Ipods and phones not opening in itunes

I have 2 ipod shuffles, 1 iphone 4s, 1 iphone 5 which do not appear as a device in itunes.  They all appear as an icon on the desktop but do not have the ability to work within itunes.  This is new as i have not had this problem in the past.  Any suggestions?

Nevermind, i figured it out.
Thanks.

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