Author Archives: MegaZone

About MegaZone

MegaZone is the Editor of Gizmo Lovers and the chief contributor. He's been online since 1989 and active in several generations of 'social media' - mailing lists, USENet groups, web forums, and since 2003, blogging.    MegaZone has a presence on several social platforms: Google+ / Facebook / Twitter / LinkedIn / LiveJournal / Web.    You can also follow Gizmo Lovers on other sites: Blog / Google+ / Facebook / Twitter.

New TiVo OS Update Removes Unofficial Premiere-to-Premiere Streaming

Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2011 by MegaZone

A recent TiVo OS upgrade on the Premiere accidentally enabled Premiere-to-Premiere streaming support, for at least some users. We’ve known for a while that TiVo is working on this for new devices, but the feature is not yet complete and … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Google Toolbar for Firefox

Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2011 by MegaZone

Just after Firefox 5 released a support thread was started in their forums by users upset that Google Toolbar was not compatible with FF5. A lot of the posts were frankly demanding and entitled, and I posted a reply with … Continue reading →

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Engadget Reviews the Toshiba Thrive

Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2011 by MegaZone

Toshiba Thrive reviews continue to pop up around the blogosphere, and Engadget’s is the latest. It is one of the longest and most in depth reviews of the Thrive that I’ve seen, and it is well balanced. If you’re thinking … Continue reading →

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“This is your universe. This, is your universe on wormholes.” Farscape Hits Blu-ray

Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2011 by MegaZone

Nearly nine years after the fact I am still pissed with SciFi… sorry, ugh, SyFy… for cancelling Farscape back in 2002. It remains one of my favorite TV series of all time, in any genre. And it is coming to … Continue reading →

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ONO On Track For September TiVo Launch in Spain

Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2011 by MegaZone

Just over a year ago, during the site’s hiatus, TiVo announced a deal with Spain’s largest cable operator, ONO, similar to their deal with Virgin Media in the UK. In fact, very similar, the same Cisco hardware Virgin is using … Continue reading →

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