- Friday, January 30, 2009
Recommendations... for Me? Really?
TiVo is a wonderful thing. It allows you to pause, and rewind "live" TV. You can also program and record Movies, TV shows, or entire seasons of TV shows with it. It will also record recommendations (at random) if you forget to go into the sub-menus of the sub-menus and tell it "NOT to record recommendations".At some point, the TiVo in the "spare" room must have upgraded itself (yes it can do that), and in doing so, it also reset the settings that tell it "NOT to record recommendations."
I was needing to (wanting to) program the TiVo in the "spare" room to record a program, because the TiVo in the living room was already set to record a different program; which conflicted with the time the other program would be available. When I requested the program I wanted, and pressed "record this showing", my Tivo alerted me to the fact that it was running out of space!
WHAT? Running out of space? I haven't recorded anything on this one! I navigated the controller to the menu to view the list of recorded programming. It was full of random crap, none of which I requested or set to record; none of which seemed related in any way to one another. I have no idea how TiVo selects its recommendations, but I do know that TiVo has been very busy over the past few months, recording up to THREE random programs a per day. Here is a small slide show of the recorded programs (4 screen captures, in a loop, which repeats twice then stops. To start the loop again, refresh your browser. Watch it all day if you want to.)
I found the sub-menu of the sub-menu, and told TiVo "NOT to record recommendations". Now I have to delete the twelve to fourteen screens of programs - one program at a time, each taking three button presses and scrolling and pressing to delete. My other option would be to "format" the TiVo, which I do not really want to do... so I will delete the programs one by one. I am now down to six screens... but I am bored with scrolling and pressing, and scrolling and pressing, so I am taking a break for now. I will delete the rest over the weekend.
Labels: big televsions, Product Pushing
pero @ 9:53 PM | œ | 0 comments
Brilliant Products, Installment #1
Keeping it Cool While Saving Cash
I have been searching for a convenient and practical lunch containment system; one that is large enough to carry a lunch type meal as well as a few snacks to work each day. Like many people, I have been trying to do what I can to save money (and the environment too).
I finally found a unique idea that will benefit both. While it may seem a bit on the spendy side, I decided that buying zipper storage bags every few weeks was not practical. I mean, even the good ones fail and leak from time to time, and who wants to find their lunch smashed flat, especially when you've been waiting very patiently to actually be able to take the time to (finally) eat something? Visit the site, consider a purchase.
(I make nothing for my endorsement, I merely want to share these ideas with you.)
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pero @ 8:07 PM | œ | 0 comments
