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.

Pop Quiz: New Laptops

Posted on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 by MegaZone

Pop quiz time! Hypothetically, given that someone was considering buying this laptop: 1. Would you recommend another laptop with similar specifications instead? Consider as constraints that a screen resolution of 1680×1050 is considered a minimum requirement, the physical dimensions should … Continue reading →

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HAVA Titanium HD $119.99 At Buy.com

Posted on Monday, September 8, 2008 by MegaZone

Buy,com has the HAVA Titanium HD for $119.99. The HAVA Titanium HD from Monsoon Multimedia is a place-shifting device similar to the Sling Media Slingbox SOLO. Clients are available for Windows XP/Vista, Windows Mobile, Symbian S60, and Nokia Internet Tablets … Continue reading →

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Control Your DirecTV Receiver From Your DVR Via USB

Posted on Sunday, September 7, 2008 by MegaZone

Early DirecTV receivers had serial ports which allowed TiVo, ReplayTV, and other DVRs to control them without using IR blasters. Serial provides a more reliable control connection as there is no chance of interference or having the IR emitters moved … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Working On SDV Support For Windows Media Center

Posted on Saturday, September 6, 2008 by MegaZone

According to this post at The Green Button by Charlie Nilsson, Program Manager for Microsoft eHome Division, Microsoft is working on support for the Tuning Adapter in Windows Media Center to allow MCPC users to handle Switched Digital Video. The … Continue reading →

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Galleon 2.5.3 Update Released

Posted on Saturday, September 6, 2008 by MegaZone

It has been just over nine months since the last Galleon update, so it is nice to see that development of this TiVo HME application is still continuing. Galleon is one of the leading applications available for TiVo HME, as … Continue reading →

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