Ipod not showing in itunes on mac or pc

Hello,
I have a powerbook G4 and a pc, as well as an ipod nano and regular 15g ipod.
My problem is that with my ipod nano, it charges on my mac, but it doesn't come up in my itunes or on my desktop and i can't add or removs songs as i can't find it. It used to come up, but no longer does. The light on the ipod nano comes on when i plug it in, and it charges but thats it. Any ideas.
As well, my regular ipod used to come up on my mac and itunes, but it doesn't have any battery power and it won't charge on my mac for some reason. Now it will not charge on the mac, nor am i able to update songs on it. Anyw suggestions.
Finally, neither the ipod nor the ipod nano appears in my itunes on my computer. Does anyone have any idea why that might be?
Thanks
jessica

Is your nano formatted for windows or mac?

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