Big Threats To TiVo: Freevo Is Not Its Name-o

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Build Your Own PVR :: Why Tivo When you
can Freevo?

Build Your Own PVR :: Why Tivo When you
can Freevo? 06/09/2004 12:22 PM
Build Your Own PVR :: Why Tivo When you can Freevo?

byopvr.com
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PluggedIn: Step Aside TiVo, Here Comes
Freevo

PluggedIn: Step Aside TiVo, Here Comes
Freevo 06/08/2004 02:11 PM

PluggedIn: Step Aside TiVo, Here Comes
Freevo (Reuters)

PluggedIn: Step Aside TiVo, Here Comes
Freevo (Reuters) 06/08/2004 01:52 PM
Reuters - Tired of TiVo's monthly fees and eager for even more control over their television programs, computer enthusiasts are building TV recording devices out of personal computers and new software packages.

Freevo 1.5.1

Freevo 1.5.1 09/27/2004 08:58 AM
A standalone Linux digital VCR/PVR.

Freevo 1.5.0

Freevo 1.5.0 08/17/2004 03:24 PM
A standalone Linux digital VCR/PVR.

Freevo 1.4rc4

Freevo 1.4rc4 11/11/2003 01:17 AM
A standalone Linux digital VCR/PVR.

Freevo 1.4rc2

Freevo 1.4rc2 11/02/2003 02:09 PM
A standalone Linux digital VCR/PVR.

Freevo 1.4rc3

Freevo 1.4rc3 11/05/2003 03:03 AM
A standalone Linux digital VCR/PVR.

Freevo 1.5.3 (Default branch)

Freevo 1.5.3 (Default branch) 02/01/2005 09:45 PM
Freevo is a Linux application that turns a PC with a TV capture card and/or TV-out into a standalone multimedia jukebox/VCR/PVR/HTPC/DVR/set-top box. It uses MPlayer and other apps to play and record audio and video. It is optimized for use with a TV and remote, but can be used with a monitor and keyboard. It is very easy to install since the binary release package has no external dependencies.

Freevo - Home Theatre PC Platform

Freevo - Home Theatre PC Platform 09/19/2004 05:41 AM
1.5.1 is out

Freevo Network Remote Control

Freevo Network Remote Control 03/24/2005 11:18 PM
Sourceforge Listing

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 Bug Shuts Out Many Series 1 TiVo
Owners?

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

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.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]

MP3 Request: "Tivo, My Tivo"

MP3 Request: "Tivo, My Tivo" 06/08/2004 09:07 AM

Does anyone have an MP3 of the song "Tivo, My Tivo" from the off-Broadway [hit | miss] The Gayest Straight Man Alive? Because I'd really like to hear it. Also, could someone explain what "surprisingly straight" means? Is that, like, no dicks at all? Not even your own? (Thanks, Peter, for the "tip.")
Read [NYTheatre]

Update: While I'm exploiting the good humor of our readers, do any of you 1) live in Canberra, Australia, and 2) take PayPal? I need to get a few cases of VB delivered to some game developers and am having a surprisingly hard time of it.

Net threats add up

Net threats add up 05/27/2004 03:19 PM

Net threats keep on coming

Net threats keep on coming 05/12/2004 02:11 PM
As the Sasser worm evolves to a new, if less formidable, variant, a virus dubbed Wallon takes aim at Microsoft's media software.

Net faces new threats

Net faces new threats 08/10/2004 08:50 AM
As a new Bagle variant rumbles across the Net, software makers release new security offerings.

UK.biz complacent over virus threats

UK.biz complacent over virus threats 06/21/2004 06:16 AM
Blended attack? Whatever

SSC Trademark Threats vs
LinuxGazette.net

SSC Trademark Threats vs
LinuxGazette.net 12/02/2003 09:53 AM

Net threats hit servers, phones

Net threats hit servers, phones 06/16/2004 04:21 PM
Akamai confirms an attack on its network that took down Google, Yahoo and others. Also: Smart phones draw their first worm.

Week in review: Net threats

Week in review: Net threats 05/28/2004 12:21 PM

Pa. boy charged with making web threats

Pa. boy charged with making web threats 12/10/2003 11:34 AM
Boston Globe Dec 10 2003 10:42AM ET

Target: Internal Threats

Target: Internal Threats 01/19/2004 10:37 AM
Check Point, Ingrian products prevent data misuse and abuse.

Pa. Boy Charged With Making Web Threats

Pa. Boy Charged With Making Web Threats 12/10/2003 08:06 AM
San Jose Mercury News Dec 10 2003 7:26AM ET

Net threats stir new responses

Net threats stir new responses 09/20/2004 02:55 PM
roundup As worms proliferated through the first half of the year, attacks gained in sophistication. Also: A start-up fights zombies.

New security threats on the horizon

New security threats on the horizon 03/28/2005 10:31 AM
The Star Online Mar 28 2005 1:26PM GMT

ArcSight Zeroes in on Threats

ArcSight Zeroes in on Threats 06/08/2004 10:56 AM
TruThreat Discovery will use data-mining techniques to identify threats and attacks that typically slip through the nets of firewalls and intrusion detection systems.

PC security threats hit new high

PC security threats hit new high 09/20/2004 10:42 PM
The number of viruses, worms and other security threats to PCs has now passed the 100,000 mark.

Threats, Viruses, and Hacks

Threats, Viruses, and Hacks 12/30/2003 01:23 AM
I was recently a guest at the Utah Valley State College - Security Summit in which I participated as a presenter. But in an effort to spread the word of security, and perhaps let those of you in the same...

Top 20 computer threats unveiled

Top 20 computer threats unveiled 06/17/2005 02:17 PM
News.bbc.co.uk - Fri Jun 10, 01:54 pm GMT

EU threats over Internet VAT could end
with big fines

EU threats over Internet VAT could end
with big fines 09/01/2004 06:34 AM
Article.wn.com - Wed Sep 1, 10:39 am GMT

Threats and lies, yes. Illegal? HHS
doesn't think so

Threats and lies, yes. Illegal? HHS
doesn't think so 07/07/2004 09:34 AM

Foreign Threats to U.S. Profits

Foreign Threats to U.S. Profits 02/18/2004 04:11 PM
Watch out if overseas courts decide to start targeting U.S. firms.

AP: U.S. Didn't Warn Las Vegas of
Threats (AP)

AP: U.S. Didn't Warn Las Vegas of
Threats (AP) 08/09/2004 04:50 PM
AP - A year after the Sept. 11 attacks, the Justice Department obtained video surveillance tapes suggesting terrorists were targeting Las Vegas casinos but authorities never alerted the public as they discussed whether a warning might hurt tourism or increase the casinos' legal liability, internal memos show.

Eliminating threats on the network

Eliminating threats on the network 04/29/2004 11:58 AM
Sygate is a company that specializes in endpoint security solutions for large enterprises. John De Santis, Sygate's president and CEO, recently met with InfoWorld Senior Analyst Wayne Rash to discuss the issue of security policy management and measures for creating a safe state on the network.
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TiVo, ReplayTV Make Their Devices Less
Useful

TiVo, ReplayTV Make Their Devices Less
Useful 09/09/2004 02:40 PM
TiVo and ReplayTV have both announced plans to inco rporate copy protection technology in their boxes that would let content providers set content to "expire." The idea is to protect movie makers who are afraid to release movies to PPV channels where they could be recorded by users who then choose not to buy the DVD -- or at least that's the theory. However, as is pointed out in the article, this is a "feature" that makes the device less useful to people. They buy it in order to record stuff to watch it on their schedule, not the broadcasters'. By limiting that, the devices become less useful. Once again, instead of embracing what the technology can do to get more people to watch their content, they're taking a backwards step, making their content less useful. While TiVo and Replay will claim they need to do this, that's not true. If they're smart, others will come along, refusing to take away features from customers.

High Definition TiVo Bash Software Hack
Claimed

High Definition TiVo Bash Software Hack
Claimed 08/02/2004 01:52 PM

TiVo and ReplayTV give in to Hollywood

TiVo and ReplayTV give in to Hollywood 09/09/2004 11:02 AM

Based upon the story I have just read I will predict the demise of these two companies within 2 years. It seems they have agreed to implement changes that would embed code in their machines that would limit the amount of time you can store a pay for view movie and limit how often that movie can be watched.

All I can say is they are a bunch of idiots. [Sili con Valley Mercury News]

TiVo, ReplayTV Agree to Limits

TiVo, ReplayTV Agree to Limits 09/10/2004 04:44 PM

TiVo, ReplayTV agree to limits
(SiliconValley.com)

TiVo, ReplayTV agree to limits
(SiliconValley.com) 09/09/2004 07:02 AM
SiliconValley.com - The makers of TiVo and ReplayTV digital video recorders have agreed to limit how long consumers can keep pay-for-view movies stored on future versions of the VCR-like devices.

With ReplayTV out of the picture,
Studios turn on TiVo

With ReplayTV out of the picture,
Studios turn on TiVo 07/23/2004 04:46 AM
TiVo's strategy has always been to play nice with the movie studios. While SonicBlue was shipping the Replay with automated commercial skipping and show-sharing, TiVo was adding DRM-based systems for cautiously moving programming around your house and only your house. It worked -- sorta. Replay got sued into oblivion, and TiVo was left standing.

But now that the studios have chased the TiVo competitors out of the market, they're turning on their pet PVR. TiVo wants to deliver a product that will allow you to share your programming among no more than 10 sets -- this isn't the indiscriminate sharing that the Broadcast Flag advocates said they feared: this is heaily DRMed, controlled and modest sharing.

And the Studios and the NFL don't like it. So they're demanding that FCC order TiVo to disable this feature. Link

DirecTV Deletes TiVo

DirecTV Deletes TiVo 06/09/2004 10:58 AM
DirecTV sells its 4% stake in TiVo and resigns its board seat.

DirecTV Helps TiVo

DirecTV Helps TiVo 12/11/2003 04:57 PM
DirecTV helps TiVo... but not TiVo users. While CNET reports that TiVo's partnership with DirecTV has driven subs up to the 1 million mark, my poor DirecTiVo satellite/DVR combo is orphaned sans the Home Media Option and any of the cool new software features (e.g. folders)--and, indeed, any software updates to speak of--appearing on the standalone Tivo boxes. The Web-based recording and ability to stream audio from my MP3 store to my hifi via TiVo were the very reasons I upgraded to a Series 2 TiVo. Sure is nice to see TiVo doing so well though; mind you, I do mean that--this particular beef is with DirecTV.

TiVo, DirecTV extend ad pact

TiVo, DirecTV extend ad pact 04/05/2005 02:02 PM
CNN Money Apr 5 2005 5:22PM GMT

DirecTV Says Sold Stake in TiVo

DirecTV Says Sold Stake in TiVo 06/09/2004 04:12 AM
Boston Globe Jun 9 2004 8:34AM GMT

The Rocky TiVo-DirecTV Relationship

The Rocky TiVo-DirecTV Relationship 04/04/2005 04:17 PM

A failed DirecTV acquisition of TiVo?

A failed DirecTV acquisition of TiVo? 04/05/2005 05:42 PM
Blog: DirecTV at one time discussed acquiring TiVo, but TiVo turned DirecTV down, according to a Monday column by Phillip Swann in TVpredictions.com....

DirecTV sells its TiVo stake

DirecTV sells its TiVo stake 06/08/2004 06:27 PM

DirecTV Machine Will Compete With TiVo

DirecTV Machine Will Compete With TiVo 01/07/2005 12:15 AM
New York Times Jan 7 2005 4:12AM GMT

TiVo, DirecTV Sign Advertising Deal

TiVo, DirecTV Sign Advertising Deal 04/05/2005 02:58 PM
In a possible sign that relations between satellite television provider DirecTV and DVR-maker TiVo may be improving, details of a new advertising agreement between the two companies were made public Tuesday. The deal allows for both companies to leverage TiVo's "advanced advertising capabilities" on DirecTV TiVo units.

DirecTV sells its equity stake in TiVo

DirecTV sells its equity stake in TiVo 06/08/2004 06:58 PM
CNET Jun 8 2004 10:08PM GMT

DirecTV launches non-TiVo digital
recorder

DirecTV launches non-TiVo digital
recorder 01/07/2005 02:02 AM
ZDNet Jan 7 2005 5:48AM GMT

DirecTV exec quits TiVo board

DirecTV exec quits TiVo board 06/04/2004 01:48 PM

Big Threats To TiVo: Freevo Is Not Its Name-o

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