Updated 04/06: The winner is…Rassi.  Rassi, please reply to my email so that I can ship your t-shirt.  Thanks to everybody who participated.

Being the nice guy that I am, I went ahead and cashed in some of my rewards points so that I can give away a couple of TiVo t-shirts. Here’s how you can win a t-shirt:

• Leave a comment on this post letting me know that you’d like to be entered in the contest
• Over the weekend I will randomly pick a winner
• I’ll pay for shipping anywhere in the continental U.S.A.

In other site news, I thought I would let you know that I recently upgraded this site to the latest version of WordPress. If you encounter any problems please let me know….

Update 2/17 @ 1:07 PM: And the winner is….RK. RK, I’ll send you an email in a couple of minutes so that I can get your shipping address.

Update 2/16 @ 3:30PM: I can’t believe there’s only 4 submissions for this contest! After all, who doesn’t want a free t-shirt. If you’d like, you can still enter your name because I plan on picking the winner later tonight…

Being the nice guy that I am, I went ahead and cashed in some of my TiVo Rewards points in order to pickup a TiVo t-shirt which I’m going to give away in the following contest.

Here’s how the contest is going to work:

• The winner of this contest will receive a white TiVo t-shirt (Large)
• To be entered in the contest, simply leave one comment on this post with a link to a previous comment that you’ve left on this site. Also, please make sure that you provide a valid email address so that I can contact you if you win.
• A winner will randomly be picked on 02/16.
• The winner must live in the continental United States.
• I’ll pickup the cost of shipping the t-shirt.

Good luck and let me know if you have any questions.

Update 1/12 @ 3:07PM: And the winner is Bob…  Bob, I will be send you an email shortly.  Thanks to everybody else who participated.

Update 1/9 @ 8:48PM: When you submit your name for the contest, please remember to provide a link to a comment that you’ve previously left on this site. I noticed that a couple have tried to enter their name into the contest however, they didn’t provide a link… Good luck!

A couple of weeks ago, I asked the question: “What Should I Do With My Old TiVos“. Several people responded that I should give at least one of them away in a contest. Being the nice guy that I am, I’ve decided to go along with this suggestion.

Here’s how the contest is going to work:

• The winner of this contest will receive a slightly used 40 HR Series 2 TiVo.
• To be entered in the contest, simply leave one comment on this post with a link to a previous comment that you’ve left on this site (a la Dave Zatz). Also, please make sure that you provide a valid email address so that I can contact you if you win.
• A winner will randomly be picked on 01/12.
• The winner must live in the continental United States.
• I’ll pickup the cost of shipping the DVR.

Good luck and let me know if you have any questions.

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As a side note, I would like to thank Marte for putting me down as their TiVo rewards referrer. If you’d like to put me down as your referrer, all you need to do is enter my email address (raianoat AT gmail DOT com) when you activate your TiVo. Thanks Marte. It really is appreciated!

Earlier today I implemented a WordPress plugin which allows me to remove ads from this site based on whether or not you’re a “regular” to the site. Now, if you leave a comment on the site you should no longer see any Google Adsense & Vibrant Media ads. I still have a couple of other ads being displayed for regular users however, I thought it would be nice to reward regular users by removing these ads (especially the Vibrant Media ads which can get annoying).

As always, you can support this site by using this link when you purchase a product from Amazon or by entering my email address (raianoat AT gmail DOT com) when you activate your TiVo. Thanks and enjoy less ads :).

Today is TiVoBlog’s three year anniversary.  Thanks for subscribing to the site and for sending me feedback.  I really do appreciate it!

Remember back in October of last year when I blogged about my Mom’s broken Series 2 TiVo? Well, I was wondering if anybody wanted it? Based on the comments I received, it appears as though the DVR needs a new power supply.

If you’d like to own a broken TiVo, all you need to do is place a comment on this post. If multiple people comment, I will randomly select a winner. All comments must be entered by Tuesday (7/31) @ 12:00AM EDT. I will pay shipping as long as the winner is in the continental United States.

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As a side note, I would like to thank Saugar for putting me down as their TiVo rewards referrer. If you’d like to put me down as your referrer, all you need to do is enter my email address (raianoat AT gmail DOT com) when you activate your TiVo. Thanks Saugar!

Update: 7/13 @ 2:37PM: I just received a call from the Doctor letting us know that our son is at NO RISK for the disease. Needless to say my family is extremely happy. This past week has been the worst week of my life. Now I can start to enjoy my newborn son once again. I appreciate all the comments that were left on this post. It’s nice to know that there are people out there who truly care. Thanks again!

Because of this nightmare, I’ve decided to donate all of my July Google Adsense revenue to the Hunter’s Hope foundation for research into this horrible disease. Thanks again and stay tuned for some actual TiVo content on this site. I plan to get back into things in the next couple of days once my emotions calm down.

In case you haven’t noticed, things have been a little show on this site as of late. Last week my wife and I received a call from a local neurologist letting us know that our newborn son did not pass the New York State newborn screen. The neurologist told us that our son tested positive for a rare disease known as Krabbe. Needless to say things have been rather hectic. This past Tuesday, my wife and I brought our son to see a geneticist. Now we’re waiting on some additional testing to determine whether or not my son has the full blown disease or if he is considered a “low to moderate” risk.

Needless to say, I haven’t had any time or desire to report on TiVo. Within a week my entire life has been turned upside down. Everything that use to be important to me is no longer important. Hopefully when we get the test results back we will find out that he is considered low to moderate and the only thing we will be able to do is monitor him from this point forward.

Stay tuned to this site for any updates. I may get somebody to fill in for me but, for now I’m just trying to deal with everything that is going on at home. My hopes are high but if my son does in fact have the full blown disease I’m not sure how I am going to handle it…..

PCWorld has published a list of the top 100 blogs and I am proud to say that this site is included in the list.  If it weren’t for all the readers of this site I would never have gotten this recognition.  Thanks again and stay subscribed to TiVoBlog.com.

For those of you who don’t know, my wife and I are expecting our second child any day now (we have a scheduled section on the 21st). Why am I telling you this? Well, for some time after the child arrives, I probably won’t be able to spend as much time on TiVoBlog as I would like. Believe it or not, my family takes precedence over this site ;).

In any event, please stay subscribed. I’ll try and get on whenever I have some free time. Don’t be surprised if you see some blog posts at 3 in the morning.

If for some strange reason you’re interested in find out what my wife and I have, you can always check out my personal blog as well as my family blog.  Wish me luck…..

Update 1/4: I know I need to select a winner. Give me a chance…my son is sleeping right now :).

Update: I’m a little surprised that only three people have posted a comment thus far. What’s the matter? Doesn’t everybody like free stuff?

In the spirit of the Holiday Season, I’ve decided to have yet another contest. This time around, the winner of the contest will receive a slightly used TiVo wireless adapter.

Here’s how the contest will work. Between now and December 31st, 2006; attach a comment to this post that includes a link to your favorite article on TiVoBlog.com. In the comment, also indicate why this is your favorite post. The winner of this contest will be selected randomly by my 22 month old son (I will put each comment in a hat and let my son pick one).

Here’s some additional rules:

• Only one submission per user
• Winner must live in the continental USA
• Winner will be selected randomly from the list of comments

site’s archive or search for it via the search box in the upper right hand corner of this page.Good luck and have fun!