Automation Adventures

I installed Galleon 0.1 on my machine yesterday. First off: read the instructions. One thing that got me was the fact that it uses JDK 1.5 - all I had was 1.4’s.
This is the first TiVo HME enabled version of what is formerly known as JavaHMO. It has one very neat feature added: you can [...]

So far I have had no luck hooking up the Netgear WG111 I bought 2 days ago. Apparently just disconnecting the old network adapter and plugging in the new doesn’t work (I didn’t expect it to work), but even the following set of steps didn’t work:

Turn TiVo off
Unplug old Linksys adapter
Turn TiVo on
Check that there [...]

A beta version of Galleon has been released. This is made by the same developer as JavaHMO (Leon Nicholls), and utilizes the HME from TiVo.
This version sports no JavaHMO plug ins as yet, but the list of features looks pretty impressive. Download a copy of it and try it out…!

Yahoo!’s Tech Tuesday is taking a close look at DVR’s. DVR dilemma’s takes a look at how TiVo measures up against ReplayTV and Microsoft Media Center. DVR recording tips shares a couple of tips on how to improve your DVR experience. And DIY DVR shows you some do-it-yourself alternatives to the commericially available DVR systems.

Yesterday I came across a couple of posts stating that TiVo is now supporting 802.11g adapters. A quick check revealed that the Supported Wireless Adapaters page at TiVo support now shows 2 G-adapters: the D-Link DWL-G120 and the NetGear WG111. Both require version 7.1a of the TiVo software (i.e. the software on your TiVo). Monitor [...]