Synching with two Macs

I have had my iPod Touch synched to the Apple address book and calendar on my iMac G5. Now, I have just bought a 13" MacBok, and I would like to synch my iPod Touch to that as well, but I'm afraid that the first time I do so, the empty files from the MacBook address book and calendar will empty those on the iPod Touch, and I will be worse off than when I started. Also someone told me that you are only able to synch an iPod to one computer. I know I could just join MobileMac, but I would like to avoid that option – there's enough expense and complexity in my life already. Any advice would be most appreciated.

If it were me, I would wait until my primary Mac was available.

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