Why is the option to sync my ipod grey?

my ipod wont sync anymore and the sync my ipod option is grey and i cant click on it

It took me over an hour to figure out why my contacts were not showing up in iTunes and the subsequent research ensued.  In short, I had to "delete my existing iPhone 4 iCloud account" and establish new iPhone 5S account.  Not as plug-and-play as it used to be.  This is all following a year of my iPhone 4 operating slow as molasses after I "upgraded" to the lastest iOS.  Makes me think twice about updating until hearing all the beta-type issues.  What happened to "it just works"?  Big machine, move slow.
I work hard all day and hope not to spend my hours in the evening just trying to figure things out.  First-world problems I suppose.  

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