Troy on TiVo

TiVo is teaming up with Best Buy to get you connected this summer. For a limited time, when you sign up for high-speed Internet at any Best Buy location, you'll receive a FREE 80-hour TiVo® Series2 DVR (or TiVo Series2 DT box for $49.99*), plus a FREE Wireless G adapter (a $64.99 value).*
*After TiVo Series2 DVR mail-in rebate, Best Buy $50 instant rebate and TiVo Wireless Adapter instant rebate. Must be purchased on the same receipt.

Must be purchased in store, not online at bestbuy.com. Get all the details here.

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Patrick Crane, left, and Steve Sordello, are joining the executive management team at LinkedIn. Crane served as VP of Marketing in the Network Division of Yahoo! and Sordello was CFO at TiVo before resigning last week. TiVo has stated that Sordello had agreed to assist in the transition of duties while a new CFO was being sought. Photo by Dave Getzschman

Ever wonder how TiVo's recruiting and hiring process happens? If so, there is an interesting blog post which summarizes a recent interview with William Uranga, staffing director for TiVo. Learn about some of the new ways they used to recruit and hire employees, including the use of the Jobster network and putting recruiting videos (see it on YouTube) on TiVo boxes that subscribers can choose to watch. Read all about the interview here.

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This blogger, Zymurgeek, recently wrote some nice posts with step by step instructions for getting a show off your TiVo and burning to DVD. You'll need the Linux OS and command line experience to understand it all. Good luck!

1) Start here with this first simple post on how to get a show file off your networked TiVo and onto your computer. Then convert the video to MPEG format.
Downloading video from TiVo

2) Next, he explains how to do some editing of the MPEG file and converting it to the proper NTSC DVD format.
Editing MGEG video from TiVo

3) Lastly, he summarized the first two posts in 9 steps.
TiVo to DVD: Summary


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We've all seen a dog that fetches the morning paper. Some people have even trainined their dog to fetch them a soda or beer from the fridge. Both are great tricks, but this dog has taken the art of fetching to a new level. She will bring the TiVo remote over to her owners, what a good girl. Now if they can train her to program a Season Pass of Animal Planet, she might be appearing live on Letterman's pet tricks instead of just this photo on Flickr.

This blog post sheds a dim light on TiVo's future, arguing they can't scale in the rapid evolution of TV content over the internet. However, I continue to believe that TiVo will keep innovating to stay ahead and find new ways to grow subscribers and generate revenue. I think they are perfectly positioned to ride the massive wave of HDTV adoption with the Series 3 that will happen over the next two years. Remember, analog TV broadcasts will cease and be replaced with digital signals on Feb 17, 2009. Along with this, CableCARD technology is going to officially take effect on July 1st. This puts TiVo in a nice sweet spot for the moment, competing with the cable companies with a much better set top box. What are your thoughts on TiVo's future in this rapidly changing television landscape?

Shameless plug: if you activate a new Tivo, please use my email address so I can get the referral points. Simply use [tpullis at yahoo dot com]. If you have already activated, please contact me with your 15 digit service number so I can get the referral. Much appreciated!

I found this excellent article by Davis Freeberg tonight, that sheds light on why it has taken so long for TiVo to reach the consumers of Australia. He breaks down issues surrounding lawsuits, electronic program guide licensing, and tivodownunder.com. It makes much more sense now, read on to learn the drama behind this stage of TiVo's global reach. Thankfully, last week a new deal was announced with Seven Media Group to bring TiVo to Australia and New Zealand. Hopefully the consumers will embrace this partnership and close the chapter on this ridiculous legal roadblock.

Shameless plug: if you activate a new Tivo, please use my email address so I can get the referral points. Simply use [tpullis at yahoo dot com]. If you have already activated, please contact me with your 15 digit service number so I can get the referral. Much appreciated!