Playing i-touch through new Macbook

When my i-touch is connected to my macbook, it shows the songs that are on the i-touch but they're 'greyed out' for the want of a better phrase and I can't play them through the computer.
They were initially loaded onto the touch through my other computer, which is Windows based. Is this an issue? Is there anyway I can get them to play through my new Macbook?
Thanks

I work the opposite way: My music was loaded from my iMac, but when I am at work (where I sync my calendar and contacts with Outlook), I am connected to my Windows XP machine.
And when I am connected to my XP system, as you say, the music appears from my iPod Touch and is grayed out. But, on the summary page of the iTunes sync, if I click "manage music manually" (or words to that effect), the music is playable through the speakers on my XP system. I bet the same would work for you with your MacBook.
Best,
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