Archive for the 'tivo' Category

I love my AppleTV (and am not afraid to admit it)

Thursday, September 13th, 2007

If you ask anyone on the Internet (and why would you do that?) about the success of the AppleTV, the majority of people will tell you that the product is a complete and utter failure. If you happen to ask me (and why would you do THAT!?!?), I would tell you that it’s probably one [...]

Tivo’d

Tuesday, December 16th, 2003

Got a link from my friend Chris to this article at The Morning News about a person named Joshua Allen who is seeing an analyst about “a problem with his PVR”… Good read.

Andy Richter Loves His Tivo

Wednesday, December 10th, 2003

“It’s fantastic. If anything, your TV viewing is shortened into its hardest, crystalline, purest form. There’s no fat anymore. There’s no channel surfing. I never just sit down and see what’s on TV anymore.” thanks to slatch.com

Tivo Envy

Monday, November 10th, 2003

Check out a user report on the new Pioneer DVR-810H. It’s a combination Tivo/DVD Recorder. When these things come down in price, you betcha this will be on my list… :)

Roll Your Own Tivo

Wednesday, June 4th, 2003

Good article at Wired.com about building your own “Personal Video Recorder”… The concepts are good and I’m sure that they’re awesome, but I’m completely satisfied with my own Tivo… I would go as far to say that it’s one of my top 3 gadgets/purchases that I own…

American Chopper

Tuesday, May 27th, 2003

I don’t know what you’re doing Monday nights, but if watching American Chopper is not part of your plans, you really need to re-think your viewing habits… American Chopper is somewhat of a reality tv show (but not really) that shows the behind-the-scenes workings of Orange County Choppers in Rock Tavern, NY… It’s hard to [...]

I’m way out of the loop

Sunday, May 18th, 2003

If you can’t tell, I have been away for a week or so on vacation in Italy (lots of pictures forthcoming)… with that said, between laundry and everything else associated with being away and disconnected I feel out of the loop. I’m talking way out of the loop… Until I catch up on what’s been [...]

Tivo Reports Oscar Viewing Statistics

Wednesday, March 26th, 2003

Check out the results over at Ad Age I bet you can guess what the most “replayed segment” of the Oscars was the other night…

Extract Video From Tivo on Mac OSX

Wednesday, February 5th, 2003

Cool article on capturing the video off of your Tivo in mpg2 format on your Mac (running OS X). The only problem? This works only on Tivo Series 1 recorders… Cue the “Whuh, whuh, whuh, whuuuuuuuuuuh” sound effect… :)

Tivo “Home Media Option” Announced!

Thursday, January 9th, 2003

$100 one time fee… Program your Tivo over the Internet, stream mp3s from any computer in your house through your Tivo, view pictures, etc…. Awesome! Check out http://www.tivo.com/0.9.asp for more details and sign up to be notified once this service roles out… Expected in Spring 2003… More information is also available at http://www.tivo.com/ces