Comments on: Secret Syllabus Redux http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2006/09/secret-syllabus-redux/ Rob MacDougall Dot Org Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:00:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Rollen http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2006/09/secret-syllabus-redux/#comment-378 Rollen Fri, 06 Oct 2006 15:46:53 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/new/?p=73#comment-378 Rob, did you see this on the Globe and Mail website's "Geek Notes" on their Tech page lately? http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20061005.gtgeeknotes/BNStory/Technology/home It's supposed to turn your computer into a DVR so long as you have digital cable or "over the air." Whether that's old-timey rabbit ears broadcast or WiFi, I'm not sure. Here's the product's page, by the way: http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/us/Products/Consumer+Products/PCTV+Tuners/PCTV+Analog_Digital+PVR/PCTV+HD+Pro+Stick.htm Pretty tempting at that price - but I'm sure one would also need to add a new hard drive or two to deal with all the recording going on... Rob, did you see this on the Globe and Mail website’s “Geek Notes” on their Tech page lately?

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20061005.gtgeeknotes/BNStory/Technology/home

It’s supposed to turn your computer into a DVR so long as you have digital cable or “over the air.” Whether that’s old-timey rabbit ears broadcast or WiFi, I’m not sure.

Here’s the product’s page, by the way:

http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/us/Products/Consumer+Products/PCTV+Tuners/PCTV+Analog_Digital+PVR/PCTV+HD+Pro+Stick.htm

Pretty tempting at that price – but I’m sure one would also need to add a new hard drive or two to deal with all the recording going on…

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