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I recently upgraded my iPhone to the OS version 3.0 and it’s been…well wonderful. I don’t know why anyone, myself included, would have even considered purchasing the thing before “Cut, Copy & Paste.” The iPod fine-tune audio/video scrubber, Spotlight search, multi-photo email attachments, readable podcast reviews, and CalDAV/subscribed calendar support are probably my favorite new features. All was a sunny picnic…until…

The iPod app became about as reliable as Barney Fife at a 21-gun salute (hint: he only carried one bullet). Firstly, the app is often unresponsive for about 5–8 seconds after launch. Secondly, I often get a message after launching the app that says, “No Content” on the iPhone, despite having just downloaded several podcasts via WiFi. Apparently, “Reset All Settings” solves this issue.

After launching the iPod app, I often see podcasts that I have long since deleted, all marked as new (never listened to), depicted by the little, blue, mocking dot. I could have sworn I removed the June 14th episode of PetLifeRadio.com – The Pampered Pooch. Dammit!

How about a nice, warm glass of duplicate podcasts or maybe a bushel of ripe, juicy reappearing podcasts? Yep, drank it down and ate them up. I’m quite full.

Lastly, the iPod app and the rest of the phone’s functionality are really sluggish when I’m downloading a podcast. I really hope that the next update fixes these issues, as the iPod app gets quite the workout on my phone. Stop being so naughty, you bad, little iPod monkey!