Even worse news... now they're out for good! They do have a fine Sam Adams Winter Ale though!

I just started using the dvr remote app last Tuesday and I love it!

it especially comes in handy when I'm at my desk and hitting the Tivo with the IR remote would require a physical contortion best saved for circus acrobats!

The down side... small buttons, fat fingers. Other than that, totally awesome!

Thanks for the review!

@jtrigsby

I think we'll see more and more of this. As users become more comfortable with the cloud, the last big barrier will be removed... trust.

The technology for things like DropBox (HUGE fan BTW) have been around for a while and now the ubiquity of broadband makes it reasonable to sync even large files through the cloud. Google Voice provides phone service... Gmail, Yahoo and others provide email... Google Apps, Zoho, and soon Microsoft will deliver office tools to the cloud... games have been there for a while. What's left? The user.

And I agree, drop dead easy to join is an absolute requirement. Make it "Apple Simple" as they say... just without the Apple cost.

Awesome topic, thanks for the post!

@jtrigsby