I just added a little note about Spike, the networked clipboard, to my earlier technology post . But now that I’ve installed it I have to give it some more light. Simply stated, Spike is the sh!t. (Apple’s Rendezvous technology gets a lot of the credit too.) I’ve only used it for a few minutes… Continue reading You Have to Check Out Spike!
Category: Technology
Technology Brain Dump
Notes on the new video game Lifeline, a way to decode iTunes AAC files, a custom iPod Mini car install, Kinja, SharpMT, Spike, the networked clipboard, SimpleViewer, and Amazon’s A9 search engine
What’s on My TiVo
Here’s what’s in my TiVo’s Season Pass Manager. They’re not necessarily in order from most favorite to least favorite. The shows that air multiple times per week have been pushed lower in the list to avoid conflicts with shows that only air once. That’s why the HBO shows are down so far, for example. You’ll… Continue reading What’s on My TiVo
Top Reasons to Own a TiVo
Since I’m working on my sixth TiVo convert at the moment I was thinking about TiVo’s (lack of) marketing. So I thought I’d help them out with what I think are the best reasons to own a TiVo (or some other PVR). Back when they used to advertise they’d always harp on the fact that… Continue reading Top Reasons to Own a TiVo
Once You Go TiVo You’ll Never Go Back!
My evil plan to spread TiVo is working beautifully. As some of you know I’ve been berating my brother, Tony, for wanting to build a PVR instead of just buying a TiVo. A couple of months ago he joined me on the dark side and picked up not one, but two DirecTiVos (combination DirecTV receivers… Continue reading Once You Go TiVo You’ll Never Go Back!
What’s on My Treo 600
I’ve now had my Treo 600 working for about a month and I’m really enjoying it. It’s nice to be able to call, e-mail, IM, SMS, and browse the web from one device. My number port still isn’t right, as some calls still ring on my land line, but that’s a whole ‘nother story. Sprint… Continue reading What’s on My Treo 600
RealNetworks’ Bait & Switch
It looks like RealNetworks’ games may be catching up with them. It has always annoyed me at how difficult it is to find their free media player. (Not to mention all the pop-ups it launches.) Every time you click on the link for the free version, another page loads with all the pay versions in… Continue reading RealNetworks’ Bait & Switch
TiVo to DVD…
Finally, a solution for those of us with non-hacked Series2 TiVos to allow us to burn recorded shows to DVD — TiVo and Sonic Team Up to Put TiVo on the Go.
My Number Port is Finally Taking Effect
Well all it took was me posting about my number porting woes to get it to work. 🙂 Actually, there’s a fine gentleman and scholar who works at SprintPCS, Curant, who helped me out. He seems to be the only person at Sprint who can get results. I’m so glad I found him over in… Continue reading My Number Port is Finally Taking Effect
Stuck in Number Portability Hell
I was foolish enough to make the mistake of trying to port my home phone number to a new cell phone on December 9. I was originally planning to wait until all the reported glitches in the porting process were ironed out, but Amazon’s great Treo 600 deal forced my hand early. I knew the… Continue reading Stuck in Number Portability Hell