Why does everyone buy a Tivo?  So that they can skip the commercials. Then why isn’t there a button on the Tivo remote control that allows you to skip commercials?

In order to appease Hollywood, Tivo didn’t explicitly include this functionality out of the box. Nor does it make it the the USP (unique selling proposition) in it’s marketing to the masses. Only through WoM (Word of Mouth) does the real reason to buy Tivo come across.

BUT, the Tivo-folks ain’t no dummies.  And they know what their customers want.

So here’s the “Tivo hack” or “Easter Egg” that everyone knows about that you’ve been scratching you head about. It’s easy enough to Google it and find the exact programming sequence, but I post it here for educational purposes of my family in hopes that they don’t keep asking ME to re-program the remote every time there’s a blackout or a power surge causing our Tivo to burp and re-set itself. Read the rest of this entry »