
I could really use some advice on the following.
I purchased an iPhone and set it up on my PC in the normal way.
A few months later, my Creative Vision battery died, and Creative's only advice
was "buy a new one!". No chance Mr. Creative! If you call that customer care, I'm moving to Apple! So I purchased a 64Gb iPod Touch and installed that.
I must admit to a little difficulty trying to manage both devices in iTunes, but I'm also willing to admit that if I found the time to read the manuals, I'd probably get it right!
My main query is this:
I now use a second laptop when I'm away from my office and I want to mirror my main PC with my portable one, so that I can manage the iPhone and iPod on both machines.
Any advice on all of the above would be greatly appreciated.
Thaks in advance to all, and very best wishes!

rf4c wrote:
Hi and best wishes to all.
I could really use some advice on the following.
I must admit to a little difficulty trying to manage both devices in iTunes, but I'm also willing to admit that if I found the time to read the manuals, I'd probably get it right!
Reading manuals is so 20th century. Instead watch this helpful video, courtesy of The New York Times: Yo Jude: Many iPods; One Computer.
The question of mirroring the library on multiple machines is quite a bit more complicated. Take a look at this support article: iTunes 9: Understanding Home Sharing.

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Once again, thanks a bunch!Glad to help.
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