Archive for October, 2004
Saturday, October 30th, 2004
Leon and his crew keep on improving JavaHMO version 2.o. Leon has just informed me that beta 4 has been released.
According to this page, beta 4 includes the following fixes.
1. Added Windows installation icons
2. Fixed RSS feed bug for feeds with no images
3. Fixed Windows installation script TiVo Beacon install bug
4. Set email items date to sent date for sorting
5. Fixed organizer sorting
6. Fixed organizer folder play
Based on all the bug fixes it looks as though version 2. 0 is going to be a solid piece of software!
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Wednesday, October 27th, 2004
I guess TiVo news doesn’t stop while you’re on vacation :). I just got access to an internet connection so I thought I would catch up on my TiVo news.
Apparently the NFL and TiVo have reached an agreement (Reuters, TheFigs)! TiVo and NFL have been battling over TiVoToGo for quite some time now. Having one less company or organization trying to get TiVo is a great thing! I’m sure that TiVo is relieved that the NFL is no longer out to get TiVoToGo. I only hope that any agreements that TiVo and the NFL make don’t adversely affect the consumer…
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Saturday, October 23rd, 2004
I was just informed by Leon that JavaHMO beta 3 is now available. This beta fixes many bugs that people were having problems with beta 2. Once again thanks to Leon and his crew for putting together some great software!
This beta includes the following fixes:
1. Fixed movies sorting by proximity [Feature 1045616]
2. Fixed web plugin to handle larger pages
3. Fixed names of files with multiple .’s [Bug 1044674]
4. Fixed XML escaping to support special characters [Bug 1048836]
5. Fixed configuration GUI lists add functionality
6. Fixed logic to not sort certain dynamic lists [Bug 104636]
7. Fixed organizer save cache bugs
8. Temporarily removed shuffle items configuration option
9. Multipart text/plain email messages supported
10. Fixed XML caching bug
11. Fixed configuration GUI splash image
12. Fixed weather alerts [Bug 1050501]
Remember that this is still a beta so there is a good chance that you will find several bugs.
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Friday, October 22nd, 2004
You might think the answer to this question is easy. Any normal TiVo geek would setup their two TiVos to use MRV and enjoy the fact that they have two TiVos. This is in fact not what I plan on doing! I’m only one referral away from getting a free TiVo! I’ve already decided what I’m going to do with my current TiVo once I get a new one. I plan on giving my current TiVo to my Mom :). Every time I go over to my parents I am disappointed by my parent’s lack of geekeyness (sp) and the fact that my Mom can’t watch what she wants when she wants to :). So, being the great son that I am I’ve decided to give my Mom my old TiVo once I get the new one…. What would you do with a second TiVo? Have you setup your parents with a TiVo?
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Monday, October 18th, 2004
Engadget has posted a great interview with TiVo’s CEO Mike Ramsay. The only question that they forgot to ask was when TiVoToGo will be released. This is one question that a lot of people are asking. To be perfectly honest, at first I wasn’t that excited about TiVoToGo however; I think that I’ve gotten caught up in all the hype surrounding its’ release. I just hope that TiVoToGo is a good as everybody is expecting it to be. I do wish that I had it for my up coming trip to Vegas. It sure would be nice to watch some of my most favorite shows while on the plane. Maybe TiVo will release it before I leave for my trip :).
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Friday, October 15th, 2004
Engadget has the latest scoop on TiVoToGo. Apparently they went to the DigitalLife expo and got to see TiVoToGo in action. The article seems to indicate that TiVoToGo will be free. Is this truly the case? I thought at one point you were going to have to pay for some software.
Also, I’m a little concerned by the following statement:
…any time a television network asks TiVo to disallow this feature, or if they enable any kind of copy-protection on their broadcasts (like, by implementing Macrovision) TiVo is going to readily oblige the request.
If this is truly the case then what good is TiVoToGo going to be? As Engadget indicates how many stations are going to allow themselves to be recorded?
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Thursday, October 14th, 2004
Thanks to PVRBlog.com I came accross this article in which the author talks about TiVo’s plans for 802.11g and TiVoToGo.
According to the author, TiVo is planning on releasing 802.11g support within the next year and TiVoToGo during the fourth quarter (Nov. - Jan).
Another thing I wanted to talk about was Tivo to Go and the word there is that it’s getting close to being launched (Q4 or November - January), my guess it watch CES for the big announcements.
Check the article for more information….
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Wednesday, October 13th, 2004
TVHarmony pointed me to an interesting article over on Forbes.com. The article talks about how DVRs have changed the way in which Nielsen Rating does their research. With a DVR you don’t have to worry about when a show is on. You can just watch it when you want to.
The interesting thing about this article is that I was contacted just the other day by Nielsen Rating. The rep that I spoke with wanted me to keep track of the shows that I watch over a two week period. Once they were done talking about what they wanted me to do, they went into a long discussion about DVRs and what they are. The women asked me if I had a DVR and if I did I should fill out a particular section of the “diary”.
Based on my discussion with Nielsen Rating it really does look as though they are changing the way in which they perform their research.
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Tuesday, October 12th, 2004
I was recently reminded of an older article that I once read on the NY Times (free subscription). The article mentions an ailment that many TiVo users suffer from namely the “TiVo Twitch”. The TiVo Twitch is made up of the following symptoms:
…twitch sufferers are often seen reflexively pressing a nonexistent seven-second replay button, even when they’re not in front of the television. Their brains helplessly fire the deeply ingrained ”Let me catch that again” command when they’re listening to the car radio, enduring a flaky cellphone connection or savoring a hard-won apology from a spouse.
Just this past weekend, I found myself suffering from the twitch. It happened while I was visiting my in-laws and watching the Buffalo Bills game. At one point during the game I caught myself wanting to hit the replay button. At that very moment I thought about the TiVo twitch…..
Do you suffer from this ailment? Have you found yourself trying to replay TV when you don’t have your TiVo around? I think that sometimes we take our TiVo for granted and don’t realize how much more enjoyable TV is with TiVo.
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Saturday, October 9th, 2004
Just yesterday I was contacted by a SnapStream representative. The rep wanted to know if I would like to advertise their product (BeyondTV) on this website. At first I was very excited about this offer. I thought that having SnapStream advertise on this site would help me pay for hosting and other costs associated with running this site.
After thinking about this some more I decided to reject the offer. I based my rejection on the fact that having SnapStream advertise on this site would be kind of hypocritical. Why would I want to advocate SnapStream’s product when I think TiVo is the best DVR type product on the market. I pride myself in being a TiVo advocate. While I think SnapStream has an interesting product, I do not think it is anyway better then a TiVo.
To make a long story short, I’ve decided to put together an advertising page for this site. If anybody who sells a TiVo related product would like to advertise here, please review the following page.
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