While watching a movie recently, I couldn’t hear the dialogue over the chatter of the two women sitting in front of me. Unable to bear it any longer, I tapped one of them on the shoulder. “Excuse me,” I said, “I can’t hear.” “I should hope not,” she replied sharply. “This is a private conversation.” [...]

We don’t have Tivo anymore, since switching to FIOS. I had some shows on the hard drive that couldn’t be replaced and had been wondering something for some time. What is the best way to back up a Tivo or DVR? If you have shows on there you don’t want to lose and for some [...]