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What we're watching now...Continuing
The thread 'what are you watching now' was locked due to it's size and the thread continuing it by the moderator, was amalgamated and also locked.❓ to access the old thread which is now read only Original What are you watching now thread So this is a new thread with a slightly different Tittle.... Continuing.... Planet X appears to be hidden behind the Sun in our Solar System What Made Spartans So Much Better At Fighting INSANE AI Video Generator you can use NOW! I Got Early Access to Suno's New AI Tool - Here's what I Did With It! Udio's New Feature is a Gamechanger for AI Music
Problems with forum
I have had problems accessing the forum over the last two days; I find myself now able to access posts. My ID stated that I "didn't exist", nor could I access anything on the forum. I went surfing the forum in circles, Under the settings section there are 12 different IP addresses (some internal beginning with 10, others with 81, 82 and one 193). This leads me to think (ask) of the following: has the forum been hacked? is there a data breach? have I done something wrong or posted stuff that is objectionable? (as mentioned elsewhere) a bug with CloudFlare (as I get the occasional 502 bad gateway error)? is it bugs or errors in the forum software? is it a Windows problem? am I being stupid? all/none of the above. If it were bugs or errors in the software, I presume they have now been fixed as I can now make posts again. Any comments, help etc are welcome. Cheers.Comment on Windows 11 your experience
So much talk about Windows 11, I thought I'd give it a try and see what all the fuss was about. It took just over an hour to make the changes. I had to download an updated bios for my motherboard, which made the necessary adjustments without having to go into the bios sections and manually adjust items, and you have to do that first or the bios won't pass the inspection and the Windows 11 won't install. So I got it up and running. Now checking it out, after clicking on the Windows Icon in the taskbar Installed software wasn't showing anymore and no tiles on the desktop, luckily I had made shortcuts for the most used software in Windows 10, so they were showing on the desktop and taskbar after the installation. I found it difficult to navigate around after being used to Windows 10, and a lot of the useful menu items were missing on right-click on an icon. The transparency effects no longer worked either. I missed the weather and speedtest on tiles and the current temperature and state of weather on the taskbar. I played around with Windows 11 for a few hours before deciding to switch back to Windows 10 😃 The only good thing that I found about it was that it seemed quicker when using Windows explorer. So if you've tried it or are using it, what are your views on it?
What's happening to this forum?
What is happening to this forum? I tried to post on another section found it hard to find where to post, when I did couldn't find how to start a new post. Then when I did It wouldn't let me publish it say something about a link when there wasn't any link. It's has if they don't want to use away with this forum.How to sort of make hub 5 have a certificate
Its a trick really you can't put certificate on a hub but you can use NGINX to have it a valid certificate then connect back end to the hub. So what you will need to do is make a DDNS I got hub5.cable-modem.org then you need to get a certificate I just when for 90 days then you either need to set the DDNS IP to what will be the NGINX setup in my case on Linux Mint or if you have a DNS server change it their. Next you install NGINX at the terminal: sudo apt install nginx Then because of Linux Mint open as root go to /etc/nginx copy the certificate and key over then open up nginx.conf my config looks like this user www-data; worker_processes auto; pid /run/nginx.pid; error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log; include /etc/nginx/modules-enabled/*.conf; events { worker_connections 768; # multi_accept on; } http { ## # Basic Settings ## sendfile on; tcp_nopush on; types_hash_max_size 2048; # server_tokens off; server_names_hash_bucket_size 64; # server_name_in_redirect off; include /etc/nginx/mime.types; default_type application/octet-stream; ## # SSL Settings ## ssl_protocols TLSv1 TLSv1.1 TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3; # Dropping SSLv3, ref: POODLE ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on; ## # Logging Settings ## access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log; ## # Gzip Settings ## gzip on; # gzip_vary on; # gzip_proxied any; # gzip_comp_level 6; # gzip_buffers 16 8k; # gzip_http_version 1.1; # gzip_types text/plain text/css application/json application/javascript text/xml application/xml application/xml+rss text/javascript; ## # Virtual Host Configs ## # include /etc/nginx/conf.d/*.conf; # include /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/*; ssl_certificate /etc/nginx/certificate.crt; # Update with your SSL certificate path ssl_certificate_key /etc/nginx/private.key; # Update with your SSL key path ssl_protocols TLSv1 TLSv1.1 TLSv1.2; # Adjust protocols as needed ssl_ciphers HIGH:!aNULL:!MD5; server { listen 443 ssl; server_name localhost; location / { proxy_pass https://192.168.100.1; proxy_set_header Host $host; proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme; } } } Then run sudo systemctl restart nginx and go to the hub by your DDNSTivo stops selling DVR's
A large number of people have been complaining about VM (and Sky) moving away from recordable boxes to Streaming boxes. It seems the 'beloved' tivo is no exception and is now going along the same route. Info below from https://cordcuttersnews.com/tivo-stops-selling-dvrs-marking-the-end-of-an-era/ <snip> In a seismic shift for the television industry, TiVo Corporation has quietly pulled the plug on its storied digital video recorder line, effectively ending an era that redefined how consumers interacted with broadcast content. As of early October 2025, the company’s official website has scrubbed all references to its hardware DVR products, including the once-revered TiVo Edge models designed for cable subscribers and over-the-air antenna users. Visitors searching for these devices now encounter a streamlined catalog that omits any mention of physical recording hardware, signaling a complete withdrawal from the retail DVR market. This move culminates decades of gradual decline for TiVo’s hardware ambitions, which peaked in the early 2000s when the brand became synonymous with effortless time-shifting of television programming. Launched in 1999, TiVo’s DVRs introduced features like one-touch recording, commercial skipping, and intuitive search capabilities that made traditional TV schedules feel obsolete. At its zenith, the company boasted millions of subscribers, forcing cable providers and networks to adapt to empowered viewers who could pause live broadcasts or binge-watch at will. The TiVo Edge, introduced in 2021 as a hybrid device supporting both cable cards and streaming, represented the final evolution of this hardware legacy, blending OTA tuners with 4K support and expanded storage options. Yet, even as it garnered praise for superior interface design and reliability, sales dwindled amid the cord-cutting revolution. The catalyst for this pivot appears rooted in broader market dynamics. Streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and YouTube TV have eroded demand for standalone DVRs by offering cloud-based unlimited storage and on-demand libraries, often at lower costs without the need for bulky set-top boxes. Cable companies, facing their own subscriber losses, have increasingly pushed proprietary cloud DVRs that lock users into ecosystem-specific rentals, sidelining third-party options like TiVo. Regulatory changes, including the phased-out support for CableCARD technology—essential for TiVo’s cable compatibility—further squeezed the viability of consumer hardware. Analysts have long predicted this trajectory, noting that TiVo’s retail DVR shipments had plummeted by over 80 percent since 2019, as consumers opted for smart TVs with built-in apps or affordable streaming sticks from Roku and Amazon. <snip>
How to plan for VM in renovation
Hi all, I'm doing a renovation and am confused about how to go about looking into the future in order to get VM in the house. The below image shows the electrical plan I've made. My intention is to have the router/networking hub under the stairs (purple triangle) and a VM TV box in the sitting room and family room (blue squares). The work is still under way - internal walls for example aren't even up. I will be using WiFi meshes, an ethernet hub & the router will be put into modem mode. My questions are: Should holes be drilled in the external walls in preparation for the TV boxes? If so, will these holes definitely be used by VM? Is there a VM department where I can talk to someone about the plans and my intentions? How would I go about having the router put under the stairs (I want the cabling to be as un-noticeable as possible) ? I'm not sure whether I should use coaxial ports for the TV boxes - are these needed? In the family room I intend to have a media wall and the TV going over a recess. The TV box won't be on show - I'm concerned that by doing this we're not going to be able to use the VM box or it'll be dodgy/temperamental. If anyone can help with the above that'd be great. Thanks, Sean
Logitech Harmony
Not sure if this is the right forum, but here goes. For several years we have enjoyed full integration between Alexa and the Harmony Elite hub & remote. This recently stopped working as the skill was no longer enabled, and no matter what I tried, it would not me enable it again. At the time, I set it up on my old phone which was running Android 9 so I put it down to this, as Android have been dropping support for these old OS's I now have a new phone, running Android 16 but the kill will not enable I choose "enable skill", it prompts me to log into my Logitech account - which I've done, but now I get a message saying "Integration with Alexa requires a Logitech Harmony hub-based product." But I've got one. I'm looking at it right now, and I can control all aspects of it with the Harmony remote, it just won't integrate with Alexa. So, good people, any ideas? Thanks
