Yahoo! TV Vs. TiVo Central Online (TCO), Which One Is Better?

Unless you live in a box, you probably already know that TiVo and Yahoo announced a partnership back in November ‘05 that allows you to schedule recordings on your TiVo directly from Yahoo’s website. When I heard about this news, it made me wonder why anybody [...]

What’s Up With The “Official” TiVo Blog?

Is it just me or have other people noticed that TiVo hasn’t been updating their blog all that often? Between Dec. 28th & Jan. 23rd the blog was never updated! What’s the sense in having a blog if you aren’t going to keep it up to date? I had really hoped that [...]

Using TiVoToGo While On The Road

Over the past two months, I’ve been traveling a lot. Essentially, I’ve been on travel a little over one week each month . Because of this excessive amount of travel (I usually don’t travel that much), I’ve found a new appreciation for TiVoToGo. As I’m sure you’re well aware, a lot [...]

Please Update Your Feed Readers

I’d appreciate it if everybody would check their feed reader to make sure that they are subscribing to the correct feed url (http://www.tivoblog.com/feed/). I’ve noticed that some people are subscribing to a feed url that may not exisit in the future. If you don’t know what I’m talking about then don’t worry about [...]

TiVo Energy Usage (How Much Does It Cost To Run A TiVo)?

Update 01/26/06 @ 8:13 PM: According to the Series2 install guide, a Series 2 TiVo uses 40 watts. Using this information, it costs ~ $14.38 per year to run a TiVo.

((40 watts * 24 hrs per day * 365 days per year) / 1000 ) * .041 kWh rate = ~$14.38 per year

This might [...]

Pictures Of The New Series 3 TiVo Remote

GearLive has posted some close up pictures of the new Series 3 TiVo remote. Check them out…

How To Setup A TiVo With A DVD Player?

Update 01/24/06: Setting up my Mother’s TiVo was easier then I thought it would be. Here’s a picture which depicts how I connected everything together.

My Mother called me other day and told me that she wanted to hook up a DVD player to the same TV that she has her TiVo hooked up to. [...]

Upgraded To WordPress 2.0

After much debate, I finally upgraded this site to WordPress 2.0. Let me know if you find any problems!

Galleon 2.1.0 Released!

Leon has released Galleon 2.1.0. Here are the release notes:

Release Name: Galleon 2.1.0

Version 2.1.0:
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Shoutcast app now supports all stations
Shoutcast app supports station alternates
Shoutcast favorites
ToGo downloaded recordings can now be downloaded repeatedly
Added sorting to internet, RSS apps
Jukebox random play
Support parental controls for ToGo downloads
Fixed Galleon menu duplicate app name bug
Fixed network interface binding bug
Fixed GoBack [...]

How To Convert TiVo Recordings For The iPod And PSP

I just received an email from Pablo Fuentes letting me know that he has released a beta version of his software, VEMoDe. VEMoDe appears to be a neat little program that allows you to convert TiVo recordings into several different formats which are then playable on an iPod Video, PSP or several other [...]