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On Apr 1, 2008, at 12:00 AM, hank smith wrote:
just wish it didn't use windows media----- Original Message ----- From: "Darcy Burnard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]>Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 2:44 PM Subject: Re: TivoHi. A slingbox is a device that you hook up to whatever tv source you have, satellite receiver, cable box etc. It streams through your local network or the internet. So you could watch tv in another room in the house, or really any place in the world with an internet connection. So basically if there's something my Tivo has recorded, I can watch it anywhere there is an internet connection.Darcy On 31-Mar-08, at 11:50 AM, Tiffany D wrote:We've had a few tivos for a long time now, but I never knew it wasactually accessible. I thought that you had to do everything through the remote and the menus and that even the web stuff whas done on tv.Nice to know that I was wrong. But what's a Slingbox and how do you use it? Another problem that I had with Tivo was the fact that Icouldn't choose programs, fast forward through things etc. Aside from your current problem, will this give me the same options as a sighteduser? Oh, and we now have fios from Verizon. Will that interfeer with it? Thanks, Tiffanitsa On 3/31/08, erik burggraaf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Hi, If I get the series three version, can I record things from cabletv? I've got cable in my new room in TO, and was thinking aboutgetting an external toner card for the macbook better that than go outand buy a tv. I really dispise tv if the truth be known, but cable might have movies or sports or music programming I want. Thanks, Erik On 30-Mar-08, at 7:01 PM, Darcy Burnard wrote:Hi. I have been using a tivo for the last few months now, and now can't imagine life without it. The web interface works very well for scheduling recordings. You can use the web to schedule individual recordings, and season passes. A season pass is whatTivo calls it when you record a show whenever it comes on. I reallyenjoy the fact that I can schedule recordings on the web, because not only is it accessible, but I can do it while away from home.I've been staying at Holly's for the last while now, and I can stillschedule recordings on my Tivo that's sitting at home. I've beenwatching said recordings through my slingbox, which by the way worksextremely well with the Mac and VO. All that being said, is there any way to get the content off the tivo with a mac that does not involve toast? I'd rather not buytoast if I can avoid it because by all accounts VO access is lacking.Darcy On 30-Mar-08, at 12:09 PM, Scott Bresnahan wrote:Hi, Ok, let me try to address the follow up questions you folks have asked. 1. How good is Tivo for a blind guy? Tough question. The actual TV UI is not at all. The remote does give you nice audio feedback for the buttons, but the setup andprogramming of recordings would be quite hard without seeing. That said, I love Tivo, I can see on My Mac all the things Tivo recorded and I can transfer and play them on my Mac with Toast and the TivoTransfer application. And, I have not tried this, but you can program your Tivo at the Tivo web site. This may be a practical work around for programming your Tivo. Granted, I have not tried it. My Tivo recordings are limited to all shows with stargate or battlestar in their title. Hi, my name is Scott and I'm a sci-fi junkie. [Yep, I know those of you who will hold that against me!] Also, Tivo exposes my iTunes playlists to my stereo. And, if you have an iPhoto library, it will show your albums on your TV for friends and family. 2. How do I rip the audio from a DVD? The Handbrake application can do this. If it's a copy protected DVD, I believe audio hijack can do this too. 3. Toast compared to Disk Utility?Yes, as I mentioned, Disk Utility can copy stuff too. I personallyfind the work flow of Toast easier and faster for this function. Although yes, Toast does cost a lot for what I think it does.Please be aware that there are three versions of Tivo in existence.Series 1, Series 2, and Series 3. Series 1 was the original Tivo and requires a phone jack. It won't connect to your network. Avoid a used series 1 like the plague. A series 2 is a big step up. It has a USB port for a wireless or ethernet adapter. This isthe kind that can join your network. The series 3 is the HD version.Hope this helps. Best, Scotthow accessible is tevo period to operate buy a blind guy? I found a tevo at a good will for 15 bucks am so tempted to buy it thing is friggen huge though ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Bresnahan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of MacOS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 3:05 PM Subject: Toast WAS: Re: copying a data CDHi, I can give you a little more info about Toast 8. I'm not sure what's new in 9. If you run the Toast application, I think it's totally unusable with VoiceOver. Practically nothing isavailable in the main window, and not all commands are availablevia the menus. So, if you want to build a dvd or audio CD using Toast, I think you are out of luck. That said, I do think it is easy to copy a DVD or CD using Toast, or even burning disk data to a backup. I do all these things via the contextual menu "Toast It" option, which basically takes any finder object (CD, Volume, folder, file) and lets you burn it to disk. It stilltakes you to the main toast application and main unusable window,but all the data is pre-populated just the way you need it, and you just hit burn from the menu. So, in that limited way, I think Toast is nice. But, I have no idea of the slew of other features I'm missing. But frankly, I use iTunes to burn music CDs if I even bother anymore, and and I don't really use the other toast features.I will say that the Tivo Transfer application is nice and mostlyVoice Over friendly. I use Tivo Transfer to backup stuff on my computer more often that I burn using Toast.I know that's not much more info than I gave the first time, but if you have a specific work flow or task you think you might wantto use Toast for, I'd be happy to comment on that process. Best, ScottHi Scott, The only version of Toast that I've used (very limited) was Toast 7, which was the first version to appear as a universal binary. My impression fromfrom scattered reports on the list by Gordon Smith and others isthat Toast 8 and 9 have both become less accessible. Is there anybody who can comment in more detail? Cheers, EstherHi, Toast 3 and 4 worked well with voice technology, then Adaptec spun itoff or sold it and they graphicalized the interface. I'm not apowertoast user, I tend to need to either burn copies of cds or dvdsor burn the contents of a folder. For these tasks, Toast's contextual menu is very easy. Toast it. Wait, hit enter, stick in blank. The GUI is not very useful. A lot of unknown items. But for me, it's easier than Disk Utility, and I wanted the Tivo Transfer utility that Toast provides. Bottomline, Toast isn't all that friendly to VOiceOver users. I'd say "poor". Best, ScottScott.how well does toast work with voiceover? thanks for the usefulinfo. Keith On 28 Mar 2008, at 13:36, Scott Bresnahan wrote:Hi, If you want an exact copy of that CD, you should use the utility application Disk Utility. The procedure goes like this: 1. Insert original CD. 2. Run Disk Utility. 3. Select the CD volume from the outline view.4. From the File Menu, Select New submenu New Disk Image fromSelected volume. 5. Save the disk image somewhere on your hard disk. 6. Eject the original CD. 7. Select from the Images menu the menu item Burn... 8. From the Dialog, find the image file you just saved and follow the final instructions. Although Tim's steps are ok too, the disk utility technique willpreserve the exact file structure and not add any finder storefiles or any other hidden files to the copy. But, if you own Toast, you can just contextually click on the CD and select "Toast It!" --ScottHi Keith,You said: maybe i should have said that i wish to copy it toanother CD. sorry. TK: Not much different. Simply put your blank CD into the drive on your MacBook, a dialog should appear asking you what you'd liketo do with the blank CD, choose "open the Finder" if it isn't already chosen. Once in the Finder, an item named "UntitledCD"will appear on your Desktop, you can rename it if you'd likeusingregular renaming conventions. After that, simply follow the instructions outlined in my previous post below to copy theselected items from the original CD to the blank one that should be on your Desktop. Later... Previous post: You asked: can anyone tell me how to copy a data CD using my Macbook?TK: You can either select the icon representing the Data CD on your Desktop, then press cmd-c to copy it to the clipboard, then navigate to where you wish to put it and press cmd-v to paste itthere, or, open the Data CD, press cmd-a to select all itsitems, then cmd-c to copy andthen navigate to the place you wish to put it and then press cmd-v to paste. HTH. Later...Tim Kilburn& Carter the Canine Fort McMurray, AB CanadaTim Kilburn & Carter the Canine Fort McMurray, AB Canada----Scott-- --Scott-- --Scott-- --Scott
