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I'm on Acrobat 6.0 Standard, I believe the people I'm sending PDFs to are on Reader only (don't know what version).
What I'm trying to do is save these PDFs in such a way that the comments will print out on the other end *without* any special intervention by the other user. (I know "print with comments" should work, but if I have to walk them through this process every time I send a document, I will shoot myself.)
Is there a way to save my PDFs "flattened" so that the comments will print out by default?
So my Tivo, a Series 1 machine I got in 2001, appears to be completely unable to update the database. I forced a call about six times yesterday, and each time it failed, saying the call was "interrupted". For the last year or so it's been pretty uncertain about calling out, and I have usually had to disconnect the phone and the DSL to allow the Tivo to call, but now even that doesn't work.
Changing the dial-in number doesn't work, moving the Tivo and using a shorter phone cord doesn't work, changing the phone settings doesn't work.
I'm planning to move in the spring, so I don't really want to spend a lot of money right now on a new Tivo. And there is always Hulu... Thoughts? Do I just pretend I don't have a television for six months and just use Hulu? I almost never watch anything the night it airs anyway...
Has anyone else gone off the DVR altogether? Can you find everything you want on streaming sites?
Can you set TiVos manually, like a VCR? That's what I do with my DVR.
Can you set TiVos manually, like a VCR? That's what I do with my DVR.
Err, yeah. I guess I could. Although I'm not sure how to do it with digital cable. I don't know if it knows what channel it's on if it doesn't have the database download. I'll have to check.
You can still select the channels by number.
You can still select the channels by number.
Hey now, there's no reason to go back to the stone age.
Speaking of fancy alternative ways to get TV, does anyone have a brand of HDTV antenna they love? We're going cable-free in the new year and need some rabbit ears!
[eta: preferably under $50. Under $30 would be even better.]
Consuela,
I am perhaps stating the obvious, but have you restarted your TiVo??
Maybe it just needs a kick in the pants.
Can your Series 1 use wireless to connect to the mothership? Did you try that?
Not for nothing, but TiVo is on sale right now.
Jessica, I don't have an HDTV but I've always had luck with Radio Shack antennas. Also, RCA makes a pretty good one.
I have not restarted in the last month or so. I shall give that a try tonight.
And no, my Series 1 is so old there is no wireless ability.
Knowing that Tivos are on sale is... tempting. Esp. since my parents just gave me a check for my birthday.
