USB devices won't connect until restart

Hello,
I'm having a problem with my mac. If I turn on my computer and connect a printer / ipod / wireless camera then everything works fine. However, if disconnect the device and try to reconnect it a minute / hour / day later then it doesn't recognise it. If I restart the computer, everything is fine again. I've read about other people having the same problems but there doesn't seem to be a solution.
http://forums.macosxhints.com/showthread.php?t=84188
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks,
Matt

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