Until recently everything was fine but over the weekend MM stopped recognising my 2gb iPod Shuffle. I have removed & reinstalled MM and iTunes - and that's the extent of my technical abilities! Any siggestions, please?

My music appears on MM v.5 (both in the library and on my device) but even after a sync there appears to be nothing on my iPod. It's been suggested on Apple forums that the database could be corrupt but the only fix I can find require iTunes. My iPod is currently syncing but MM v.5 tells me there's ...