Using two computers to upload iTunes

I created my first upload from iTunes on a PC that was not my home computer. Now I'm at a Mac, my home computer and I can't add new songs to my iPod w/o blanking everything that I did on the PC per the prompt window I'm getting on iTunes. It shouldn't be this way, should it? Can't I add songs to what I have already? I've looked at all the tutorials to no avail. Does anyone have the answer to this Q?
Thanks.

" It shouldn't be this way, should it?"
Yes, that the way it works. However, you can use the iPod with more than one computer. Here's how.
Using iPod with multiple computers.
Your Mac might be prompting you to reformat the iPod since it's been set up on a pc. You don't need to do this since a Windows iPod will work on a Mac. However, if you plan on using a Mac only in the future, it's not really practical to keep the iPod formatted for Windows, since any software updates would have to be done via Windows, and if you ever needed to restore the iPod, that would reformat it for Mac in any event.
Mac Mini Super Drive; 1GB RAM; 20 Cinema Display; Airport Extreme; Maxtor 250GB ext hd Mac OS X (10.4.3) iPod 60GB (video); iPod 60GB (colour); 4GB nano.

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