Import tnsnams.ora in SQL developer on Mac OS

Hi, I am moving from PC to Mac and am installing SQL developer on Mac OS. I want to import tnsnames.ora ( that I used in toad ) to SQL developer. I looked it up and everyone seems to say drop tnsnames.ora to /etc, sql developer will pick it up. However I don't have root access to /etc directory.
What can I do to import tnsnames.ora
Thanks!

You can put tnsnames anywhere you like and specify it via the TNS_ADMIN environment variable (though the next problem you will have is ensuring that the SQL Developer process can see that variable). The standard location is in network/admin under your Oracle Client installation. The reference to '/etc' is to do with database servers. You can put your own files in /etc if you want using sudo (it's your Mac), but I'm pretty sure that would not help here.
However it's news to me that SQL Developer can even use TNS name resolution. I thought it was all JDBC. Are you sure?

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    Using Windows XP/Vista...
    After testing in our environment, it appears that SQL Developer 1.5.1 (5440) does in fact ignore the TNS_ADMIN environment variable and ONLY looks in the Oracle Home directory (network/admin). We define a central network location for our tnsnames file and have the tns_admin setup to point there instead of locally for our users.
    When selecting to add a new connection (in 1.5.1, it works in previously releases... meaning 1.2.something) and selecting TNS, the drop-down remains empty. However, if I exit SQL Developer and then copy the tnsnames file to the local network/admin directory I can then re-launch SQL Developer and the drop-down is populated. Exiting SQL Developer again, deleting the local copy of tnsnames, and then launching SQL Developer yet again results in the drop-down being empty.
    All other Oracle-related applications function as expected (as they have for years) using the TNS_ADMIN environment variable.
    Any suggestions/ideas?

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