Re: Tivo

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On Apr 1, 2008, at 9:51 AM, Larry Wanger wrote:

I've been following this discussion and, while its slightly off topic, does anyone know if a Tivo machine will work with DirecTV? Thanks.

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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" <discuss@macvisionaries.com>

Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 2:44 PM
Subject: Re: Tivo

Hi. 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 was

actually 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 I

couldn't choose programs, fast forward through things etc. Aside from your current problem, will this give me the same options as a sighted

user?  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 cable

tv? I've got cable in my new room in TO, and was thinking about

getting an external toner card for the macbook better that than go out

and 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 what

Tivo calls it when you record a show whenever it comes on. I really

enjoy 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 still

schedule recordings on my Tivo that's sitting at home. I've been

watching said recordings through my slingbox, which by the way works

extremely 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 buy

toast 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 and

programming 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 Tivo

Transfer 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 personally

find 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 is the kind that can join your network. The series 3 is the HD version.

Hope this helps.

Best,
Scott

how 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 Mac

OS X by theblind" <discuss@macvisionaries.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 3:05 PM
Subject: Toast WAS: Re: copying a data CD

Hi,

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 is

available in the main window, and not all commands are available via 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 still

takes 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 mostly

Voice 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 want

to use Toast for, I'd be happy to comment on that process.

Best,
Scott

Hi 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 from

from scattered reports on the list by Gordon Smith and others is

that
Toast 8 and 9 have both become less accessible. Is there
anybody who
can comment in more detail?

Cheers,

Esther

Hi,

Toast 3 and 4 worked well with voice technology, then Adaptec

spun it

off or sold it and they graphicalized the interface. I'm not a

power

toast user, I tend to need to either burn copies of cds or dvds

or
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,
Scott

Scott.

how well does toast work with voiceover? thanks for the useful

info.


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 from

Selected 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

will

preserve the exact file structure and not add any finder store

files 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!"

--Scott

Hi Keith,

You said: maybe i should have said that i wish to copy it to

another 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 like

to do with the blank CD, choose "open the Finder" if it isn't already chosen. Once in the Finder, an item named "Untitled

CD"

will appear on your Desktop, you can rename it if you'd like

using

regular renaming conventions. After that, simply follow the instructions outlined in my previous post below to copy the

selected 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 it

there, or, open the Data CD, press cmd-a to select all its

items, 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 Canada

Tim Kilburn
& Carter the Canine
Fort McMurray, AB Canada

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