First you will need AcidSearch which is a cool little app that mods the search box in Safari.

P.S Gonna be jazzing up the site a little so keep an eye out and tell me what you think.

First download the right MySQL installer .pkg from the MySQL site. This should mount as a disk image on the desktop. Double click and install the package, then double click the Mysql.prefpane and it will offer you two choices : Install for all users or install for current user. Select which you want then load up the terminal.

In the terminal type the following :

At this stage you close the terminal window and open a new one and do the following :

You should get some thing like “Welcome to MySQL” type thing at this point, that means it’s all fine and working. Type q to quit the montior. Next we need to setup the root password for MySQL by doing the following:

Thats it you should be done, to control the system and add users check the documentation or you can use things like the MySQL administrator app or phpMyAdmin, there is plenty of bits out there.

Tested using Mac OS X 10.4.5 and MySQL 5.0.18

Setting Up Virgin GPRS Mac OS X Panther (10.3) & Tiger (10.4)
Sony Ericcson phones.

First start off by downloading some nice new modem scripts for Sony Ericcson phones by Ross Barkman. Follow the instructions for installation. These can be found here http://www.taniwha.org.uk/

Once you have installed the scripts follow the list below.

1. Open “System Preferences” select the “Network” button and on the top pop-up menu select “New Location” give it a name like “Mobile” or “Mobile GPRS” etc…

2. Select the Location you just created then click the “Show” pop-up menu and select the “Bluetooth Modem”.

3. Enter the service provider in the field in this case it’s Virgin.

4. In Account Name enter user leave the password field blank.

5. In the Telephone Number field enter goto.virginmobile.uk

6. Click on the button named “PPP Options” and deselect any items under the “Advanced Options” section then click “OK”

7. Click the tab named “Bluetooth Modem” and select the script you need i.e “Sony Ericcson GPRS CID2″ and your done.

8. you can switch your location either by using the Network setting in the System Preferences or by using the Location selector under the Apple Menu.

YOUR DONE!

In some cases you CID might not be 2 so check which you are using. In most cases for virgin it will be 2. You can also use the CID2 +CGQREQ script.