Work with Android SDK on MAC OS X

It is wonderful experiance to work with android sdk and it is straight forward to get it working.
- Install Eclipse : http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ (A Java or RCP version of Eclipse is recommended.)
- Download android SDK to a particular location
- Create a .bash_profile under your home directory (if not existing) with :
- Start eclipse and go to Help > Software Updates > Add Site
Enter the url : https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/
and click finish. now you will be able to see the Developer tool listed
- Select and install the Developer tools from the same window.
- Restart eclipse.
- Connect your phone and test running your application.

./arun

Got HTC G1 Android working with Airtel Kerala

It was sad to just keep watching a phone without even switching it on, It took long for me to get HTC G1 development phone shopped to India, and once i got it after long waiting and excitement i was not able to get in to the home screen or basically cant do anyting with it.  G1 needs to have a data connection with the provider to start using, basically we need to login or register new account with google to start working with the phone. I was keep on trying with a BSNL connection with GPRS enabled to get the Android based G1 working. Anyway Atlast i got it working with Airtel connection (Kerala, Kollam) . Here is the APN configuration Information i used. Change the MNC value according to the location you are in.

Name : Airtel (it can be anything, just a name)
APN : airtelgprs.com
Proxy : 202.56.231.117
Port : 8080
Username : <Not Set>
Password : <Not Set>
Server : <Not Set>
MMSC : <Not Set>
MMS Proxy : <Not Set>
MMS Port : <Not Set>
MCC : 404
MNC : 95
APN Type: <Not Set>

That is it, once you have the APN settings entered correctly you will see data connection symbol on the top status bar.
It was hassle for me to get it working. So hope this help someone !!!

./arun