JavaHMO 2.0 Beta 4 Released!

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 [...]

NFL & TiVo Reach Agreement

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 [...]

JavaHMO 2.0 Beta 3 released!

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 [...]

What Does A TiVo Geek Do With Two TiVos?

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! [...]

Interview With TiVo CEO Mike Ramsay

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 [...]

More TiVoToGo News!

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, [...]

TiVo’s Plan For 802.11g & TiVoToGo

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 [...]

DVRs Are Changing The Way In Which Research Data Is Collected

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 [...]

Do You Suffer From The TiVo Twitch?

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 [...]

Why Not SnapStream?

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 [...]