I go online sometimes, but everyone's spelling is really bad. It's... depressing.

Tara ,'Get It Done'


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meara - Jan 14, 2009 5:22:14 pm PST #8848 of 25501

Heh. I'd have to look at the back of my TiVo and cable box to find out, java--she went back there and fiddled with it and fixed it all up, but I could look at it and let you know, assuming you end up with a box.


omnis_audis - Jan 14, 2009 6:04:02 pm PST #8849 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

Oh, Java, I no longer live next to a race track. Now you'll never come visit! Speaking of MLB, I just might order that this summer, as I have almost NO shows from May until October! Funny how that lines up perfectly with Baseball season. I hope it's not too expensive.


Kathy A - Jan 14, 2009 7:39:20 pm PST #8850 of 25501
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Another stupid question that I'm sure everyone knows about--I'm now trying to download itunes to my new laptop, and the itunes page says that the download is free. However, when I get to page two of the procedure, it says I have to sign up for a membership fee with three options for monthly fees. What's up with that, and is there something else I can use for free that will let me convert my cds into downloadable format as well as buy tunes online?

ETA: Nevermind! Got it figured out.


Kathy A - Jan 14, 2009 7:39:27 pm PST #8851 of 25501
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Jessica - Jan 15, 2009 4:36:10 am PST #8852 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

My Cablevision HD Tifaux can't get a signal. So I'll be at home tomorrow morning waiting for the cable guy. On the plus side, maybe he can take my old box away with him and save me the trouble of mailing it back.

Since I'd already disconnected the Tivo from the old box, we had to watch LIVE TV last night. (In SD, since I couldn't make the HD box work.) It was pretty traumatic.


sumi - Jan 15, 2009 7:29:49 am PST #8853 of 25501
Art Crawl!!!

Okay, my nano and itunes are driving me mad.

I'm trying to get it to synch the bsg webisodes but it won't load the damn things and it keeps disconnecting before I can do anything.

What can I do so that I can ask the ipod to sync the tv shows I pick?

I used to be able to do that but when I connected it this morning it asked me to restore the ipod first so I did and now it's driving me mad.


Sue - Jan 15, 2009 7:37:02 am PST #8854 of 25501
hip deep in pie

Have you tried switching to managing your iPod manually and dragging and dropping?

Also, for whatever reason, I used to have problems loading audio podcasts onto my iPod, I found if I deleted the podcast from iTunes and downloaded it again, it would then transfer to my iPod. I don't know why it worked, but it did.


sumi - Jan 15, 2009 7:39:10 am PST #8855 of 25501
Art Crawl!!!

It keeps on ejecting my nano before I can do that - it will automatically sync and then automatically eject.

That's why it's frustrating me.


brenda m - Jan 15, 2009 7:52:56 am PST #8856 of 25501
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Are anyone else's Tivo program listings all screwed up? I went to the site to see if El Fuckwit was going to mess with Supernatural night and extend the recording just in case, but the guide seems to think we've bumped forward in time five or six hours.

Like, it shows right now to to be 5:30 p.m., but the programming clearly still daytime stuff. It's got SPN listed as broadcasting at 2 a.m. Help? I've got stuff to do after work and I'm going to be hella pissed if all my scheduled stuff is messed up.


Vortex - Jan 15, 2009 8:04:05 am PST #8857 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Brenda, has it possibly changed your time zone?