I thought many might be interested in this, I'll sure be excited to try it out. -------------------------------------------------- From: "Chris C." <cchaffin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 7:07 PM To: "Technology list for the Blind and Vision Impaired" <blindtech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: (BlindTech) NewForTimeWarnerCableCustomers > Hi All, > For those who have Time Warner for their cable provider, and have a DVR > (digital Video Recorder) box, Time Warner is releasing a new feature > called Remote DVR Manager. > > What this is, is the ability to manage what is being recorded on your DVR > through their website. > You will be able to: > * Select shows to record either a single time or for an entire series. > * Look at your scheduled shows to be recorded. > * Remove shows from your scheduled shows. > * Look at your TV listings; this can be done in several different ways, > browse listings by category, search for a particular show, or just look at > your current listings by time or channel. > > Plus, there might be more features, but this is all that I am aware of at > this time. > And I am sure they will continue to add things that you can do with this > feature over time. > > The Remote DVR Manager will be available to all customers starting > Thursday, October 21. > > The DVR Manager is free to all Time Warner Cable customers, and all you > have to do to get it is register through their web site. > I have already done this, so I will tell you a few things you will need to > complete the registration process. > > From a copy of your latest cable bill make sure you have two bits of > information: > * Account Number > * Customer Code > > Without these two things, you will not be able to register on their site. > If you have no one to look at your bill for you, call your local time > warner cable office, and they can look at your bill on their computers and > tell you the information. I know this because they did it for me. > > The site address and where to go: > > Go to: > http://www.timewarnercable.com > > Once there: > * Hit enter on the link, My Services. > * You might have to enter your zip code to bring up your area. But after > that, it will take you to 'My Services'. > * On the 'My Services' page, it will ask you for your user name and > password. Since you do not have one yet, you will just arrow down past > that and find the 'Register' link. Just hit enter on that to start the > registration process. > > I am excited about this new feature because it is finally going to allow > me to have more control over my DVR. I hope this information is helpful. > > Chris > To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes