Use ipod in two computers, at home and office?

I would like to listen and download songs using both computers, at home and office. Is it possible? How do I do it?

You should format your ipod for your home computer, or whichever machine you're going to want to dump your music onto when you want a cange of pace. You can set your ipod to manual as described above, and that way you will still be able to get files off your computer at work (mac) but will not be able to update ipod software, or take files off the ipod and put them onto the mac. ipod will not "reject" being plugged into a mac once it's been formatted for windows, it just wont be compatible for updates, and if it's configured from the home computer to recieve ANY automatic updates, you may experience problems. There are a couple good third party programs out there, built mainly for recovering itunes library from ipods when a user changes computers, but I wouldnt reccomend using them to maintain identical itunes libraries at home and at the office. You can find what you are looking for by just searching for the action you want the program to perform.

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As long as the ipod has been formatted on the windows computer and it is in manually manage, you are fine. If you ever need to update or restore the ipod do it on the windows computer. Mac can read a windows ipod, windows cannot read a mac ipod. You will also need to authorize the mac if you want to play any purchased content.

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Probably the most straightforward way to get iTunes onto your new computer is to network it and the original one and copy over your iTunes folder. This works fine if you have been using iTunes to completely manage your music and all your songs are in iTunes Music not in different folders.
Copying the whole folder brings with it the iTunes Music folder and also the iTunes Library (iTunes Library.itl in Windows) database file which holds all the information about your songs (Playlists, Ratings, Play Counts, Last Played, Date Added, etc). You'll get more information including the Folder/File structure in this article: What are the iTunes library files?
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Hey, thank you so much.
But now: I can add Musik, but it won't load the Cs-covers and the play lists on the iPod. I did it the way they tell me to do it. I just grabbed it and put it into the iPod. I can see the lists on the computer, but not on hte iPod in the menu.
how can I get the play lists?
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Jan

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I am extemely confused. I am trying to sync my iPod on two computers: my desktop and my laptop. The iPod (nano 1GB) was first set up on my desktop. Now i have installed iTunes on my laptop. I inserted the iPod into the USB port. But the songs are not bolded and they cant be played on my laptop or put into the laptops library. I need help because I am in the process of moving and cant get to my desktop because it is packed. The iPod needs to sync to the laptop.
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Confusd.....hopefully this link will help you be just "nanouser"
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I downloaded throught Adobe the Elements 13 two be utilized in two computers, one PC at home and one Mac Laptop, as I did always in the old versios. Someone knows if I buy the CD can be used in the two computeres?

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I think you need to manually update on at least the computer that has the smaller music selection.
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Hello Ronan,
If you want to connect and use an iPod on more than one computer (as in your case where have one at home and one you use at work) you can change the update preference to "manually manage songs and playlists". By doing this, you can listen to and update your iPod at work where you have iTunes with a different library of tracks. Change the update option on your home computer, you'll have to add the ones from work over again manually but all is not lost.
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One other thing to remember about manually updating is that the iPod also has to be manually ejected before the "Do Not Disconnect" message will go away. Safely disconnect iPod
For info: iPod 101
The iPod offers three ways to transfer music from your computer. You can select one of the following update modes from the iPod Preferences menu in iTunes (Edit=>Preferences=>'iPod' tab):
1) Automatically update all songs and playlists. This is the default mode, in which your entire music library, including playlists, is automatically synced to your iPod. If the music library on your computer exceeds the iPod storage capacity, you are prompted to select a different update method.
2) Automatically update selected playlists only. With this option, iTunes automatically copies the playlists you have selected to the iPod when you connect it to the computer.
3) Manually manage songs and playlists. You can also choose to transfer music to the iPod manually. This allows you to drag and drop individual songs and playlists from iTunes to the iPod.

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[HELP] I use Skype from two computers and i notice...

Sorry for reposting this topic, but it didn't appear on the forum.
Hey there.
I use skype from two computers.
Last week i blocked a contanct from computer1 and yesterday i unblocked it from the same computer.
So i noticed that after i unblocked this contact, it still appears at my homepage with his picture, info and everything, BUT only from computer1.
When i use computer2, this contact appears at my contacts, but only with his skype name (the one he uses to log in) and not with his display name. Also, i can't see his picture or any other information. It just appears offline, with his log-in name and with no picture. That's all.
So what's going on? Why can i see everything normally from computer1 but not from computer2?
P.S.1 99% he blocked me too, but i have no idea whether he unblocked me or not.
P.S.2 I know my english is horrible, sorry for that.

HolyCrap wrote:
Sorry for reposting this topic, but it didn't appear on the forum.
Hey there.
I use skype from two computers.
Last week i blocked a contanct from computer1 and yesterday i unblocked it from the same computer.
So i noticed that after i unblocked this contact, it still appears at my homepage with his picture, info and everything, BUT only from computer1.
When i use computer2, this contact appears at my contacts, but only with his skype name (the one he uses to log in) and not with his display name. Also, i can't see his picture or any other information. It just appears offline, with his log-in name and with no picture. That's all.
So what's going on? Why can i see everything normally from computer1 but not from computer2?
P.S.1 99% he blocked me too, but i have no idea whether he unblocked me or not.
P.S.2 I know my english is horrible, sorry for that.

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