The folks at The Tonight Show did something that was probably not very smart. In an attempt to tie this week's shows in to the Olympics, their program has been renamed The Olympic Tonight Show. Cute…but it means that a TiVo that's been programmed to record The Tonight Show won't record Jay. That'll cost 'em at least a few viewers.
I really like my TiVos (I have two) and they've completely changed the way I watch TV and even the way I live. I no longer have to think about taping my favorite shows when I go out — unless, of course, they've been dumb enough to change their names for a week — and I am now more apt to record, and therefore watch shows that are aired in the middle of the night. I watch almost nothing live. When I feel like watching something, I turn on the TV select a show from several dozen that are on the TiVo menu and — poof! — one button-touch later, I'm watching it. The result is a real sensation of me owning and controlling my TV, as opposed to the other way around.
I've been recommending TiVo in my columns since I purchased my first one, long before anyone had heard of the things. If you need more info, go over to www.tivo.com and read up. But if and when you buy one, come back here, click on the Amazon.Com box down below and buy it there and through that link. It probably won't cost any more, might cost less and if you buy it that way, this site gets a little taste.