try {
                // Do a whole bunch of junk to make an https connection to the
                // TiVo with a specific login/password, an invalid/unknown
                // hostname (just IP), and an untrusted certificate signer.
                Authenticator.setDefault( new MyAuthenticator("tivo",mediaKey) );
                TrustManager[] trustAllCerts = new TrustManager[] { new X509TrustManager() {
                    public java.security.cert.X509Certificate[] getAcceptedIssuers() { return null;  }
                    public void checkClientTrusted(java.security.cert.X509Certificate[] certs, String authType) 
                    { }
                    public void checkServerTrusted(java.security.cert.X509Certificate[] certs, String authType) 
                    { }
                } };
                SSLContext sc = SSLContext.getInstance("SSL");
                sc.init(null, trustAllCerts, new java.security.SecureRandom());
                SSLSocketFactory socketFactory = sc.getSocketFactory();
                HttpsURLConnection.setDefaultSSLSocketFactory(socketFactory);
                if(HttpsURLConnection.getDefaultSSLSocketFactory() !=socketFactory) {
                    throw new Exception("UNABLE TO SET SSLSocketFactory!");
                }
                MyHostVerifier mhv = new MyHostVerifier();
                HttpsURLConnection.setDefaultHostnameVerifier( mhv );
                if(HttpsURLConnection.getDefaultHostnameVerifier() != mhv) {
                    throw new Exception("UNABLE TO SET HostnameVerifier!");
                }

                // authenticator takes care of user/pass
                URL url = new URL("https://"+host);
                
                // Set up the HMO session and get the root.
                HMOSession hmo = new HMOSession(url);
                ContainerRequest req1 = hmo.newRootRequest();
                Container root = req1.execute( 0, 1 );
                Item rootsChild = (Item)root.getItems().get( 0 );
                // make a real request from the root (now playing).
                // get the 5 most recently created items check which are in progress
                if(rootsChild.isContainer()) {
                    ContainerRequest req = rootsChild.newContainerRequest();
                    req.addReverseOrder( ContainerRequest.ORDER_CREATION_DATE );
                    req.setRecursive( true );
                    Container first5 = req.execute( 0, 5 );
                    Throwable loadError = first5.getLoadError();
                    if(loadError != null) {
                        if(loadError instanceof Exception) {
                            throw (Exception)loadError;
                        } else {
                            throw new Exception(loadError.getMessage(),loadError);
                        }
                    }

                    List items = first5.getItems();
                    if(items != null) {
                        for( Iterator iter = items.iterator() ; iter.hasNext() ; ) {
                            Object obj = iter.next();
                            if(obj instanceof VideoItem) {
                                VideoItem item = (VideoItem)obj;
                                if(item.isInProgress()) {

									...
									
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            } catch(Exception e) {
                app.getFactory().log( ILogger.LOG_WARNING, e.toString() );
            }