how do I access tevo threw web interface?
Hank Smith
marketing executive.
Melaleuca INC.
the wellness company
----- 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: Sunday, March 30, 2008 7:01 PM
Subject: Tivo
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" <[email protected]>
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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