Nice find Dave!

Does your glo remote go through a lot of batteries? It seems like every couple of months I am having to replace the batteries in my glo remote. Just yesterday, I had to replace the batters because my TiVo wouldn’t respond at all to the remote. Am I the only one who has noticed this issue or are you experiencing the same problem? The next time I have to replace batteries I’ll come back to this post and update it so that I know how long the batteries actually last.

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As a side note, I would like to thank Ryan & Simon 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 Ryan & Simon!

Did you know that you can use the “Clear” button to delete a recording off of your TiVo? To use this tip, all you have to do is highlight the show that you want to delete and then “click” on the “Clear” button. This tip will save you a lot of time especially if you’re like me and your neurotic about deleting shows that you’re no longer going to watch.

Do you have a TiVo tip that you would like to share with everybody?  If yes, feel free to contact me…

Here’s a feature that I didn’t know was possible. According to a TiVo.com knowledgebase article, the TiVo Glo remote (Series 3 remote) is a “learning remote” which is capable of being programmed via another A/V remote. Essentially what this means is that you can program your glo remote by pointing it at another device’s remote and the glo remote will program itself. This is obviously a great feature if you are having a tough time getting your glo remote to control another A/V device.

Has anybody successfully used this feature? If yes, I’d love to hear how well it worked….

I’ve been so damn busy lately working on my masters that I haven’t had time to cover a lot of TiVo news and commentary. Here’s a bunch of links for you TiVo fanatics.

• TiVo with a Twist: Ways to Enhance the TiVo Experience (PVRWire)
• TiVo Unveils $50 Premium ‘Glo’ Remote (ZNF)
• Rant: The Comcast HD DVR Is Simply, Terribly Awful (John Battelle’s Searchblog)
• New content for TiVoCast! Union and dLife (Zeigen)
• TiVo To Support WPA in 8.1? (Spotted on TiVoLovers)
• Open Beta for TiVo Fall Service Release (TiVoLovers)
• Yet Another TiVo Promotional Video (DavisFreeberg)

As many of you already know, TiVo’s remote does not work if you don’t have a direct line of sight to the DVR. How many times have you tried to pause your TiVo or turn a channel only to be denied by some obstacle in your way? This is not a shortcoming of cute little peanut, rather it is a problem with IR remotes in general.

Back in February, the WeaKnees blog put together an interesting post which discussed how to control your TiVo without a line of sight. Since the TiVo uses IR technology, you need to use a RF extender or some other type of gadget/remote which sends out a RF signal.

I personally haven’t tried out the RF extender however, it really does look like a neat device. Does anybody have a setup which requires you to use a RF extender? Is your TiVo tucked away in some closet where you don’t have a direct line of sight?