Hi :
Mika : the tip : install canola-tuning. you get covers download + video thumbnails + the small application to add podcast without copy and pasting.
here's how it works :

Also the website has lots of tips and tricks to help you have even more performance (like avoid too big pictures, convert videos first, tagging your music etc)

Search keyboard? is the default maemo one : / it's QWERTY but you mean being in alphabetical order instead of qwerty?

Glad you like it!

marcelo