Last week TiVo finally released its iPad app that it had announced back in November. The TiVo® App for iPad is a fun and FREE new companion for your TiVo Premiere box that lets you search, browse, discover and share without ever interrupting what you’re watching. Now you can quickly surface new content, view guides, [...]
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TiVo Premiere
It’s been almost three years since I bought a new TiVo, so it was time. I’ve added the new TiVo Premiere to my main home theater setup, relegating my trusty, original Series3 box to home office duty. I already had the 1TB WD Expander drive from the Series3, so rather than spend the extra cash [...]
Julia Child, Mr. Wizard, Monty Python … Good Eats Turns 10
This afternoon I was at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta, GA watching the live matinee performance of “Good Eats Turns 10″ with Alton Brown. What a blast! I had a fantastic time. I don’t think I’ve been to a live TV show recording before (except for sporting events), so it was cool [...]
I’m going to Good Eats Live!
“Good Eats” with Alton Brown has been one of my favorite television shows since I first saw it back in 2000. I own a few AB-approved accessories (like the plunger measuring cups and a salt cellar) and I also have a signed copy of his first book “I’m Just Here for the Food.” He signed [...]
DTV is finally here
A moment of silence for analog TV … … ok, that’s enough. If you didn’t realize it, today was the official (finally!) switchover from analog to digital TV broadcasting. If you’ll recall, the original February 17 deadline was delayed by Congress to give households more time to prepare. What’s strange is that back in early [...]
Vizio VECO320L 32″ LCD HDTV
We’ve been transforming our guest bedroom into a combination guest bedroom/exercise/game room. The TV in that room was an old silver 13″ Magnavox tube that just wasn’t going to work for playing Rock Band 2 on the Wii, so I started shopping for a new flat screen television. While I wasn’t specifically looking for a [...]
WIJFR: Childhood’s End
The Overlords appeared suddenly over every city — intellectually, technologically, and militarily superior to humankind. Benevolent, they made few demands: unify earth, eliminate poverty, and end war. With little rebellion, humankind agreed, and a golden age began. But at what cost? With the advent of peace, man ceases to strive for creative greatness, and a [...]
The DTV switchover in hurricane country
So the original February 17th deadline for the digital TV switchover has come and gone but only a handful of stations have shut off their analog signals thanks to the DTV Delay Act. Is everyone confused yet? One thing I don’t think a lot of people here in hurricane country have thought of (even myself, [...]
It’s over, let’s get back to normal
Super Bowl XLIII didn’t end the way I wanted it to, but what a fantastic, down-to-the-wire game! Some random thoughts: Raymond James Stadium and the Tampa Bay area looked great in all the blimp shots (especially in HD). I was only half-watching the halftime show, but I did see Bruce Springsteen slide across the stage [...]
DTV switch delayed … why?
The Senate on Monday voted unanimously to postpone the upcoming transition from analog to digital television broadcasting by four months to June 12. We’ve been preparing for Feb 17, 2009 for 4 years … why push it back now? Just because there’s a new administration in the White House? It seems to me that this [...]
