Sync laptop and desk top to one iTunes account

I have been reading some of the posts for syncing multiple computers to one iTunes account. What I get out of it is at this time syncing one iTune account with multiple computers is out unless you want to use a third party software. I work from home and use the laptop most of the time but when I am home I would like to use the desk top to sync with. I am wondering will the iCloud remedy this? The music library is taken care of, it's the apps I am looking to sync.
Thanks
Randy

No thanks, the next option I have is getting a docking station for the laptop and do away with the desktop. It is four plus years old so it's about time for a new one or an alternative method. External hard drive for backing everything up and using the cloud for work. Sounds like plan "B" is the way to go.

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I had a laptop & i was syncing my ipad to it, but then it got burned, now i want to synce to my desk top, but every time i conect to it, i get a message saying that it's not synce with this library do i want to erase it and synce it to the new library?
I don't want to erase my ipad i want to chang the syncing from the laptop to desk top

" i get a message saying that it's not synce with this library do i want to erase it and synce it to the new library?"
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