Nothing beats cranking Strauss in your car via the XM Pops. All I could think of was "2001". BTW, XM has made some changes recently. Let's see, Oprah shows up in a couple of weeks. They canned MSNBC for some reason. Maybe they'll start streaming that online? They also canned most of Sporting News radio, keeping Tony Bruno and Tim Brando, and letting the rest go. That's why when you hear that WKNR has a choice between Fox and Sporting News Radio, they better choose Fox.

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Steve Jobs held Apple's "It's Showtime" (Jimmy Lennon, Jr. nowhere to be seen) presentation this afternoon. There are new Nanos, new iPods, a future product called ITV for the time being, and an iTunes 7.0 update. One sure-to-be-overlooked feature is the ability to have your music on more than one authorized computer, that's new. It looks like better iTunes Store searching, as well. Version 6 was definitely a step back in that regard. I really like the "Cover Flow" button, that is cool. And the ability to get the album artwork on songs from your own CDs is a nice touch. Looks like a nice upgrade from the 6.0 versions.

SmartMoney tells us when to buy just about everything. I don't get how groceries are cheaper on Sunday evenings. Duh, Sunday morning coupons!

Whoa. Luc Besson says he wants to stop making movies. I always found his films to be visually stunning from "Subway" to "La Femme Nikita" to "The Fifth Element". Still producing though, as if you thought I would not mention the "Transporter" series.

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Shhh. Don't tell anyone. I still have the NFL Network. I'm waiting for Time Warner to drop the hammer on that right around Thanksgiving when the live games start.

Anyhow, I was stunned that the Browns-Saints game was one of the games chosen for replays this week. Did the Browns sign Diet Pepsi Machine yet? Other first week replays included Giants-Colts, Cowboys-Jaguars (Both seen locally here) and Patriots-Bills.

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