Recent update to Snow Leopard. Now itunes missing any device when connecting..

I have a Macbook Pro. I recently upgraded my OS to Snow Leopard 10.6.3. Now when I connect any device (Touch, Ipad, Iphone 3gs) via the USB cable, itunes no longer automatically starts nor does it have the Device shown on the left side of the screen. iPhoto auto starts and sees the devices. Have I somehow "hidden" my devices? Any advice would be much appreciated. Along with my devices (phone, ipad and ipod), I manage my kids ipod touches and they want new apps.

Quit iTunes. Open a Finder window and go to User Name>Library>Preferences. Find the file com.apple.iTunes.plist and take that out to the desktop. Open iTunes. iTunes will act like its the first time that you're opening it but your playlists, play counts, ratings will be intact. See if iTunes recognises the iPod now.

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