I think the complaints you have are revelant, but to the early adopters to TiVo series 1 there aren't these problems. My unit will be 7 years old this December and no problems. I got to mod the box with a bigger hard drive and with then lifetime service for $50 after rebate. I never had any problems. There are even projects doing what TiVoToGo does today like MPlayer. I would say get an older unit from eBay. The kicker is they have to support it and the OS had not needed any upgrades since verison 3.
Because of TiVo's first success there are now MythTV, Snapstrean. and Miscrosoft's Media Center. Imatition is a form of flattery.
Passwords have been on hard drives for many many years. No matter if you are using M$ operating system or a linux there are passwords on the machine. If people don't know how to protect their computers than many they should just give their ATM card password to the public domain.
I saw that there is a Microsoft search just like there is one for Linux. So my question is if you chose to feel lucky on this type of search, are you prone to get viruses? (grin)
Like spam people use their web front end. Yahoo and Microsoft have open relay servers. Maybe they should only allow people to access their accounts via the web.
Then make sure a person can not past a large number of recipients (like thousands) into the To field.
I don't use Yahoo and Microsoft free accounts because they are CRAP -- spammers can hack into their flawed business logics. (Just too many spammers use them from them).
TiVo has the feature. It is called Fast Forward. TiVo users since series one became masters of press the button to fast forward through a commerical or set of commercials.
There are VCR's on the market which has a 30 second fast forward (like a skip feature).
Oh I forgot to add that normal desktop TVs can skip commercials too. The user changes the channel and now the user will not see the commercial on that channel.
First off -- as a past REGISTER.COM customer -- the coupon sucks. Granted it is a $5 coupon, but they are going to gain money since their services are outrageously priced. I just want $5 in cash. I had 3 domains under REGISTER.COM before I learned how it was cheaper via GODADDY.COM.
Second -- I am waiting for someone to sue REGISTER.COM and other higher priced domain registers for its pricing levels. When I went to transfer my domain(s) I was offered a lower cost to renew my domain through REGISTER.COM. It is a shame a company uses these practices.
Have you ever had to give your SS# when you play the lottery? Playing a game is different than winning. Maybe these "DUMBASS'ES" should learn to read first.
Maybe you should read my post again. There was sarcasm within it. So unless you can't understand sarcasm, I don't know how you can know what I was thinking when I wrote it.
You have to give SS# and Credit Card, so those could possible be submitted for a nice spam. Or better yet they will take 1000 from your credit card to give it back to you.
If you are going to be given a prize you should not have to give vital informaiton (SS#) or financial informaiton (Credit Card).
So why was your box not locked down? Aren't you as liable for allow relay to happen on your SMTP server? I had it happen to me right after I installed a new server on my SDSL line -- so I can feel your pain -- I was configuring it when it happen. They really hit fast the smtp server was up for only 5 minutes when a spammer discovered it.
Maybe you should make eFTP or eSSH or eDCC? NO!!
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I know this is crazy, but I see a lot of people giving the excuse that I need a higher limit for emailing files. Are these people asking for the bigger email size and not realizing that if it is sent over the internet most people will not be able receive them? The receiving mail systems or the ISP's mail system does not allow for a hugh email size for an email message.
I think it is really crazy that people use Email to act as a replacement for FTP/SCP/DCC and other file transport protocols. If the excuse is that users can't use those protocols, then maybe a webserver accepting the file should be used in place of email. Post the file to a webserver page and then direct users to the page to download it for their use. Or if the files are to be used for within the intranet then use a shared drive.
Email has work fine for many years without the dumb user forcing a greater size for emails. I think it is time to go back to basics. Remember KISS? How does the attachment in the email follow this? It makes more problems; i.e. I can send Joe User some file with an extension he can't use because he does not have the application.
I can give more examples if you need them. I was an email administrator for a quite naive company.
So watching commercials will save TV executives!!??!!
First off TV Executives, like the one for Turner Networks and other superstations, get money from Cable Companies and satellite companies because those companies are going to sell the stations to their customers. So tell me how TBS in Atlanta is free for people in California or Illinois?
Second, what is difference from me leaving my television on and not watching television or commericals than having a REPLAY or TIVO or VCR record a program? Either way the program was view (technically) and the users decides to watch the commerical or fast forward.
Third, they should be thankful for TV or REPLAY or VCR. Without these devices I would only be able to watch one program on one tv station. With the devices they technically are reaching more customer than they could normal achieve without the technology. (I get to watch more than one program in any time slot, because I record it with a VCR/REPLAY/TIVO.)
Commericals do help local television stations, but it does not do anything to the super stations. Without a satellite or cable hookup I will not be able to watch Turner Networks or anything else.
So in closing TV executives should be thankful they have an audience that had to pay some fee to watch the program and thankful for the households in America which records television shows with Tivo/REPLAY/VCR. Otherwise they would struggle finding people willing to watch their networks.
I like the comments, but you realize that usually fax numbers you are paying for the call. So the big question, it is worth my phone charge to send the fax in this manner?
Well I did read the article. The test was not good enough. If a proper test was done, one would never have ran into the problem these did. A company can claim to test but may in fact only sent out a handful of emails.
Lastly to point out, it appears Lynn should learn better business practices or a better way to establish a brand than to "gamble" with spam. If Lynn thinks he is luck, perhaps he could play Russian Roulette next or take the R&D dollars of the company and investigate the nearest state's lottery.
I love the other part of the article they are being sued by Doubleclick for not paying their debts. Now any professional can see that if a company can not pay their debts than they must have bad business practices or stupid people making STUPID decisions.
First the flaw is that a company thinks it is wise to buy a list and expect it to be perfect for spam. Second can we say that this company was spammed with a bogus list?
Why did the company not test the list before launching all the emails? Lastly, will there be a new legal set of cases: "Joe User" suing "Spam Company" for sending spam. "Joe User" wins case but is delayed on reward payment($$) because "Spam Company" will in turn sue "Direct Marketing Company" for the bad list. Shouldn't "Joe User" be listed as a plantiff on the "Direct Marketing Company" suit.
You know... I find the fact that Americans take things for granted and do not want to know the information until something goes wrong? My question is why did not know of the process when you wanted the DSL line? Is the problem the fact they are outsource or the fact that you did not know who you should have notified when the problem occurred? DSL is much better than cable modem (or crap modem). I know in this part of the country AT&T have had many outages with their home server the home network. I know DSL can achive faster periods in this part of the country than cable modems. That is my thoughts. Take as I see it. I always expect something to go wrong so I try to get the 411 on any support issues......
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I think the complaints you have are revelant, but to the early adopters to TiVo series 1 there aren't these problems. My unit will be 7 years old this December and no problems. I got to mod the box with a bigger hard drive and with then lifetime service for $50 after rebate. I never had any problems. There are even projects doing what TiVoToGo does today like MPlayer. I would say get an older unit from eBay. The kicker is they have to support it and the OS had not needed any upgrades since verison 3.
Because of TiVo's first success there are now MythTV, Snapstrean. and Miscrosoft's Media Center. Imatition is a form of flattery.
Passwords have been on hard drives for many many years. No matter if you are using M$ operating system or a linux there are passwords on the machine. If people don't know how to protect their computers than many they should just give their ATM card password to the public domain.
I saw that there is a Microsoft search just like there is one for Linux. So my question is if you chose to feel lucky on this type of search, are you prone to get viruses? (grin)
Like spam people use their web front end. Yahoo and Microsoft have open relay servers. Maybe they should only allow people to access their accounts via the web.
Then make sure a person can not past a large number of recipients (like thousands) into the To field.
I don't use Yahoo and Microsoft free accounts because they are CRAP -- spammers can hack into their flawed business logics. (Just too many spammers use them from them).
It doesn't "Play In Peoria". This city is almost the test market to many many products for the last 40+ years.
the site does not have true content. only some stupid screen and then the pop ups start.
Why hasn't google gone after goggle or other closely spelled web domains similar to google?
I had users go to goggle and be stuck with many popups.
TiVo has the feature. It is called Fast Forward. TiVo users since series one became masters of press the button to fast forward through a commerical or set of commercials.
There are VCR's on the market which has a 30 second fast forward (like a skip feature).
Oh I forgot to add that normal desktop TVs can skip commercials too. The user changes the channel and now the user will not see the commercial on that channel.
Maybe there should be a lawsuit for that.
First off -- as a past REGISTER.COM customer -- the coupon sucks. Granted it is a $5 coupon, but they are going to gain money since their services are outrageously priced. I just want $5 in cash. I had 3 domains under REGISTER.COM before I learned how it was cheaper via GODADDY.COM.
Second -- I am waiting for someone to sue REGISTER.COM and other higher priced domain registers for its pricing levels. When I went to transfer my domain(s) I was offered a lower cost to renew my domain through REGISTER.COM. It is a shame a company uses these practices.
Enough preaching now.....
Have you ever had to give your SS# when you play the lottery? Playing a game is different than winning. Maybe these "DUMBASS'ES" should learn to read first.
Maybe you should read my post again. There was sarcasm within it. So unless you can't understand sarcasm, I don't know how you can know what I was thinking when I wrote it.
But think of what you save from not using it:
You have to give SS# and Credit Card, so those could possible be submitted for a nice spam. Or better yet they will take 1000 from your credit card to give it back to you.
If you are going to be given a prize you should not have to give vital informaiton (SS#) or financial informaiton (Credit Card).
So why was your box not locked down? Aren't you as liable for allow relay to happen on your SMTP server? I had it happen to me right after I installed a new server on my SDSL line -- so I can feel your pain -- I was configuring it when it happen. They really hit fast the smtp server was up for only 5 minutes when a spammer discovered it.
I know this is crazy, but I see a lot of people giving the excuse that I need a higher limit for emailing files. Are these people asking for the bigger email size and not realizing that if it is sent over the internet most people will not be able receive them? The receiving mail systems or the ISP's mail system does not allow for a hugh email size for an email message.
I think it is really crazy that people use Email to act as a replacement for FTP/SCP/DCC and other file transport protocols. If the excuse is that users can't use those protocols, then maybe a webserver accepting the file should be used in place of email. Post the file to a webserver page and then direct users to the page to download it for their use. Or if the files are to be used for within the intranet then use a shared drive.
Email has work fine for many years without the dumb user forcing a greater size for emails. I think it is time to go back to basics. Remember KISS? How does the attachment in the email follow this? It makes more problems; i.e. I can send Joe User some file with an extension he can't use because he does not have the application.
I can give more examples if you need them. I was an email administrator for a quite naive company.
So watching commercials will save TV executives!!??!!
First off TV Executives, like the one for Turner Networks and other superstations, get money from Cable Companies and satellite companies because those companies are going to sell the stations to their customers. So tell me how TBS in Atlanta is free for people in California or Illinois?
Second, what is difference from me leaving my television on and not watching television or commericals than having a REPLAY or TIVO or VCR record a program? Either way the program was view (technically) and the users decides to watch the commerical or fast forward.
Third, they should be thankful for TV or REPLAY or VCR. Without these devices I would only be able to watch one program on one tv station. With the devices they technically are reaching more customer than they could normal achieve without the technology. (I get to watch more than one program in any time slot, because I record it with a VCR/REPLAY/TIVO.)
Commericals do help local television stations, but it does not do anything to the super stations. Without a satellite or cable hookup I will not be able to watch Turner Networks or anything else.
So in closing TV executives should be thankful they have an audience that had to pay some fee to watch the program and thankful for the households in America which records television shows with Tivo/REPLAY/VCR. Otherwise they would struggle finding people willing to watch their networks.
I like the comments, but you realize that usually fax numbers you are paying for the call. So the big question, it is worth my phone charge to send the fax in this manner?
Well I did read the article. The test was not good enough. If a proper test was done, one would never have ran into the problem these did. A company can claim to test but may in fact only sent out a handful of emails.
Lastly to point out, it appears Lynn should learn better business practices or a better way to establish a brand than to "gamble" with spam. If Lynn thinks he is luck, perhaps he could play Russian Roulette next or take the R&D dollars of the company and investigate the nearest state's lottery.
I love the other part of the article they are being sued by Doubleclick for not paying their debts. Now any professional can see that if a company can not pay their debts than they must have bad business practices or stupid people making STUPID decisions.
Perhaps this company should DIE!
First the flaw is that a company thinks it is wise to buy a list and expect it to be perfect for spam. Second can we say that this company was spammed with a bogus list?
Why did the company not test the list before launching all the emails? Lastly, will there be a new legal set of cases:
"Joe User" suing "Spam Company" for sending spam. "Joe User" wins case but is delayed on reward payment($$) because "Spam Company" will in turn sue "Direct Marketing Company" for the bad list. Shouldn't "Joe User" be listed as a plantiff on the "Direct Marketing Company" suit.
You know... I find the fact that Americans take things for granted and do not want to know the information until something goes wrong? My question is why did not know of the process when you wanted the DSL line? Is the problem the fact they are outsource or the fact that you did not know who you should have notified when the problem occurred? DSL is much better than cable modem (or crap modem). I know in this part of the country AT&T have had many outages with their home server the home network. I know DSL can achive faster periods in this part of the country than cable modems. That is my thoughts. Take as I see it. I always expect something to go wrong so I try to get the 411 on any support issues......