This post was published more than a few years ago (on 2008-01-19) and may contain inaccurate technical information, outmoded thoughts, or cringe takes. Proceed at your own risk.
I'm uh… really pleased that iTunes 7.6 has added my most requested feature of all time: 1, 3, 5, or 10 least recent selections for syncing podcasts and TV shows. Huzzah! Now I can finally listen/watch in order instead of being forced to find an inventive, yet annoying, work-around to being forced to sync only the latest episodes (which in many of my podcast subcriptions, may build upon material that was in an older show).
This wasn't such a huge deal when I carried an 80 GB iPod around all the time, but now that I have 1/10th the space on my iPhone, it makes all the difference in the world. Thanks, Apple!