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Nero Unveils LiquidTV, TiVo For Your Computer 156

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday September 29, 2008 @01:47PM from the easier-to-take-your-tv-with-you dept.

bigwophh writes to mention HotHardware is reporting that Nero has decided to try a new step forward for home theater PCs by bringing the TiVo service to your computer. The new LiquidTV / TiVo PC package includes a (USB-based) high definition ATSC digital/analog TV tuner, antenna, remote control, IR blaster, Nero's LiquidTV software, and a 12-month subscription to the TiVo service for around $200. You can cut that in half if you already have a compatible TV tuner. This is the first time that TiVo has licensed their intuitive interface for a PC package. In addition to the TiVo interface, the rest of the LiquidTV software package allows you to burn your TV recordings to DVD or transfer the videos to other computers, iPods, PSP, or "other mobile devices." This service is due to launch next month.

Comment Do you really have to trust your admins? (Score 1) 398

by michajoe on Wednesday October 25, 2006 @12:41PM (#16580148) Attached to: Sys-Admins Reading the Bosses Mail?

I was a consultant on a project two years ago, where we dealt with exactly that issue. I can't go into details, but I will mention that I had to get security clearance for that project.

The general rule is "you have to trust your admins". In this project, we spent a good amount of time dealing dealing with the question "Do you *really* have to trust your admins?"

We were pleased to fi
nd that we really didn't have to trust the admins all that much. The enterprise-grade product in use helped with its many, many security features. Yep, it was Lotus Notes + Domino. And yes, we did consider the server admins, storage admins and the backup guys. Oh, the network guys, too.

Of course, building a system like that does have some negative impact on the admins' and helpdesk's ability to easily help users with problems, but we did manage to accomplish the goal of very, very tight security.

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