The Comcast woes are over (for now)

So the Comcast tech who was supposed to install the second CableCard no later than 10:15 finally showed up at noon, after I made 5 calls to his supervisor and to Comcast HQ. The CableCard worked on the first try, and so my TiVo S3 is now fully operational, dual tuners and all. Yay.

Amazon.com gift certificate

I have a $200 gift certificate in my Amazon.com account. What should I spend it on?

The Comcast woes continue

Not today. Tomorrow morning, "10:15 at the latest".

I got a call from the Comcast tech's supervisor. He didn't know that the TiVo Series 3 came out! "I don't know why my CableCard orders jumped from 2 a day to 17, and all 17 needed 2 cards"

50% success rate

One CableCard works, one doesn't. Comcast will send someone else "before 8pm". OK...

The TiVo S3 is here

Ahoy, mateys!

I'm now waiting for the Comcast installer to bring the CableCards.

new toy

I ordered a TiVo series 3. It should arrive here on Monday 9/18, and the Comcast folks should install the two required CableCards on Tuesday morning. (Why does Comcast need to send someone to stick the card in a slot and then call their office for activation? DirecTV has been doing self-install for years.)

It was $807.56 ($799 - 10% Circuit City coupon + tax + next-day shipping). No more horrible Motorola 3412 (with iGuide software). And I'll stick a 750GB disk in it as soon as the upgrade details are figured out (looks promising). Whether all of this is worth $800... well, remains to be seen.

Tahiti!

Jeanette and I came back from Tahiti. 8 days of doing mostly nothing - it took some adjusting, but after the first 2 days, I found out I could easily adapt to a life of leisure... I mean, there's something to be said for sitting on your patio and seeing this.

Anyway, pictures:
Tahiti: hotel - sunrise - island tour - Papeete
Bora Bora: sunset - underwater - Vaitape - various