Excited for Sparrow? Wait for Lion’s Mail.app!

The title says it all. If you are excited about Sparrow or even the new Sparrow Lite, wait until you get your hands on the Mail.app 5.0 from Lion, the upcoming update to OS X. Sparrow has a deceptively familiar interface, after installing the Developer Preview of Lion. It is almost like they had some inside information regarding the changes in user interface. To me, however, their client doesn’t make sense. Its preview pane fills only to the right, it is not configurable. Sparrow lacks support for multiple mail accounts, and cannot interface with anything but Gmail and Google Apps accounts. For me, this is all well and good, as I use only Google Apps, but for customers who need to access more basic (or proprietary) email systems Sparrow isn’t an...

Posted by on Feb 26, 2011 in Technology | 2 comments

Attention Google: Where is my OS X Google Voice App?

First of all, lets get passed the ‘I knows.’ I know that GV is in Beta. I know they just re-released the service. I know they’ve been spending all their time on the Android/WM/iPhone apps. and last but not least I know how much credibility is given to someone who whines about free services, but… Where is my Google Voice application for desktop machine (Macs, Windows PCs, Linux)? Ohh never mind, you are being abused by the FCC today. My bad…

Posted by on Aug 21, 2009 in Technology | 0 comments

How to use your Mac as a wifi bridge for your Xbox 360.

… instead of paying $100 for Microsoft’s USB adapter. In this post you will learn how to use your Mac as a wifi bridge for your Xbox 360. You might consider doing this if your router is not in the same location as your Xbox 360. What you will need: Your Mac. Your Xbox 360. A crossover Ethernet cable. Open the Network Preferences pane from the System Preferences main window. Ensure that Airport is above Ethernet in the list of network connections on the left. If it is not, click the gear (or settings) icon beneath the network connections box and select ‘Set Service Order.’ Click on Airport and drag it above Ethernet. Click OK. Select the Ethernet connection from the left. From the drop down box labeled ‘Configure,’ select...

Posted by on Aug 10, 2009 in DIY, Technology | 0 comments

How to Fix Netflix Watch Instantly 'Individualization Failed' or Error 8152 on legitimate Apple hardware.

I’m posting this because I could not find the solution to this problem anywhere online, and I hate having to call into customer support to get a step-by-step answer. I purchased a Mac Mini for use in my home theatre around the same time that my Boxee (www.boxee.tv) beta invitation came in, so naturally, the first thing I did was install it. I never bothered to test Watch Instantly functionality in the browser before I tried it in Boxee. Upon attempting a Watch Instantly session in Boxee I was greeted with the famous ‘Individualization Failed/Error: 8152′ message. This error seems to be primarily affecting Hackintosh users, but a few of us with legitimate Apple hardware are getting it too. It has to do with how Silverlight verifies your network...

Posted by on Jul 25, 2009 in Technology | 23 comments