IPod nano (version 1.3.1) won't appear in iTunes or on desktop

Hi everyone. I have had my iPod Nano for about a year, and I've never had any problems until a few days ago, when, for a few hours, my Mac Mini basically seemed to stop recognizing that there was an iPod attached to it. I've tried other USB devices which have all worked fine. My computer at work has no trouble with the iPod (and I used the same cable with both computers).
The problem went away on its own that same night, but now it's back.
The strangest part of the whole thing is that sometimes when I attach the iPod to the computer now (since the problem re-surfaced), it will start charging. So, the iPod seems to know that the computer is there, and seems to be able to charge from that, but the iPod still doesn't show up in iTunes or on the desktop.
I've already tried the "Rs" solutions that Mac Help suggests first. None of them solved anything. Any help would be very much appreciated, because I miss podcasts!

Try checking out the information on this article, and see if it helps with your issue:
iPod missing in iTunes and Mac desktop
-Kylene

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