VERYVITO  No luck installing here. Been stuck on "Preparing TiVo Desktop" for the past hour. Time to Force-Quit.  
(Version 1.95)

TANKKNIGHT  It installed fine, but then told me that I cannot use the prefpane as it does not work on PPC (I have a G5).  
(Version 1.9.5)

LYLEHM  Package installer won't install on 10.6.1 Snow Leopard. Extracted Prefpane is 32-bit and won't load in Sys Prefs after Sys Pref restart in 32-bit mode.  
(Version 1.9.4(055))

TITANIUMGOD  I'm having the same problem. Mac OS 10.5.2 isn't working with Tivo Desktop 1.9.3. It's difficult to get the Tivo to recognize the server and if I'm lucky enough to get it to find it - it's super super slow - not usable.  
(Version 1.9.3)

BRIAN KENDIG  TiVo Desktop 1.9.3 works with Mac OS 10.5, but Mac OS 10.5.1 apparently breaks it. Since I upgraded two of my Macs to 10.5.1, my TiVo says "A problem occurred while accessing the server" whenever I try to access music or photos from either of them. Or sometimes it works extremely slowly, taking several minutes to display the next page of an album list, for example.  
(Version 1.9.3)

ABATES25  I should preface this by saying that I agree with others, this is waaaaayyy late in arriving. And no, it isn't TiVoToGo. But, it is a step in the right direction, if they finally have focused on updating this to work with 10.4, it shows that development is back for the Mac.

As for this update, it works well, does what I was able to do before I upgraded months and months ago to 10.4. I missed this functionality as I often would show my iPhotos through TiVo when showing them to friends, and used to stream my iTunes using my TiVo all the time. Now I have a MacMini and an LCD TV, so I really don't need either of these features anymore, but they do work, and I am glad to finally seem some development for the Mac from the TiVo-team. TiVoToGo really, really soon - please?!  
(Version 1.9.2)

CHIEFTED  As said before a year late and a dollar short.

This "update" from the folks at Tivo only address "sharing" music and photos from your Mac to your Tivo Box.

It does nothing to address TivoToGo.

But but Tivo swears its on its way.

Pretty much given up on Tivo delivering that and have gone with Galleon, though getting the files through Galleon to burn on to a cd or to put on my iPod involves a couple of extra steps, at least its something.  
(Version 1.9.2)

ANONYMOUS  Where is Tivo To Go!!! for Apple? This delay in it's release is unacceptable  
(Version 1.9.1)

ANONYMOUS  The TiVo Destop 1.8 works wonderfully with the TiVo Home Media Option on my Series2 TiVo. (running the Desktop on a Dual 1GHZ MMD PowerMac running OS 10.3.3)

After installation you'll find the TiVo desktop installed under the System preferences panel. After ensuring that your TiVo's software has been upgraded and that your home media option is available you should see a menu option for viewing Music and Photos under your TiVo's main menu. If you don't, check to ensure that your firewall isn't blocking the ports that the TiVo Desktop software and the TiVo needs for communication. [TCP 2190, UDP 2190, TCP 8080-8089] Check the TiVo website for more detailed troubleshooting info.

The ability to view photos from your iPhoto library on your TV via TiVo is nice, however remember that your TV won't have as high a resolution as even a cheapo monitor so don't expect the photos to be crystal clear. Also when streaming a collection of larger photos I noticed that sometimes the slidehow will lag; your 5 second delay per photo might become longer while the next photo downloads. (I'm running 64 bit encryption on my wireless net so that may be part of the problem. I haven't tried it yet without encryption to see if the transfer rate will increase markedly)

As for sharing your music to your TiVo, it works well with some caveats. The first for me is the lack of AAC support. Most of my material is AAC encoded from the original CDs and some is DRM'd AAC music purchased through the Apple iTunes Music Store. So far mp3 files are the only supported file type, but I did read somewhere that there may be plugins for WMA files; if any of you have those it's worth a search.

I only have a few suggestions for improvement...

1. Add support for AAC. I know this has less to do with the TiVo Desktop 1.8 software than the software on the TiVo itself, but the support for AAC music files needs to be added. Support for other file formats would also be welcomed.

2. It would be nice if one could link some background music to play during the presentation of a slideshow. (similar to a slideshow in iPhoto).

3. Drop the price a little. I think many will find the $99 price point to be a bit steep.  
(Version 1.8)

LARS  This is dreamy.. if it supported AAC that is.. What is up with that? Should be easy technically..wonder if DRM is involved.. Anyhow, this is pretty useless to me and I feel stupid for getting the Home Media Option since I only have AAC format files..  
(Version 1.8)

ANONYMOUS  AAC Support!!!! thanks!  
(Version 1.7)

ANONYMOUS  TiVo is fantastic. Hands down. I found a Linksys USB 2.0 Ethernet Adapter for $29 at a local electronics store, wasn't sure that it would work, but it did. Had it hooked up within a few minutes. After buying the "Home Media Option," wait an hour or two, then force an update call on your TiVo. This will download the new software update. Then start/stop this Pref Pane once the new TiVo software has been installed -- and you're good to go! It's fast, easy to use, and beautifully TiVo-like. My only gripe is the $99 fee.   
(Version 1.0)

ROB T  Seems to work as advertised. Much slicker than the Windows version, as the Mac version integrates with iTunes and iPhoto.  
(Version 1.0)