Using Yahoo! TV to tell Tivo to Record “Buffett & Gates Go Back to School” for Tonight

How cool is this! My wife sends me an Instant Message this morning informing me that PBS is airing a repeat of a 2005 Warrant Buffett and Bill Gates meeting titled, “Buffett & Gates Go Back to School”.

I saw this last year but I wanted to watch it again.

In the message she links to Yahoo! TV which offers information on this program.

There is also a link that says You can record this program to your TiVo Learn more…

I clicked on the “Learn More” link which tells me that Yahoo! & Tivo have partnered up and ask’s me for my Tivo user name and password. After logging in, the next screen displayed the name of my Tivo box and asks me if I want to record this show for tonight.

Considering I work nearly 30 miles from home, this was by far the most cohesive use of technology for me.

Instant Messenger, Tivo – with wireless USB connected to Internet and a Yahoo! Account.

Here is the email I got:

We have received your request to record “Buffett & Gates Go Back to
School” on Channel 8 for Tue 10/17 at 10:00 PM.

Priority: Cancel other programs if necessary
Quality: Use the default on the DVR

Keep Until: Space needed
Start Recording: On Time
Stop Recording: On Time

The next time your DVR named “ShandyKings Tivo” connects to the TiVo
service, it will receive this request and send you another e-mail with
the results. You can always see the status of your requests by
checking your TiVo Messages and the To Do List or Recording History.

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