With 148 million people, 47% of the population, in 32 states (and DC) under Heat Advisories or Excessive Heat Warnings today, Newegg.com decided to make the best of a bad situation. They’re offering a sale and free shipping on air conditioners through 7/31.
I give them credit for seizing the opportunity. 
Roxio has offered their affiliates, of which this site is one, a number of discounts to share. These are instant savings, just follow the links. Roxio products are the officially endorsed third party software solutions for use with TiVo & TiVoToGo.
All Products – 10% Off – Expiration – 10.15.11
Buy Toast 11 Titanium and Save $20 Instantly – $79.99 – Expiration – 10.15.11
Buy Toast 11 Pro and Save $30 Instantly – $119.99 – Expiration – 10.15.11
Buy Popcorn 4 and Save 50% Instantly – $24.99 – Expiration – 10.15.11
Buy Creator 2011 and SAVE $20 Instantly – $79.99 – Expiration – 10.15.11
Buy Creator 2011 Pro and SAVE $30 Instantly – $99.99 – Expiration – 10.15.11
Buy Easy VHS to DVD (PC) and Save $10 Instantly + FREE Shipping – $49.99 – Expiration 10.15.11
Buy Easy VHS to DVD (MAC) and Save $10 Instantly + FREE Shipping – $69.99 – Expiration 10.15.11
Enjoy!
Now through September 3, 2011, if you’re an Amazon Student member and you buy a selected PC from Amazon you’ll receive a free 4GB XBox 360. This sounds like a good deal for those looking for back-to-school hardware, and there is still some time to decide and save up.
The lineup includes models from Toshiba, Lenovo, HP, Dell, Asus, and Acer. There are currently twenty laptop and five desktop models to choose from, with prices ranging from $699.99 to $1,393.99.
Short but sweet, Amazon is running a promotion – buy a Nintendo 3DS, currently $249.99, and get a $25 Amazon store credit. So it is like getting 10% back.
The incredibly unwieldily named blog Virgin Media High Definition & TiVo Services posted a 17 point comparison between the new Virgin Media TiVo and their old V+ box. TiVo won, handily – 15 to 2. The only two points TiVo lost on are speed:
Speed. TIvo’s biggest problem is that it can be sluggish, especially compared to the V+ – but it’s not dramatic and it is more often than not faster. Searching TV on demand is significantly faster for example.
It sounds like it didn’t lose that by much, and prevails in some cases. And reliability:
Reliability. By far the biggest issue I have with the Tivo is that if your internet connection is down, then yoru Tivo loses significant media – such as the discovery bar, TV Guide updates and programme info – and it errors and throws you out of certain options. A pain in the backside. V+ was far simpler than that and thus didn’t suffer network outages.
I’d argue this one. TiVo has more features, and many of those features rely on the broadband connection, and if your broadband is out of course they won’t work. The old V+ didn’t have comparable features, and if something isn’t there at all it is hard for it to fail. 
Give the whole thing a read.
