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.

Sling Media is on thin ice

Posted on Wednesday, June 6, 2007 by MegaZone

About 3/4″ to be more precise. That’s the thickness of the ice in an average NHL hockey rink. No, I haven’t lost it, at least not any more than usual, it is just that the National Hockey League Becomes First … Continue reading →

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Time Warner going Switched Digital on 50% of systems

Posted on Wednesday, June 6, 2007 by MegaZone

Potentially bad news for TiVo Series3 users, or anyone using a CableCARD receiver with Time Warner digital cable. Multichannel News is reporting that Time Warner plans to deploy Switched Digital Video (SDV) on 50% of its systems by the end … Continue reading →

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Thank you Ray and Jeff!

Posted on Wednesday, June 6, 2007 by MegaZone

A thank you to both Ray and Jeff for the TiVo Rewards Referrals. Much appreciated!

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Well, that was fast – Galleon 2.3.1 and 2.4 Alpha available

Posted on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 by MegaZone

Just yesterday I shared the news that John Kohl was picking up the reins on Galleon from Leon Nicholls. I didn’t expect to see results for a little while, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised. Both 2.3.1 and 2.4.0-alpha are available … Continue reading →

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TiVo and DirecTV may reconcile – and other news

Posted on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 by MegaZone

As my readers are probably aware, TiVo used to be the DVR provider for DirecTV. However, after News Corp purchased DirecTV, they announced in late 2005 that they would cease marketing TiVo-based DVRs. Instead, DirecTV switched to using technology from … Continue reading →

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