Switching ipod from a pc to a powerbook

I had my ipod and itunes in my pc but now i have a powerbook and I want to transfer everything to the powerbook. I followed the directions but my powerbook says nothing on my ipod can be transferred. Any ideas?

Kimberly,
I recently laid out one solution for another user. You can see what I wrote in this thread.
Beavis2084

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