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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.

Thank You Michael

Posted on Tuesday, December 25, 2007 by MegaZone

Michael, thank you for the TiVo Rewards Referral.

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Vista TiVo Gadget Updated, Allows Downloads

Posted on Monday, December 24, 2007 by MegaZone

Reader Richard Hay contacted me again to let me know that the TiVo Gadget for Windows Vista has been updated to v1.0.2 and now allows downloading shows from the TiVo via the simple expedient of clicking on the title of … Continue reading →

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MeeVee hooks up with TiVo

Posted on Saturday, December 22, 2007 by MegaZone

TiVo really gets around. They continue to expand their consumer reach through partnerships to make it easier for users to schedule recordings. Most recently they linked up with Zap2it in September, and they previously established links with TVGuide.com and Yahoo! … Continue reading →

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This Weekend’s Amazon Unbox Sale

Posted on Saturday, December 22, 2007 by MegaZone

This weekend Amazon Unbox offers up Elf and A Christmas Story for $.99, Transformers and Ocean’s Thirteen for $1.99, and Mr. Brooks and Spider-man 3 for $2.99. They’re also running an MGM rental sale, with rental prices from $.99 to … Continue reading →

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DirectTV Vista Media Center PCs May Yet Appear

Posted on Friday, December 21, 2007 by MegaZone

Remember when Microsoft and DirecTV announced that they were developing tuner modules and the associated software that would allow vendors to sell Vista-based Media Center PCs with built-in DirecTV support? No? Well, I can’t blame you, since it was at … Continue reading →

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