Octwelve – A Web Designer's Blog by Luc Melgar

Who you are:
You are… like me! A Mac user who has to deal with an android device – a 7″ Galaxy Tab

What’s your problem:
Same as mine! Really getting frustrated on how to transfer files from Mac OS X to Galaxy Tab’s internal storage

What you’ve tried:
An older version of Kies
An official installer from Android for Mac
Hacks and cracks

I’ve tried these too, excepts for the cracks and hacks. But I’m telling you, none of this works.

It’s really easy guys! Here’s how!

How to connect the Samsung Galaxy Tab to Mac OS X and Transfer Files

1. Go to Settings > Wireless & Network > USB and select Mass Storage
2. Now connect your Galaxy tab USB to your Mac. And tadaa! Now you’ll see the drive for it and you can start dragging your files.

I feel kinda dumb it took me ages to figure out. But there are 9 million searches of this problem. Who would’ve known a USB storage setting will be inside the Wireless and Network Settings =S

Anyway, hope that helps! :)

It’s amazing how one man can influenced the whole world, how his brilliant ideas made a difference in our daily lives. That man is Steve Jobs. He maybe gone but his legacy is immortal. Long live Steve Jobs!

Kira: Stop lookin’ at me. I didn’t write down his name. He just had cancer.

The nendoroids mourn the death of Steve Jobs.

Yup! I’m still using my 3 years old Nikon D40 dslr. But after 3 years, I need more, specially when shooting people. I recently bought the Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D lens. It’s an awesome lens. The images are very sharp. It’s just awesome! However…….it works with D40 but it just won’t autofocus. It’s very very challenging to focus manually, specially when you have a less perfect vision like me and you have to shoot your subject fast. So i guess it’s time to upgrade my Cylops (my d40′s name :P )

Check out this test shot with the 50mm f1.4D lens. Watch out for more in my flick.

Hey guys! I’m back. I just wanna share with you this teaser for my friends’ prenuptial pics. This is what’s eating me nowadays. Cheers!

Hi guys! Anyone interested in Razer Copperhead mouse? I recently bought this but I think it’s quite big for my hands. This is brand new. I just opened it for testing. I’m now selling it for S$69 only. Original price is $89. Still have 1 year warranty from shop.

This doesn’t have a Mac compatibility seal but it does work in Macs for standard use. It’s very fast at 2000dpi and very precise too. It’s very good for graphic design works, not just for gaming. The one i use in the office is Razer Krait. I’ve been using it for 3 years already and still works perfectly! If only my hands are a little bigger for Copperhead!

Please email me at luc@octwelve.com if you are interested. For Singapore delivery only.
I’m still looking for Razer Krait, so if anyone has any brand new, please let me know too! :)

Here are some pics of the mouse.

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My blog isn’t dead. I’m just taking productive breaks :). As always, I’m preoccupied with my day job. I realized this structured office life has been going on for 3 years. It’s quite difficult to sustain passion when it’s draining all your energy. So, I strictly finish and leave work in office and get a life after 6. However, by doing this, seems like I’m not learning anything new. I’m stuck with my roles and responsibilities in the office.

Soooo, I decided to make time for studying and enrolled myself in Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. I’m currently taking short courses of multimedia arts during the night. Going home around 10 pm feels zen. No traffic jam, no crowds, just me sitting in the upper deck  of the bus with my book.

There are 3 things that’s keeping me right now. Work, School, and Cityville. :P

I run into this problem when I tried to install Tweetdeck app on my new macbook pro with Mac OS X 10.6.4 Snow Leopard. Adobe Air installation is required before you can install Tweetdeck on any computer. I can install both Adobe Air and Tweetdeck, but when I open Tweetdeck, it shows up an error that Adobe Air is damaged blah blah blah.

I asked for support from Adobe’s forum and after 22 days of waiting, they sent me an applescript which solved the problem.

Click here to download the script to fix the installation problem of Adobe Air on Mac OS X 10.6.4 Snow Leopard

I finally gave in and got myself an early present…a shiny new MacBook Pro! ^_^

Tada!!

My gigantic desktop replacement laptop is too big for me now. I seldom use it for graphic design anymore. What I need now is a lightweight and powerful laptop for blogging, browsing, graphic design, and something I can bring along when meeting a client. What I need now is a portable computer!

I think the MacBook Pro 13” is right on for me.

There are many powerful and cheap laptops out there that can give me what I need…STOP! – I heard that quackery before! hihi

Maybe it’s some kind of a designer or geek intuition that I’d be better with a Mac. I switched to Mac even if I’ve never used one before for 3 reasons:

1. I love the design. I love the simplicity. The minimalist design looks cool and elegant as well. It’s slim and lightweight.
2. Designers I look up to use Macs ☺ I have to find out myself why. Does Mac make you a better designer? Not really. But as a designer, I like all things beautiful. I tell you, you’ll be more productive if you are happy with your equipment and surrounding.
3. Great support. I’m very happy with the support I get from Apple. I kinda feel safe if it’s Apple. I think it’s less troublesome than PC.

I’ll post a MacBook Pro 13” review later on.

Ciao!

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L’s into something…find out over the weekend.

WebP (pronounced as “weppy”) is the new photo format under development by Google. It is said to reduce file size by 40% compared to JPEGs. Google is working hard to make this the new standard. The goal is simple – to make the web faster. This will make a big impact on how we designers work. We can produce better looking images that loads faster. :)

If that happens, we’ll have a faster web experience, reduced bandwidth and hosting costs.  I can also store 40% more pics in my sdcard now! :P