wow that's awesome! How do you run emacs off of it? Does this thing have a keyboard and a sound system or something? I've never seen one before so I'm not sure what they look like. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debee Norling" <debee@xxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 11:52 PM Subject: OT: Hacking your Tivo > The Tivo (digital video recorder) is Linux-based. I gave my sighted fiance > one for Christmas, but after he installed a network card and bigger hard > disk, it's been my job to get all the software hacks working. > > It's really fun, easy and completely accessible. A Tivo lets you watch what > you want on TV when you want it and it takes care of all the details like > when a program airs and how long to record. > > As a blind person, I haven't really been in to television, but having access > to the program guide is very nifty. Being able to control a machine to tape > good PBS stuff like Nova and Frontline is also quite fun. And to have a home > appliance that can run Emacs, well that's just 'way cool! > > From bookshare you can download Tivo Hacks and I have scanned Jeff > Keegan's Hacking Tivo book. Email me if you want a copy. You can see his > website at www.keegan.org > > My work email is: norlingdeborah (at) fhda.edu > My home email is: debee (at) jfcl.com > > --Debee > (Deborah Norling, Milpitas, California.) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
