So the replacement TiVo arrived on Wednesday, so I started setting it up yesterday and ran into an immediate snag. The very first time you set up the box you have to have it connected to a phone line. The problem - we're wireless. Luckily, our very friendly neighbors had an extra phone line and TV in their basement, and they were more than happy to let me come over and do the setup stuff I need. You have to leave the box plugged in for at least 8-hours straight so the box can finish plugging through all of the initial data, so I had to leave the TiVo at their house overnight. Soon we can start watching TV the way we're used to!

The best part of the whole evening was when I was explaining the concept of TiVo to my neighbors. At first they kind of blew it off as some hokey and geeky tech fad, but the more I talked about it the more they were interested. "Can it do this or that?" "It not only does this and that, but it can also do these crazy things and make a fantastic bur blanc sauce at the same time!"

I think I might have some future TiVo converts living next door.