[OpenSSH] Convert putty PPK key to OpenSSH format

To convert a putty-generated PPK key to the OpenSSH format, you can use puttygen:

puttygen MY_PPK_KEY.ppk -O private-openssh -o MY_OpenSSH_KEY

to convert a private key and:

puttygen MY_PPK_KEY.ppk -O public-openssh -o MY_OpenSSH_KEY

to convert a public key

[VMware Player] Share USB mobile broadband between host and guest OS

To share a USB mobile broadband connection between the host and guest OSs with VMware Player, simply set the guest OS network interface to use the NAT mode instead of the bridged mode.

This way you'll also be able to set up routing rules on the host OS which will apply to the guest OS too.