Place shifting action 2

tivo.jpgI’ve been working on a command-line oriented TiVo2Go downloader so I can automate getting items off my tivo, or at least do it when I’m on the road via ssh (and then kick off that other script…)  I’ve written a quick and dirty TiVo library, and a sample script called TiVo2Disk which uses the library.

On its own, the TiVo library stuff I whipped up will just download the content from the TiVo still locked up in TiVo’s DRM.  If you pair it with tivodecode (like the sample script does) you can get the video as an MPEG-2 stream.  Beware, HD content is HUGE.

I’ve only tested with my Series 3, and I’ve run it under both OS X and Linux, but it should work on any .  The UI on the sample script is pretty bad, but its an early version.  I’m interested in an feedback, patches, etc anyone might have.  I still need to do some rdoc as well.

This works for me, but I’d like it to be more useful for more people.   In any case, feel free to checkout tivo-ruby-0.1.tar.gz.

Twitter Updates for 2007-11-14

  • Sweet, my ruby app to download shows from the TiVo via its TiVo2Go interface is done. Now its time for other eyeballs. #
  • hooray for drinks with Travis. #
  • Ack…a laptop has gone walking. Luckily it isn’t mine. #
  • The sad part, it was from a locked room. And we’re in a casino… Cameras cameras everywhere. #
  • This is my heaviest day at the show. Busy busy busy. I have been going since 9:30. #

Twitter Updates for 2007-11-13

  • @tyr Its nothing yet, but it is disconcerting the doc at home wants a reading and me to get back to them. Its gonna kill my roxk star l … #
  • So many people to talk to. I’m not sure if my feet or mouth will give out. #
  • @ddribin I just want a single window from an app to be omnipresent. #
  • There will be a real estate blogger wedding. See Greg Swann for details. #
  • @maigrey fear the HR man #
  • "Family is no longer in family in monopoly." #
  • @maigrey I’m still here. Off on a doctor hunt this morning. #
  • the first aid station at the conference hooked me up. First crisis averted. #
  • @maigrey I just couldn’t get to it when it was open yesterday. #
  • @RickMunday I’ve worked at places like that. Scary. #
  • @dbt the NAR lunch brain trust says "no, because you’re getting more of the badder." #
  • @RickMunday you gotta point me at that, cuz I’m stuck at ‘another flavor of messenging. Which isn’t a bad thing. #
  • Whoa, I’m pulling a @tyr as I have a presentation tomorrow morning that I haven’t finished. Luckily its a subset of talks I’ve done before. #
  • new law: you get punched in the face for saying "<any noun> 2.0" It doesn’t make you sound any hipper or smarter, just makes you … #
  • back to the room to video conference home and to work on a presentation #

Twitter Updates for 2007-11-12

  • mmmmMMMMmmm Portillo’s! #
  • @dbt EVERYONE has been sick on and off at our place. #
  • I just noticed @tyr outted my twitter address to the real estate world. Hi NAR related folks. #
  • Remind me that next time I think ‘hey, an 8am flight sounds good’ that the ride to the airport suggests a 5:45 pick up time: #
  • hooray. On the ground taxing. #
  • I am having a DAY. Anyone know where to get your blood pressure checked in vegas. I’m not joking. #
  • @maigrey Thanks. I forgot you ran in circles that would know that. I need just a BP reading. Long story I’ll blog about later #
  • med center near planet Hollywood that is 24 he’s a day, I will check them when I can. #

Twitter Updates for 2007-11-07

  • Okay, to further my twitter experiment, I’ve integrated it with my blog. So now tens more readers will see my tweets! Or something. #
  • @ddribin Is the jury area at least wifi equiped? I know they are doing that in DuPage #
  • *sigh* Time to do more fighting with nmake, vc++, swig, and python. At least I found a work-around to get the flags into python. #
  • Good news: 99.9% of the python for win32 build done. #
  • Why do most of the developers I talk to due to work make me want to call them "developers" #
  • The left earbud from my iPhone headphones no longer sits in my ear the right way. Did my ear change or did the earbud? Weird. #

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