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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 Chris, Jae, Peter, and Karl

Posted on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 by MegaZone

Wow, it has been a busy day for activations – I decided to consolidate these. My thanks to Chris, Jae, Peter, and Karl for the TiVo Reward Referrals.

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TiVo HD for $218.99 still too much? How about a free Series2?

Posted on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 by MegaZone

It looks like the inventory clearance on the old Series2 units has started. Buy.com has the 80-hour Series2 free after rebate. Well, mostly free – shipping is $14.96. But if you haven’t used Google Checkout before you can sign-up and … Continue reading →

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Get a TiVo HD for $218.99!

Posted on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 by MegaZone

Circuit City is already offering a discount on the TiVo HD – instead of $299.99 you pay $258.99. But there’s more, there are also current Circuit City coupons to save $40 of a purchase of $199 or more. Using a … Continue reading →

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TiVo billing glitch

Posted on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 by MegaZone

One of my co-workers recently received an email from TiVo about her billing, and she asked me about it as the resident ‘TiVo expert’: From: CustomerCare@tivo.com Date: Jul 27, 2007 2:14 PM Subject: Important message regarding your monthly billing Dear … Continue reading →

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DIRECTV to Introduce Additional TiVo Features

Posted on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 by MegaZone

/~ It’s the end of the world as we know it… ~/ *Checks calendar* No, July 31 is not April 1. *looks outside* I don’t see anything falling from the sky – no toads, locusts, or brimstone. *checks weather* It … Continue reading →

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