USB Tethering Android to Mac OS X

From an aesthetic point of view the HTC Legend appear to be cut from the same cloth as the Macbook Pro. Both feature aluminum unibodies with black bevels around their screens. It is only natural you would want to bring both of them with you on your sojourns to Starbucks to work while consuming lattes.*

Using the Legend as a Wifi Hotspot is great but if it was drawing power from your Macbook it does so at quite an alerming rate. It would be wonderful if you could use the Legend as a USB tether for the Mac to connect to the Internet. This is how I did it. Instructions modified from those on Pdanet.

1. Download PdaNet for Android 2.42 Mac OS destop client. At the end of the installation you will be asked to reboot your Mac. After rebooting you should see the PdaNet icon on the menu bar.

2. During installation PdaNet will add an ethernet interface ("en2" in most cases) to your network list. If the network preferences window pops up, just select "Apply" with the default DHCP settings. If it doesn't, please bring up network perferences manually to make sure it uses DHCP.

3. Now setup on the phone side. On your phone go to http://junefabrics.com/m. After it is installed, launch it and enable USB Tether.

4. On your phone go to Settings->Applications->Development and check "USB Debugging".

5. Now when you connect your phone to the computer you should see the menu icon change state. Click on it to connect. When the icon stops blinking and turns blue, your computer should be online.

I am somewhat confused by the website which states this version will not expire for residents outside the US. Will report back as soon as I can.

*I do not drink coffee, nor do I attempt to work at coffee places as a rule.