IPod Nano not recognized by Mac (latest software upd), but nano charges

iPod Nano has worked great for the past year and has downloaded music files from the mac with no problems in the past. However, since loading the latest ipod update on my Powerbook G4, which has the latest OS X software, the mac does not recognize the nano. When plugged into the USB port, it charges the nano, but when I go to the iTunes Preferences and click on the ipod icon, it says that no iPod is connected. Is this a wire or hardware problem or a software problem?

No, but this is one of the thoughts I had relative to the problem. The local Apple store does not have any extra cables for the nano and the closest other Apple store is an hour away -- if they have an extra cable!! My guess is that it is a cable problem since I tried it on a PC with iTunes and had the same problem.
Thank you for yuour thoughts.

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