Margo, if you have DirectTIVO you can program the ->| button to skip forward by 30 seconds instead of using >>>. Here is how : Start a recorded show. Press Select - Play - 3 - 0 - Select. You should hear 3 dings. That means the TIVO has accepted the code. Now each press of the ->| button should skip forward 30 seconds. If you skip too far just press the |<- button to go back 8 seconds. If your TIVO ever loses power you will have to repeat entering the code. I am not sure if it works on other boxes, but you can certainly give it a try. Hail TIVO sticking it to the networks!