Tivo Sucks Like Audible.com

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TiVo Tying TV To The Net Looking to tie
television to the Internet, digital
video recording makers TiVo on Jun

TiVo Tying TV To The Net Looking to tie
television to the Internet, digital
video recording makers TiVo on Jun 06/10/2004 10:28 PM
AVN Online Jun 11 2004 2:45AM GMT

Friends finale and NBC Tivo-b0rking --
TiVo Strikes Back

Friends finale and NBC Tivo-b0rking --
TiVo Strikes Back 05/07/2004 10:49 AM
Following up on yesterday's post about NBC's apparent attempts to b0rk potential TiVoers of the Friends finale, BoingBoing reader Douglas Clark says,

I am a loyal Tivo user and Tivo did send out a message alert to users about the Friends episode. It was more along the lines of "if you manually extend the time of a recording, you may miss the beginning of the friends final episode." I find that Tivo is pretty good about catching unusual start times and other wonky tricks the networks play. The previous comment about HUT and ratings was right on the money...

Link to previous BoingBoing post.

Tech maven Meg Hourihan adds, "Even weirder is that I got a message on my Tivo warning me that the finale of Friends would have abnormal times. The message warned that if I wasn't just using the automatic "start on time" and "end on time" settings (i.e. I manually set the start time as 8 PM) that I might miss some. What makes things weirder and worse is that Tivo still didn't record the whole show! I made sure my settings were what the message instructed, and happened to watch the show live. Tivo kicked in to record at 8:59 PM (which is what it listed the start time as) but stopped at 9:59! According to the time on my digital cable box, the program didn't end until 10:03 PM. So if I hadn't watched it live, I would have missed the last four minutes. Seems like a major screw-up on Tivo's part, especially after sending out that message!"

TiVo users not happy TiVo is spying on
them

TiVo users not happy TiVo is spying on
them 02/10/2004 02:44 AM
Well TiVo's boosting that it Janet Jacksons Garment malfunction was the single highest re-watched event has many TiVo users asking...

TIVO Bug Shuts Out Many Series 1 TiVo
Owners?

TIVO Bug Shuts Out Many Series 1 TiVo
Owners? 07/26/2004 05:24 PM

Audible and ListenIllinois Both Doing
Well!

Audible and ListenIllinois Both Doing
Well! 05/20/2004 05:22 PM

Audible Hits the Black

"The latest issue of Publishers Weekly reports that digital spoken word e-tailer Audible Inc. has recorded its first profitable quarter. Their revenue increased by 68% for the first quarter of 2004. Librarians pay attention! We need to be thinking of ways to provide our users with downloadable spoken word audio. The market indicates that this will be more popular than the failed attempts to garner interest in e-books." [LISNews.com]

This is GREAT news because Audible is a library-friendly company. Proof: we just closed the second enrollment period for ListenIllinois, our collaborative Audible group purchase with the ListenOhio folks, and we added eight more libraries (which gives us a total of 20)! So a formal welcome to the following:

Edwardsville Public Library
Glen Ellyn Public Library
Harvard Diggins Library
Highland Community College Library
North Suburban Library District
Morton College Library
Roxana Public Library District
Wilmington Public Library District

In addition, several of the existing participants are adding players and licenses, so I'm officially declaring this project a success. :-)  Hopefully I can spend some time this summer gathering statistics to back up this claim.

We'll open enrollment again in September, so Illinois libraries should plan their budgets accordingly. Contact me for details if you're interested!

Is Audible Magic Vaporware?

Is Audible Magic Vaporware? 06/02/2004 06:24 PM
The RIAA has been doing its best to talk up the wonders of Audible Magic's system for filtering out copyrighted files from file sharing networks, but some are beginning to wonder if it's all just vaporware. They've been talking about this silver bullet solution and have apparently been showing demos to politicians (not known for having the most critical eyes when seeing demos), but have yet to show anything publicly. Recently, RIAA chief Mitch Bainwol stated he "would be delighted" to show the technology to the various file sharing network companies. So, the file sharing companies took him up on the offer, and sent him a note saying that, sure, they'd like to see the technology. Bainwol has suddenly gone quiet and doesn't seem quite so interested in having them actually see it. It seems unlikely that the product is really vaporware - but it also seems quite unlikely that it really works all that well. Even if it does work, I imagine that it will take less than a day for people to figure out workarounds.

Geek Library: Audible.com

Geek Library: Audible.com 07/16/2004 06:47 PM
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New 9/11 Commission Hearings Available
Now from Audible.com

New 9/11 Commission Hearings Available
Now from Audible.com 05/21/2004 06:59 AM

DMCA-Audible.com goes after Goldwave

DMCA-Audible.com goes after Goldwave 05/26/2004 04:26 AM

Tubes vs Transistors: An Audible
Difference?

Tubes vs Transistors: An Audible
Difference? 07/11/2004 04:16 PM

Palm devices now Mac compatible with
Audible

Palm devices now Mac compatible with
Audible 02/10/2004 11:53 AM
Audible has released new AudibleReady devices that allow Mac OS X users running iTunes 4 to download and listen to audiobooks, audio editions of newspapers, magazines and more onto audio-enabled handhelds from palmOne and Sony running Palm OS 5...

Notes and Tips: Free on Audible

Notes and Tips: Free on Audible 08/11/2004 10:29 AM
If you can't access the iTunes Music Store - in Canada, for instance - you may be able to get some of its free content via Audible.

Wi-Fi MP3 Player Streams Audible Service

Wi-Fi MP3 Player Streams Audible Service 07/20/2004 07:55 PM

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Audible has announced that they will be streaming their audio service wirelessly onto the new Aireo MP3 player. The press release issued by Audible, also reports that you will be able to download audio and data wirelessly right onto the Aireo MP3 player, thus no more cables for music transfers. Pretty snazzy if I do say so myself….

Carl Brooks Wants You to Try Audible
Free!

Carl Brooks Wants You to Try Audible
Free! 05/14/2004 06:12 AM

Audible.com Jumps on Sprint Deal

Audible.com Jumps on Sprint Deal 09/22/2004 04:19 PM
TheStreet.com Sep 22 2004 7:34PM GMT

TiVo.com | TiVo Press Releases

TiVo.com | TiVo Press Releases 01/09/2004 10:10 PM
bang for the buck .. extension .. TivoToGo

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Intel and Tivo Team Up on Tivo-to-Go
(But How?)

Intel and Tivo Team Up on Tivo-to-Go
(But How?) 06/06/2005 12:09 AM

Reuters is running a story about Intel that is chocked full of goo info, including information that their 'Manitoba' mobile chipset has finally found a customer in mmO2 Pic (the Manitoba came out two years ago, to little fanfare, let alone actual adoption by phone manufacturers). But the big news is that Intel will be working with Tivo to provide Tivo-to-Go functionality in future laptop chipsets, like their popular Centrino.

What that is, though, is unclear. Is it just a branding initiative? Tivo-to-Go already works on laptops (that's half the point), so will it be some sort of native support that makes it easier to move the Tivo content around? We don't know—the article is very vague—but at least Tivo is getting some name dropping love from a mega-vendor (considering it was unlikely they were going to get much help from Microsoft, considering they sell a competing product to Windows XP Media Center). (Thanks, Pat!)

UPDATE 1-Intel's cell communications chip finds a customer [Reuters]

Inside Mac Radio partners with Macworld,
Audible

Inside Mac Radio partners with Macworld,
Audible 12/19/2003 03:46 PM
Inside Mac Radio today announced the addition of new outlets for its audio program...

Samsung audio players to support Audible

Samsung audio players to support Audible 07/08/2004 10:41 AM
Samsung's upcoming digital audio players will be compatible with content provider Audible's download service.

Daily Download: "Sunday Bell," Audible

Daily Download: "Sunday Bell," Audible 03/30/2005 02:45 PM
Sunny, carefree indie-pop.

Audible serves up Rice testimony free

Audible serves up Rice testimony free 04/09/2004 04:02 PM
The streaming-audio company is providing free downloads of National Security Adviser Condoleeza Rice's testimony on the background to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Your Mac Life features QuickTime,
MagnaTunes, Audible

Your Mac Life features QuickTime,
MagnaTunes, Audible 02/11/2004 10:59 AM
Tonight and every Wednesday night Your Mac Life Webcasts a QuickTime audio and video show featuring the latest Mac news and information, hosted by Shawn King. Tonight's show features Frank Casanova, Apple's senior director of QuickTime product marketing; John Buckman, founder and CEO of an iTunes Music Store competitor called Magnatunes.com; and more details about Your Mac Life's recently announced partnership with Audible.com. Also scheduled is MacCentral and Macworld's Peter Cohen, with news about what's happening in the world of Mac gaming.

Palm OS PDAs work with Audible thru
Macs, iTunes 4

Palm OS PDAs work with Audible thru
Macs, iTunes 4 02/13/2004 05:19 PM
Audible, Inc. recently announced the availability of an iTunes 4 plug-in that allows Mac OS X users to seamlessly transfer downloaded Audible content to audio-enabled, Palm-based PDAs, such as the palmONE Treo 600 Smartphone and Tungsten, Zire, and Sony CLIE handhelds. Previously, the only available Mac-ready mobile options compatible with Audible's proprietary file format were Apple's iPod and the company's own Otis portable player. An Audible representative told MacCentral that the plug-in is part of the firmware upgrade that you receive when you download the AudiblePlayer for Palm application as part of the Audible service set-up. The plug-in was declared "gold" on Monday and should now be part of the firmware upgrade.

Briefly: Samsung audio players to
support Audible

Briefly: Samsung audio players to
support Audible 07/08/2004 10:54 AM
roundup Plus: Linksys expands reach of wireless networks...Apple names new retail VP...Yahoo media exec steps into new role...Starbucks adds wireless service to stores.

Audible, Micro Center announce iPod
promo

Audible, Micro Center announce iPod
promo 03/06/2004 02:09 AM
Audible.com and Micro Center today announced a co-marketing relationship in which Micro Center will sell AudibleListener audiobook membership plans in conjunction with the Apple iPod portable digital audio player...

Stocks 2005: Plum Creek Timber vs.
Audible

Stocks 2005: Plum Creek Timber vs.
Audible 03/23/2005 03:50 PM
It's easy to measure growth by trees. A digital audio company can prosper, too.

Briefly: Sony casts Audible Magic for
antipiracy

Briefly: Sony casts Audible Magic for
antipiracy 05/28/2004 01:56 PM

Sony casts Audible Magic for antipiracy
push

Sony casts Audible Magic for antipiracy
push 05/28/2004 01:56 PM

Audible Signs On as Platinum Sponsor of
Portable Media Expo

Audible Signs On as Platinum Sponsor of
Portable Media Expo 06/22/2005 01:51 AM
The tradeshow and conference that covers portable digital content and podcasting takes place this fall outside Los Angeles. [PRWEB Jun 20, 2005]

Inside Mac Radio Partners With Macworld
& Audible For World Wide Distribution

Inside Mac Radio Partners With Macworld
& Audible For World Wide Distribution 12/19/2003 05:10 PM
Inside Mac Radio (The premiere Macintosh Broadcast Radio Show) today announced the addition of new outlets for its audio program. The Inside Mac Show is now included in Macworld magazine and the Macworld UK magazine monthly cover CDs which are distributed throughout the US, UK and other parts of Europe. This totals more the 150,000 additional listeners per month. The Inside Mac Show is also now available on Audible.com and Apple’s iTunes Music Store.

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This really, really sucks

This really, really sucks 09/05/2004 10:12 PM
This really, really sucks On Saturday night after their Houston show, Engine Down's van and trailer were stolen from the parking lot of the Red Roof Inn on NW Freeway in Houston. All of their gear, 3 laptop computers, cameras, merchandise and personal items are all gone. If you want to help them out at all, click here.

It sucks

It sucks 11/11/2003 10:33 AM
It sucks to be wounded.

Buy.com still sucks

Buy.com still sucks 02/12/2004 12:40 PM
More than four years ago, I ordered a CD from buy.com. The album was a new release and widely available everywhere, but it took them two months to process and ship the order...and then it never actually showed up. I haven't shopped there since. This morning I got an email from buy.com announcing their "NEW Cellular Store", one of many I've gotten from them since that initial shopping experience despite...

I got a Mac and it sucks

I got a Mac and it sucks 03/08/2004 11:11 PM
I just spent an hour on the phone with my father-in-law failing to help him find his email client. It used to be there, but it vanished from the tool bar at the bottom. Now we can't get it back. None of the Finder options seem to actually help us find anything. I know it's there. I know it's "easy." But it sure ain't intuitive. Anyone want to give me the most basic instruction about how to find things on the !@#$% Mac, OS X? As Dr. Dean would say, "Aaaaaaarrrrrrggggghhhh!" [Ten minutes later] I can't even walk my father-in-law...

Software that Sucks

Software that Sucks 01/07/2004 07:04 PM
?How sad to see two leading Democrats fall for, even feed the lie that they can create user-oriented software?

ARGH, MY MAC SUCKS!

ARGH, MY MAC SUCKS! 05/12/2004 08:23 AM
How do I turn on the screensaver with a key combination!?! I don't want to use the hot corners (I already have them overloaded with Exposé and I want to have the top left corner free so I don't have to worry about counting pixels when I try and access the Apple menu), but so far the best way to lock the Powerbook is to go and turn the lid down and then back up again. which turns on the screen saver (and stops iTunes, BTW, since the computer goes to sleep for a second).

I know there are Mac people reading me, so please: tell me which key combination I have to use, or which freeware application I have to install to just be able to press Apple-F12 to lock the computer! I've been trying to find the info from Google, but apparently I haven't been able to figure out the right keywords.

Frustrated now!

(Sorry for the headline, just wanted to grab your attention there. My Mac Powerbook does NOT suck, it is a wonderful little machine and I grow more attached to it every day. It is by far the best computer I've ever owned. I just need this one thing to make it perfect. Please?)

Moving Sucks

Moving Sucks 03/06/2004 02:09 AM
Now I remember why I waited 4+ years to move again. So much unpacking to do. So very much. But hey, at least the 3Mbit DSL is working and the wireless works well too! Sunday I head down to SoCal for about a day and a half. More on that when I return from the trip....

Passym sucks

Passym sucks 01/22/2004 03:17 AM

Tonight is my second night in an Embassy Suites with Passym Wireless internet access, and I have to say that Passym really sucks.

Connectivity is just horrible. I don't know why the service sucks so badly... it might be because I'm in a corner room (they're larger at the Embassy Suites) or it might be because I'm using a Macintosh, but neither of those two things should be reasons that the connectivity sucks so badly...

Maybe there are too many people using the service to keep up with what I want to do, but that shouldn't be a problem. I've normally stayed in Wyndham and Marriot hotels with Wayport access, and even though most of the time those hotels only provide wired access, they always worked just fine. I could connect to my office's VPN at the most complicated end of connectivity issues, and I could definitely send email through my own servers, but with this silly Passym service, I can't connect to the VPN and I can't even send email through my own service... and the speeds are terribly slow compared to what I expect them to be... especially at $10/day.

The worst part is that to get technical support, I'm supposed to email their support@ email address... no one here at the hotel knows anything about the service from a technical/troubleshooting stand-point, and I can't get email out through my email client. Good thing I have a webmail client set up on my server...

So, next time I stay in a hotel, I'll ask them if they have internet access, and I'll ask who the provider is. If it's Passym, I'll choose a different hotel if internet connectivity will be a need.

School sucks...

School sucks... 05/09/2004 02:07 PM
Monroe County Family Court Judge Marilyn O'Connor ruled March 31 that two parents "should not have yet another child which must be cared for at public expense."
Unconstitutional? Maybe. But not sufficiently so for the NY ACLU to say much anything about it. Maybe the Judge could have recommended the same sex-ed scheme that shows, in parts of England and Wales where it [called A Pause] was trialled in 104 schools, sexual intercourse among 16-year-olds fell by up to 20 per cent. Now that may mean we have to have more discussion of oral and manual, with less genital-genital emphasis. Anything that promotes the right to say 'no' amongst vulnerable young folks is alright by me.
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