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Monday, April 2
Free surprise included
When ReplayTV came out, I knew I wanted one. Then TiVo came out, and I wondered which one was better. Luckily, I watched and waited, though really it wasn't luck as much as being too broke. ReplayTV was more expensive, but you didn't have to subscribe to service. TiVo was cheaper for the unit, but you had to subscribe (though a "lifetime" subscription option was offered, that brought the price up to roughly the cost of a ReplayTV). Well, boy oh boy, am I glad I didn't get a ReplayTV. When I hit the lottery, I'll get a TiVo... But as the Digital Millenium Copyright Act slowly increases its strangehold of digital media, I worry about the longevity of such useful personal time-shifting devices. I hope I hit the lottery quickly so I can enjoy such gadgets while they still work. '; } else { if(stristr($filename,"archive")) { $dir=$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']; $template='_01_archive.html'; $tail=strlen($template); $thisArchive=$filename; //$files=scandir($dir); $dh = opendir($dir); while (false !== ($filename = readdir($dh))) { $files[] = $filename; } sort($files); $earlyarch=""; $laterarch=""; $prevarch=""; $next=0; foreach($files as $file) { if (substr($file,-$tail)==$template) { if ($next==1) { $laterarch=$file; $earlyarch=$prevarch; $next=0; } if ($file==$thisArchive) { $next=1; } else { $prevarch=$file; $earlyarch=$prevarch; } } } $link=''; $divider=''; if(file_exists($earlyarch)) { $link='< Earlier Archive'; $divider=" | "; } if(file_exists($laterarch)) { $link=$link.$divider.'Later Archive >'; } $link=$link.' '; } } echo($link); ?> |