Transferring music from 2 different computers...

i recently uploaded my songs to my ipod using a friends computer and now i'm trying to upload some more of my music (recorded as files on cdrs) using another friends computer, but it's asking me if i want to replace all the music currently on my ipod with the new music in itunes. how do i get my recent music on without deleting all of my current music? help would be awesome...

computer 1: restored ipod and uploaded music from itunes.
few days later...
computer 2: trying to upload music from itunes but it says that my ipod is connected to another itunes and asks if i want to replace the music on my ipod with the music in itunes thus deleting all the music on my ipod.
Question: how do i get more music on my ipod without deleting what's already on there?
(the first post was a bit confusing, sorry)

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