Tivo and Comcast in the States

Wouldn't it be nice if Tivo and NTL could get together?

I think we all know why they can't, or do we?

Comcast are happy to do a deal in the States

A poll can be found here to show that an appetite for a Tivo return to the UK

For those of you that are still messing about with UK series 1 Thomson Tivo boxes!

As you probably know if you remove the drive from one of these units and attach it your PC via USB it will normally lock you out.

This means you are unable to copy the drive with e.g. winmfs.

I know you can attach the drive to an IDE channel on your PC, however I can't be bothered to take my PC apart each time to use qunlock.

The following worked for me:

Remove the top from your Tivo, reconnect the machine to the power connection with the lid off and power the machine up. Once it is fully powered up, diconnect the IDE connection and substitute your IDE to USB adaptor without powering down the Tivo.

By using this method, the Tivo unlocked the drive for me and as it was not powered down it connected to my PC in an unlocked state. I could then use winmfs to copy the drive.

The drive I was copying was a Quantum Fireball 40GB, however this should work with may drive?


A note of caution:

Working on the Tivo with the lid off is very dangerous and not recommended, this post is not suggesting that you do this. Any use of these suggestions are at you own risk and responsibility, In other words, DON'T DO IT !!

Very Funny ! (beware swear word)

Tommy Burns RIP

Very sad to see the passing of Celtic and Scotland legend Tommy Burns.

Tommy had a spell as Reading FC Manager, always struck me as a good honest guy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mMORSrr-sg

Finally, on a sad note

Off we went to Derby last week full of optimism that we might make an undeserved escape from the Premier League trap door. In the end a header from that towering powerhouse Danny Murphy kept "Woy's" Fulham up by outjumping the supposed giant Pompey defence(cheers Harry!) and down we went :-(

A real shame really because I'm pretty sure we would have stayed up next season due to the quaulity of what is coming up!

Where do you start:

• Lack of investment in players

• The ones we did buy were awful and a real waste of money

• Tactical errors and conservatism when a gamble was required
  

• Players signing lucrative contracts and then not performing once the money was in the bank

• Players once gaining a little recognition than thinking they are too big for the club!

• Others also refusing to play for the reserves when requested by a manager who basically created one of said player from scratch!!

• A forward being loaned out when we needed goals!

However when it comes down to it, the players just didn't perform.

Lets see how many of the "loyal" players jump ship

The manager should stay and correct the situation

But what do I know :-)

Trump That

We spent a few days in Chicago, some of the time was spent down a the lakefront in Grant Park which offers great views of the city.

Since our last visit the new Trump building is now very visible on the skyline








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Things of Beauty

The next day we were walking in Naperville and spotted these beauties!

Starved Rock

Whist I'm catching up on a few things, here are a few pictures from our visit to Starved Rock National Park in Utica IL.

Had a really nice walk and lunch, Starved Rock really is a lovely place to visit and relax

The End

I just noticed the news that the car spindle/kebab made famous by the "Wayne's World" film has been demolished.

Stories can be found here and
here



It was for sale on eBay at one point, listing can be found here


Karen and I visited it recently on our trip just in time it would appear :-)

New Paint Scheme Suggestion For BA?

See title :-)

United Airlines

Here's what you get on a quality airline, didn't lose my luggage and great service, including being on time!

BBC and Terminal 5 Interviews

A busy day BA announced their huge profit, and Mr Willy Walsh announced that due to the T5 disaster he will not be taking his £700K bonus.

The BBC called on yours truly for comments and I did three radio interviews, two on BBC Radio Five Live (Breakfast and Victoria Derbyshire) and one on Radio Wales Breakfast Show. I think I'm going to need an agent :-)

No contact as yet from BA in regards to compensation or even an apology however :-(

Here are the interviews if you are really bored!