NTT Docomo Blackberry Bold Mobile Internet Profile Setting

Docomo publish this instruction how to setup Blackberry Bold as bluetooth modem for Windows PC:
http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/support/trouble/data/smart_phone/blackberrycurve/data/bluetooth/

Although I found it won't work with MAC and my new car navigation system Pioneer Carrozzeria via Bluetooth DUN because the procedure above involve adding extra modem initialization commands [+cgdcont=1,"IP","mopera.net"].

Link below describe better method where the initialization string is embedded into blackberry mobile internet profile.
http://ektachrome.org/2010/08/22/blackberry%E3%81%A7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%97/

This method confirmed to be working with the car navigation system.

Syncing iTunes Between Computers: MediaRover

Came across article about small utility that help solving iTunes library synchronization dilemma for people who use multiple computers like me.

http://mediarover.com/

Docomo Blackberry SIM on a SIM Free iPad

APN is "mopera.net" according to this page:
http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/support/trouble/data/smart_phone/blackberrybold/data/bluetooth/
Username = (blank)
Password = (blank)
Not sure but MoperaU contract may be needed. Mine has MoperaU option in addition to BB.

For Softbank SIM below setting doesn't work for me: using SIM from iPhone 3GS
APN = sbm
Username = data
Password = softbank

Instead this one works:
APN = smile.world
username = dna1trop
password = so2t3k3m2a
http://www2k.biglobe.ne.jp/~t_muto/ipod/howto_iPad_datacard_test.htm

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Mac Time Machine over SMB Windows Share

I've just bought myself a MacBook Pro last weekend. My very first Mac.
Having invested into Windows Home Server I chose to make it supports Time Machine.
That's ~$300 and network reconfig time saved from buying Time Capsule.
This is on MacOS 10.6.4

Configuration Steps:
- Create a dedicated share in WHS if you'd like it separated
- Type below command in MacOS Terminal. TM won't see smb share without this
defaults write com.apple.systempreferences TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes 1

Then follow this steps to prepare Time Machine sparse disk image
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=184462
Credit goes to thread owner

- Make sure your share is accessible and open by opening that share in Finder
- Configure Time Machine. The backup share should show up and selectable

Setting Static IP Address in OpenSolaris

Follow steps from this blog:
http://malsserver.blogspot.com/2008/08/setting-up-static-network-configuration.html

Tested with fresh install of 2009.09

RDM on Local SATA Disk in ESXi4

RDM with local SATA disk is now working in ESXi with following steps:

- locate your target RDM disk using 'fdisk -l' or 'ls /vmfs/devices/disks'
- create .vmdk RDM file using 'vmkfstools -r /vmfs/devices/disks/... .vmdk'
- add above .vmdk RDM file to VM as existing disk

My main reason for doing this is to bypass VMFS to utilize benefit of Windows Home Server: disk is readable by standard windows machine.

LSI Driver for Windows Home Server on ESX

If WHS installer cannot detect virtual disk and complains about no hard drive to install:

- get LSI20320-R SCSI Driver for Windows 2003 Server from http://www.lsi.com/
- copy driver files to floppy image; I use existing VM on ESX to create a new image and copy
- mount the floppy image to WHS and select the scsi driver