Questions regarding itunes/ipod + found potential bug (itunes 7 + 5G ipod)

I'd love to be proven wrong here.. but...
Okay I've got an iPod 60GB video model (5G) and using itunes 7.0.2 on the imac and powerbook...
now... my main storage point for music is the imac (so I automatically sync the ipod to itunes on the imac) and I like to take the ipod and powerbook with me to friend's places or what not.
I found it stupid to have two identical libraries on two of my computers, so I got rid of my music collection on the powerbook (as all of it is on the imac). Now.. the dillema here, or dillemas I should add...
a) before I used to use automatic sync, I ticked "manual manage music and videos" and thought life was peachy.. until I was at a friend's place, with my laptop, and wanted him to have a listen to a couple of tracks from the ipod, so I plugged it in, fired up itunes and it worked... however!
(BUG RANT) The view mode settings keep reverting back to it's default when ever I plug the ipod back in again! as in "Show Browse" or cmd-B, which I want kept there when I listen to music, having to press cmd-B every time I want to scroll through my list is very f**ng annoying.
Also having to change it to manual management of music every time. ***? (END BUG RANT)
b) So I decided to try the automatic synchronising method, but when it is in automatically sync, I can't browse my music on my powerbook's itunes, and it keeps asking me to synchronise with the itunes library on the powerbook, which is blank!
Can't there either be a 3rd party app which is like itunes in the sense you can browse/listen to the music on the ipod, or a simple method of management/maintenance when plugging in ipods to other computers without it synchronising with their libraries (for listening purposes only of course)
So.. folks... Apple tech support gurus... WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS!??!?!?!?? :\

You are on the right track!
+--the entire iTunes folder found in My Music+
This contains the itunes library database files (iTunes Library.itl which has metadata on ratings, play counts) and all the itunes library content files (Artist/Album, movies, etc.)
The lyrics are inside each songs' file.
The Artwork should also be in this folder.
+-User Name\Application Data\Apple Computer+
+-User Name\Local Settings\Apple Computer+
These include the backups you need for the ipod and apps data.
You don't need to deauthorize if you are simply reinstalling itunes. You only need to deauthorize if you are reinstalling Windows itself.
+--Can I copy the iTunes folder from the external HDD and paste it back into the same location after I recover my laptop+
Yes
+if the version of iTunes is slightly different (I have 10.1.0.54)?+
If the new version is at least 10.1.0.54
It won't work to go backwards to an older version such as v9.0

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