Comments for Where's that remote?

Comment from Andrew Grumet on 2004-02-24

2004-02-24T23:53:03Z

I'd like to be able to subscribe to a shared or centrally edited To Do list. "Just record everything Ted says is cool." Does Home Media Option giving you anything like this, or are you pretty much confined to your own machine?

Comment from Derek on 2004-04-14

2004-04-14T22:27:18Z

No, no, no. No WiFi remote control.

Many of us have very nice univeral remote controls. They control like 17 different devices simultaneously. They have nifty macros to do things like "change the TV to the [TiVo] input, set the stereo to the [TiVo] input, change the channel to CBS" or whatever.

If you need to point your TiVo remote directly at your TiVo may I suggest checking your batteries. I've been known to have my remote pointing 180-degrees away from my TiVo and have it still function just spiffy.

I'm also a little confused about how you could "Program the remote to control other devices that aren’t supported from factory defaults." ... those other devices all use IR for their remotes (or, in rare occasions, RF, but *those* are thankfully being killed off). How is WiFi going to enable you to talk to my unsupported stereo receiver?

Comment from Bill on 2005-02-02

2005-02-03T00:34:32Z

So the rest of us should suffer and have to use some infrared 80s technology since a few of you have "universal" remotes. Too bad for you. Move into the 21st century. Off with the infrared and in with the WIFI!!!

http://feralboy.com/log/links/archives/2004_02_24.html#000895

2004-02-25T00:27:42Z

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