Playing iPod through other iTunes?

My iPod is now [thanks to help gained here] formatted for windows, so I can move files, although I manage my iTunes on my nice Mac.
I have a windows laptop that i use for work, and would like to play the stuff on my iPod through its iTunes temporarily when i am sat at it. How can I do this?
thanks
phil

Kenichi Watanabe wrote:
Well, good to know. But to play the songs directly off the iPod using iTunes, it would need to be set for +manually manage music+ nonetheless.
Yes, that is correct.
For the benefit of Phil...
I auto sync my Windows formatted ipod on my Mac but before I eject, I switch it to Manual manage, Apply the change, then eject. At work, I have iTunes installed on my Windows machine, but with an empty library. I plug the iPod in, it shows up in iTunes and since it is in manual mode, you can play tracks directly from the iPod via the iTunes interface. So I can play all my stuff at work, through my PC's speakers, without having to clutter up the work drive with a big iTunes library.
When I get back home, after plugging into my eMac, I simply deselect the manually manage option and allow iTunes to auto update the iPod again. Works great.
In addition, this method allows you to use the iPod as an external drive on Windows machines as well, useful if you want to bring home or transfer a lot of large computer files/folder.
Cheers,
Patrick

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