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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.

New TiVo rebate

Posted on Wednesday, January 3, 2007 by MegaZone

Well, the last rebate expired at the end of the year, and TiVo has started a new rebate, good on purchases from 01/01/07 – 02/17/07. Same terms as the last rebate – $220 off a TiVo Series2, $180 off the … Continue reading →

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TiVo extends Series3 lifetime transfer offer

Posted on Wednesday, January 3, 2007 by MegaZone

TiVo has extended the lifetime transfer offer. Now you can purchase the Series3 on or before 01/31/2007 and activate it by 03/02/2007. So if you were debating it and didn’t buy before the end of the year, you have another … Continue reading →

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TiVoDecode Manager 2.0 is released

Posted on Tuesday, January 2, 2007 by MegaZone

TiVoDecode Manager handles TiVoToGo for the Mac. Since TTG was cracked, a few efforts have produced tools for MacOS to replace the long absent TiVo Desktop with TTG. I’ve posted about TiVoDecode Manager in the past, when it was first … Continue reading →

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The Futon Critic TiVo Giveaway

Posted on Tuesday, January 2, 2007 by MegaZone

The Futon Critic is giving away an 80-hour TiVo Series2DT. It doesn’t look like it includes service, still, that’s a $70 value for the box. And the S2DT is a very nice TiVo. Just head on over to enter – … Continue reading →

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Update on the DirecTiVo lifetime transfer to the Series3

Posted on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 by MegaZone

WeaKnees Blog has posted an update about doing the transfer of an old DirecTiVo lifetime subscription to a new Series3. The important bit is: The word hasn’t spread too well among the TiVo operators, so it seems, but everyone who … Continue reading →

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