As I continue to watch the recent season and series premiers, I thought I would post about how you can use your computer as a DVR of sorts, or as a supplement to your TiVo or cable or satellite dish DVR. I saw a CNET article about the free media player called Miro. In addition to being a media player, this open source project has support of RSS and BitTorrent.
By supporting both RSS and BitTorrent, Miro allows you to subscribe to RSS feeds of your favorite TV shows and automatically download the shows to your computer after they air. It is like having a free season pass for a TV show without the cost associated with the iTunes Music Store. Read the CNET article for details on how to get Miro and set it up to download your favorite shows. Of course, this is for educational purposes only.
You should also get educated about Phoenix Labs’ Peer Guardian 2. It will block communications to and from media companies, advertising companies, government and other unwanted network resources. It has several built-in block lists, but you can modify or remove those lists, as well as adding other block lists. Peer Guardian does not allow you to break the law, but it does help prevent your personal information from being collected by those you do not trust.
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