You're missing a feature that I find completely invaluable--the TiVo will go out and record other shows that it might think you like based on your recording and rating history. That is, if you like a show, you give it 2 or 3 thumbs up. After it's built up a "profile" of the shows you rate highly, it will go out and record other shows when you're not watching it. I've found quite a few shows I wouldn't otherwise have watched due to this.
The more I read and hear about this stuff, the less interested I become.
For someone who claims to be uninterested in this, you certainly have a whole lot of (very valid) opinions regarding it.
I'm curious about it, mainly because I want to take good advantage of my HDTV. However, as you mention, I won't really even consider it until the formats are somewhat sorted out and it's reasonably cheap (~$300 is my range).
You clearly haven't looked very hard. It's as simple as googling "tivo 30 second skip." However, it is an undocumented feature, which is why you didn't find it on the official TiVo support forums, nor why their customer service reps would tell you about it. And to make it extremely simple for you, you can find the instructions in this very article. Once done, it turns the ->| button into a 30 second skip button. However, if the TiVo is ever restarted or has it's firmware updated, you'll need to perform this simple trick again.
Tivo should give up its DVR sales and instead license its brand and UI to other DVR makers.
Isn't this exactly what they're doing with their Comcast deal? I'm pretty sure they'll continue going down this road. There's nothing saying that they can't make their own DVRs while licensing the technology to other companies.
This was mentioned in Saturday's slashdot story about how HD-DVD players and movies were going to be launched late. Nice to see slashdot working hard to keep it's status as an up-to-the-minue news source...
I dunno. My old Honda definitely had a noticable cadence when it fell below idle. Although I don't see why anyone would tout that as a centerpiece feature...
As mentioned at the end of TFA, a SNES reworking of the real SMB2 came out on the Super Mario All Stars cartridge as the Lost Levels. Also, hunting down a copy of the Doki Doki Panic ROM for NES emus is worth the time. It's kind of bizarre playing that game again without the cast of Mario characters.
In all honesty, I feel that it's a good thing for schools to ban using Wikipedia as a primary source. Sure, feel free to use it as a starting point and to take in different points of view. But from there, you should follow those up and use the other references as your primary sources. Citing a website that anyone can alter is akin to using a citation of "something that I overheard some random guy on the street saying." I'm not saying that Wikipedia is low quality (in fact, by and large, it is fairly high quality), but when said student can alter an article to match his paper, it can't entirely be trusted.
Speaking of, has anyone ever created some version of MovieOS that we can use to wow our non-technical friends and family? I'm talking about all the "Password Denied" and "Accepted" messages, along with the slight tick-tick-tick as each character is printed to the screen. And then throw an image zoom function in there, too. Have it load up a really really hi-res image, but display it at like 200x300 and really fuzzy. As you zoom in, it just magically keeps on getting crisper and crisper, giving that MovieOS illusion of infinite-zoom. Now that's an open source project I'd be willing to donate my money to...
Funny, when I set up that Dell to match the specs of the MacBook, it comes out to $2325. I didn't add the Dell UltraSharp quality display at $149, since I'm not sure if it's needed. Either way, I'd say they're still pretty damn comparable. I'm guessing you forgot to add Bluetooth, XP Pro, DVD burner, 1GB memory, 802.11a/b/g card, ATI graphics, etc.
Great! Now that the game developers/publishers are raking in a good amount of money, can they use that to offset my online gaming fee? Didn't think so...
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...and you like to make drawerings?
You're missing a feature that I find completely invaluable--the TiVo will go out and record other shows that it might think you like based on your recording and rating history. That is, if you like a show, you give it 2 or 3 thumbs up. After it's built up a "profile" of the shows you rate highly, it will go out and record other shows when you're not watching it. I've found quite a few shows I wouldn't otherwise have watched due to this.
The more I read and hear about this stuff, the less interested I become.
For someone who claims to be uninterested in this, you certainly have a whole lot of (very valid) opinions regarding it.
I'm curious about it, mainly because I want to take good advantage of my HDTV. However, as you mention, I won't really even consider it until the formats are somewhat sorted out and it's reasonably cheap (~$300 is my range).
Pffft. I tried to MediaCenterEdition it, but the damn computer didn't wake from sleep like it was supposed to...
You clearly haven't looked very hard. It's as simple as googling "tivo 30 second skip." However, it is an undocumented feature, which is why you didn't find it on the official TiVo support forums, nor why their customer service reps would tell you about it. And to make it extremely simple for you, you can find the instructions in this very article. Once done, it turns the ->| button into a 30 second skip button. However, if the TiVo is ever restarted or has it's firmware updated, you'll need to perform this simple trick again.
Tivo should give up its DVR sales and instead license its brand and UI to other DVR makers.
Isn't this exactly what they're doing with their Comcast deal? I'm pretty sure they'll continue going down this road. There's nothing saying that they can't make their own DVRs while licensing the technology to other companies.
Really? Mine gave me 30 lives. I guess it depends on who the manufacturer is...
This was mentioned in Saturday's slashdot story about how HD-DVD players and movies were going to be launched late. Nice to see slashdot working hard to keep it's status as an up-to-the-minue news source...
I dunno. My old Honda definitely had a noticable cadence when it fell below idle. Although I don't see why anyone would tout that as a centerpiece feature...
They might be aiming for #1, but lately all they've been producing is #2.
As mentioned at the end of TFA, a SNES reworking of the real SMB2 came out on the Super Mario All Stars cartridge as the Lost Levels. Also, hunting down a copy of the Doki Doki Panic ROM for NES emus is worth the time. It's kind of bizarre playing that game again without the cast of Mario characters.
Can you post a HOWTO? I'm tired of getting tangled up in cords when I play my air guitar.
I thought the next step would be to turn a guitar hero into a tool. Oh wait, most of them already are...
from the like-bowe's-sound-+-vision dept.
Wow. A nonsensical title, a misspelling in the "dept" line. Hemos is on the ball today!
Oh, I'm sure PayPal will do everything in their power to make sure there are plenty of protections in place for consumers.
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In all honesty, I feel that it's a good thing for schools to ban using Wikipedia as a primary source. Sure, feel free to use it as a starting point and to take in different points of view. But from there, you should follow those up and use the other references as your primary sources. Citing a website that anyone can alter is akin to using a citation of "something that I overheard some random guy on the street saying." I'm not saying that Wikipedia is low quality (in fact, by and large, it is fairly high quality), but when said student can alter an article to match his paper, it can't entirely be trusted.
That's okay. You can store them here at my place.
Speaking of, has anyone ever created some version of MovieOS that we can use to wow our non-technical friends and family? I'm talking about all the "Password Denied" and "Accepted" messages, along with the slight tick-tick-tick as each character is printed to the screen. And then throw an image zoom function in there, too. Have it load up a really really hi-res image, but display it at like 200x300 and really fuzzy. As you zoom in, it just magically keeps on getting crisper and crisper, giving that MovieOS illusion of infinite-zoom. Now that's an open source project I'd be willing to donate my money to...
Funny, when I set up that Dell to match the specs of the MacBook, it comes out to $2325. I didn't add the Dell UltraSharp quality display at $149, since I'm not sure if it's needed. Either way, I'd say they're still pretty damn comparable. I'm guessing you forgot to add Bluetooth, XP Pro, DVD burner, 1GB memory, 802.11a/b/g card, ATI graphics, etc.
But you must first pray at the altar of SaintZonk, which I know is something that nobody would be willing to do.
BTW, anyone else noticed that the article says "I'd been familiar with Rockbox through postings about it on Slashdot..." ?
Well, we know that statement is simply false. If it weren't it would mean that a slashdot editor actually reads slashdot.
Would you prefer CowboyJesus?
Great! Now that the game developers/publishers are raking in a good amount of money, can they use that to offset my online gaming fee? Didn't think so...
OMG!!! OMG!!! Samspock, you're coming by my house on Sunday, right? The kids are gonna love the eggs!