Monthly Archives: July 2011

A Big Gizmo – The Boeing 787 Dreamliner

This is a bit larger than most of the gizmos I post about here, but I just wanted to share this video of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner arriving at this year’s EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI. I’m pretty sure … Continue reading

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ONO Bets on TiVo to Reverse Subscriber Slide

It looks like it is a good thing that ONO is on track to launch TiVo in Spain come September, they’re counting on the premium service to reverse a slide in subscriber count. While they’re the largest cable operator in … Continue reading

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TiVo Australia Customers Warned to Expect a Week of Sporadic Outages Due to Maintenance

Hybrid Television Services, licensee and operator of the TiVo service in ANZ, has begun warning customers to expect sporadic service outages starting Wednesday, August 3rd and continuing through Monday, August 8th. There is a silver lining to the cloud; the … Continue reading

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An Interesting Tekzilla Daily Tip on Chrome

OK, I admit it, it is mainly interesting because I sent the tip in. And I get a kick out of hearing Veronica Belmont say ‘MegaZone’. I send viewer tips into Tekzilla now and then, this is the second time … Continue reading

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TiVo Cites NY Times In Urging FCC to Intensify CableCARD Oversight

Apparently TiVo felt the same way that I did about a recent NY Times Gadgetwise Blog entry detailing the author’s difficulties in getting a TiVo Premiere provisioned with Time Warner Cable. The entry is typical of user complaints about cable … Continue reading

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