Syncing I pod with more than one computer

I want to sync my I Pod on a laptop but we also have it installed on a desktop. When we try to sync with the laptop, I Tunes says that the i pod is already synced with another computer and wants us to deleate that computer. Can I tunes be synced to more than one computer and if so, how do you do that.

What you'll want to do is manually manage the iPod, in order to put content onto it from multiple computers.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1202
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