Sharing a library and changing an ID ?

A little background first...
I had a Windows XP machine - installed my ipod everything was fine.
Subsequently got fed up with windows and decided to junk it altogether...
Purchased a MacBook AND an iMac at the same time to replace the machines I was using with Windows.
Got some great help on here that told me how to reformat my iPod to "Mac" (I realize I probably didn't need to but I wanted the stink of Microsoft gone from my house)
Now I have a couple little issues and I'm not sure how best to handle them so I'm looking for some suggestions.
When I first got my iPod I only had Windows so I set up an id (we'll call it WindowsID)
Then when I got my Mac I set up a .mac ID.
I would like to exclusively use my .mac id - how do I get my iTunes store account to transfer everything from my WindowsID to my .mac id?
My other question is this...
I have my iTunes library on my laptop presently because I want to be able to take my music with me to create playlists and such if I'm on the road for an extended period of time but I also want to be able to play all of this on my iMac when I'm home. (including the stuff I bought off of iTunes) Anybody have any good solutions for this dilemma?
Thanks much!
-Ryan

Okay, apologies...I figured out how to share the library off my laptop over my network to my iMac. Still not sure about the userid for itunes issue.
Thanks again!

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