I'm sorry, dad. You know I would never have tried to save River's life if I had known there was a dinner party at risk.

Simon ,'Safe'


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Vonnie K - Jan 06, 2005 10:17:22 am PST #992 of 10003
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.

Oh! I may just run out and get a USB WiFi adaptor for my Series 2 when I'm shopping for a router/access point.

Hmm. Does TiVo support wireless g? I was thinking of getting 802.11g router, since ::handwaves:: everyone says it's the wave of the future, blah blah, even though I hardly know the difference between g and b, but then my laptop has integrated wireless 802.11b processor, so perhaps there is no point in forking out extra$ for the g-version.


§ ita § - Jan 06, 2005 10:49:12 am PST #993 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

You need to be really precise about the card model and version.

eta: b only, but you can get a b/g router (I think that's what I have).


Wolfram - Jan 06, 2005 1:23:39 pm PST #994 of 10003
Visilurking

Build your own media library by burning TiVoToGo transferred shows to DVD with the purchase of Sonic's MyDVD software.

Too bad ReplayTV has had this feature available with free software for, oh, about two to three years now.

Damn you Tivo, and your marketing geniuses.


Connie Neil - Jan 06, 2005 1:24:13 pm PST #995 of 10003
brillig

[link]

Thomas William Slattery has filed a class action suit against Apple Computer Inc. in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging Apple is guilt of violating federal antitrust laws and California's unfair competition law by requiring users who buy music from the iTunes Music Store to use an iPod if they plan to take their music on the road with them. Slattery's suit cuts to the heart of an ongoing issue related to Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology present in commercial downloaded music.


Gandalfe - Jan 06, 2005 2:21:00 pm PST #996 of 10003
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.

I doubt he'll win. Somebody more lawyerly than me will need to confirm this, but my understanding is that it applies more to either a horizontal monopoly (i.e. iTunes was the ONLY means of downloading music legally, or the iPod was the ONLY portable digital music player) or a more complete vertical monopoly (They also owned the record company, and only allowed that record company to release music via iTunes).


Jon B. - Jan 06, 2005 2:28:24 pm PST #997 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Too bad ReplayTV has had this feature available with free software for, oh, about two to three years now.

Replay comes with free DVD burning software?


DXMachina - Jan 06, 2005 2:30:00 pm PST #998 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

Yeah. The songs are essentially software. It's sort of equivalent to buying the Mac version of something like Word or PageMaker. If you then decide to switch over to a PC, you need to buy the PC version.

(eta: re the class action suit.)


meara - Jan 06, 2005 6:22:52 pm PST #999 of 10003

Why will I need to buy a DVD-burning software to burn the TiVo stuff? I don't like that. Hmph.

However, now I'm tempted to get the ethernet card for the TiVo. Or/and a wireless access. Hmmm. I mean, not that I NEED wireless in my apartment, seeing as how it's a tiny place, and I'm only ever using the laptop on my couch, but...


DCJensen - Jan 06, 2005 6:40:12 pm PST #1000 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.

Technology post 1000 numberslut...


Gris - Jan 06, 2005 6:55:39 pm PST #1001 of 10003
Hey. New board.

Really, 1024 should be the numberslot of choice in this thread.