Archive for June, 2007
TiVo To Go
I’ve had a TiVo for quite a while now, and it’s been good to me. As a result of laziness, my trusty TiVo has operated with a standard phone connection as its only link to the outside world; it downloads its updates in the background, and I hadn’t given it a thought.
That is, until today.
So it turns out that one of my buddies is on MTV this week, and we want to capture the show to send around (Disclaimer: this practice probably violates several content protection laws, but I’m claiming ignorance). A recent chit-chat confirmed that I was the best bet, in our circle of friends, in getting this video on a hard drive. Naturally, I turned to my TiVo.
Fortunately, I had an extra USB wireless adapter laying around…and after some USB cable jiggery pokery (can you believe it uses an A-A USB cable?), was able to get the TiVo on the network here at the house. And a whole new world opened up to me…
You might know that I have an affinity for podcasting, and it turns out that the TiVO has a “Podcaster” app built in. Yep, you guessed it: you can listen to your favorite podcasts directly through your TiVo! Rad.
Copying movies from the TiVo is a cinch with the TiVo To Go app from their website, and a slick little app called DirectShow Dump, you can quickly convert the videos to an unprotected MPEG format.
I’ve now got all of the music on my server available for perusal and enjoyment through my TiVo, as well as all of the photos in my iPhoto library.
Did I mention that there are several little internet apps on there (like weather and traffic)?
Hook up your TiVo. Seriously.
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