TiVo Releases TiVo Desktop 2.8 (Windows Only)

TiVo has gone ahead and released an update for TiVo Desktop.  Along with Windows 7 support, version 2.8 also includes a number of new features and capabilities.  Here’s a complete list of the new features taken directly from the update’s readme file:

TiVo Desktop has the following improvements:

The folders on your PC can now display when [...]

TiVo Desktop 2.7 Now Available For Download (Windows Only)

Update 02/05 @ 9:39PM:  Some TCO user’s have discovered that the update uses Apple’s Bonjour technology to discover TiVos on your network….

Dave Zatz just sent me an email letting me know that TiVo Destkop 2.7 is now available for download.   According to the release notes, this update includes a number of bug fixes as well [...]

TiVo Desktop 2.6.2 (Windows Only) Now Available For Download

Earlier today, TiVo released TiVo Desktop version 2.6.2 for Windows (when are we going to see a Mac update?).  According to the release notes, this update includes mainly bug fixes. I went ahead and upgraded to this latest version without any problems.

Let me know if you run into any issues or if you find any [...]

TiVo Server Error (The Parameter Is Incorrect), My TiVo Recordings On A Mapped Drive

Recently I went ahead and moved my “My Documents” folder onto a mapped drive.  After doing this, I started to receive the following error which prevented my computer from starting TiVo Desktop: “The parameter is incorrect”. Luckily, a couple of threads on TiVo’s support forum helped me get rid of the error and also informed [...]

What Video Podcasts Do You Subscribe To?

Being the geek that I am, I’m constantly looking for new video podcasts that I can watch on my TiVo & iPod touch. Here’s a list of the video podcasts that I currently subscribe to. Let me know if I’m missing something that I should add to my list…

Apple Quick Tip of the [...]

Video Of The Day: TiVo’s Jim Denney Talks About TiVo Desktop 2.6

Spotted on Gizmo Lovers.

TiVo Desktop 2.6 Screenshots

I just finished installing TiVo Desktop version 2.6. I’ll try and put together a review sometime in the near future. Until then, here’s some screenshots for you to checkout.

Tip Of The Day: Is TiVo Desktop Running Slow?

If you’re like me, you’ve probably been having some performance issues with TiVo desktop. On my PC, TiVo desktop use to take an excessive amount of time to startup and whenever I would start it, my computer’s hard drive would go crazy with activity. After doing some research, I stumbled upon the following [...]

Videora TiVo Convertor (How To Transcode Video Files For Playback On Your TiVo)

Lifehacker has published a rather lengthy howto which covers converting video files for playback on your TiVo. Unlike my TiVoGoBack howto, this one is written specifically for Windows and instead of using TiVo Desktop plus, lifehacker has instead decided to use a free program called Videora. Check out the review if [...]

Video Of The Day: First Look At TiVo Desktop 2.6 (CES 2008)

GearLive has published a video demo of TiVo Desktiop 2.6. Unfortunately, the embedded version of the video is currently not working however, if you’d like to see the video you can download it directly from here. Check it out and let me know what you think of TiVo Desktop 2.6 which is expected to [...]