Sending video to my Tivo

Hyunjoo and I need to catch up on episodes of Heroes, but I am getting sick of having to plug my laptop into the back of out Samsung HDTV to watch things. I don't want to have to buy a "network media player"... I don't have the cash.

Thankfully there are others whom have asked and have answers to my very same question:

• http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=278385
• http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=264363&highlight=winavi&page=2
• http://dealdatabase.com/forum/showthread.php?t=58447
• http://forums.oztivo.net/showthread.php?t=973
• http://www.tivoblog.com/archives/2007/12/13/how-to-enable-tivogoback-functionality-using-visualhub/
  

Changing the "Adobe" logo in Presenter

VNC Servers and Clients

This particular post is primarily focussed on Windows options, however I can't help but mention Mac ones as well since there will almost always be a Mac involved in the equation if I have anything to say about it.

Windows

• Tight VNC - free; other software allows one to broadcast their screen to a network of computers
• RealVNC - free and paid options available for premium-level support
• UltraVNC - free with lots of plug-in options available

Mac

• just use Screen Sharing
• useful hints for using Screen Sharing

Wiki on the Buffalo NAS

Mac's Rule the Day (yet again)

Well, maybe it should be... Vista blows yet another day!

I hope I don't get fired for this, but apparently there's a VPN problem here at PSU that relates to 64-bit systems:

Currently, there is no Cisco VPN client (a type of software that creates a secure connection over the Internet) available for these 64-bit operating systems.

All I can say is, glad I have a Mac.

PSU@UP VPN config

I have to admit that I'm not exactly sure why I need a VPN, but I think it has something to do with UP's new wireless security here at the Outreach Building. I have the notion that we're just catching up with other networks on main campus.

I had some problems connecting initially. I realized that I was having troubles since I didn't have WiFi active. Once that was on and I was connected to "pennstate", everything went well.