Category Archives: PC

TiVo Desktop Plus 2.6 To Support Web Video And Folders

PC Magazine seems to have received early access to TiVo press release due to hit Monday, as they’re reporting on new features coming in TiVo Desktop Plus 2.6. Desktop Plus 2.6 will bring support for web video to the TiVo … Continue reading

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Watch Nearly Any Video Podcast On Your TiVo

Alex at TiVo Blog has written up a nice guide on how to watch nearly any video podcast on your TiVo, given a Windows PC, TiVo Desktop Plus, and iTunes. He’s also posted a video of the process:

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Vista TiVo Gadget Updated, Allows Downloads

Reader Richard Hay contacted me again to let me know that the TiVo Gadget for Windows Vista has been updated to v1.0.2 and now allows downloading shows from the TiVo via the simple expedient of clicking on the title of … Continue reading

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DirectTV Vista Media Center PCs May Yet Appear

Remember when Microsoft and DirecTV announced that they were developing tuner modules and the associated software that would allow vendors to sell Vista-based Media Center PCs with built-in DirecTV support? No? Well, I can’t blame you, since it was at … Continue reading

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Addonics Offers External Blu-ray & HD DVD Drive

Addonics is offering a multi-format external drive for many computing platforms. Product Features Play Blu-ray™, HD DVD™ or regular DVD movie on your computer Reads data from all popular DVD and CD format – Blu-ray™ and HD DVD™, standard DVD … Continue reading

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