Tivo Hacks. 100 Industrial-strength Tips Tools 2003

Hack 70 Renaming Recordings

Amuse yourself and entertain your friends by editing show titles, episode names , and program descriptions .

You've probably dreamed of starring in a movie with Audrey Hepburn. Thanks to TiVoWeb's Edit Program functionality ( User Interface Now Showing Episode Title Edit Program ), you can edit the title of a show, name of a particular episode, even the program description, to include your name . Make yourself the guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien (see Figure 5-19), and watch your friends' eyes open with amazement.

Once you've made all the changes you'd like, just hit the Save button, pick up your TiVo remote, and surf to the Now Playing List and recording details screen to see your changes reflected.