Don't they anticipate that people will mostly use TiVo-to-Go to watch stuff that's saved to their laptop's HD?
That's certainly how they present it -- but since when do people use technology in the way that its makers originally envisioned it?
Cordelia: I get it now. You're all spies. Probably all Russian. And you've brainwashed me, and want me to believe we're friends so I'll spill the beans about some nano-technology thingy that you want. Gunn: So I look Russian to you? Cordelia: Black Russian. Angel: That's a drink.
'Hell Bound'
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amych - Oct 11, 2005 10:53:05 am PDT #4909 of 10003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
tommyrot - Oct 11, 2005 10:55:17 am PDT #4910 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
but since when do people use technology in the way that its makers originally envisioned it?
Last Tuesday.
I think.
§ ita § - Oct 11, 2005 10:56:12 am PDT #4911 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Right now I'm using my mouse perfectly normally.
Then again, I am at work, after all, and there are rules.
bon bon - Oct 11, 2005 10:57:35 am PDT #4912 of 10003
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Right now I'm using my mouse perfectly normally.
I'm not.
NoiseDesign - Oct 11, 2005 10:58:08 am PDT #4913 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
There is software that strips the DRM out of the Tivo files and makes them regular MPEG files. It works quite well. I've even had success with moving the files back to a Mac and burning DVD's with Toast 6.
amych - Oct 11, 2005 11:00:05 am PDT #4914 of 10003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Last Tuesday.
Already been Snopesed.
There is software that strips the DRM out of the Tivo files and makes them regular MPEG files.
For home, I will be looking into this the moment I finally get the thing networked t eyes UPS tracking . For work purposes, sadly not an option.
(edit because I know the difference between an urban legend and a monkey trial)
§ ita § - Oct 11, 2005 2:14:10 pm PDT #4915 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Gah!
I'm trying to print a PDF through Distiller from Visio. The diagram is 44x34, but Distiller keeps chopping it into 11x8.5 chunks.
I've gone into Job Options, and saved an option config of 44x34, and it's not reflected in Visio, which still insists it's printing to letter, landscape. I put 44x34 into Document Properties/Layout/Advance/Paper Size, and still ... mosaic.
Can anyone help?
Betsy HP - Oct 11, 2005 2:35:14 pm PDT #4916 of 10003
If I only had a brain...
What printer does Distiller think you're printing to?
§ ita § - Oct 11, 2005 2:37:00 pm PDT #4917 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Distiller is the printer. It's not asking about any hardware -- I'm selecting Distiller in the print dialogue from Visio.
Betsy HP - Oct 11, 2005 3:00:05 pm PDT #4918 of 10003
If I only had a brain...
Oh! Have you tried printing to file: postscript -- that is, print to your favorite Postscript driver and then open that file in distiller? Distiller is sometimes flakier when you print directly to it, and a two-step process (print to file, distill file) can help.