Recently I updated my 2016 Macbook Pro 13″ to the new Macbook Pro 16″. Here are the system setup for my Macbooks. System preferences For appearance, I use blue color with yellow highlights. For web search default, I use DuckDuckGo. For display, I turn on the “Increase Contrast” in accessibility setting. I also enable zoom […]
Read Post / January 12, 2020
A conclusion of my last 10 years. This is the last month of the decade. Let me take some time to round up my last 10 years. Here are the highlights. Began my book writing e-Learning and MakClass Building my own productivity and knowledge system. Coming back to WorldSkills skill 17 Got married and built […]
Read Post / December 31, 2019
Recently, I write in Basecamp. It helps me to focus on the single piece of document. Basecamp is project management tool that encourages context based communication for teams. I have been using Basecamp solo and enjoying the tools it provides. Recently, I’m using Basecamp to write. There are 2 states when writing a document in […]
Read Post / October 25, 2019
Link: https://mailchi.mp/makzan/2019w17 The shortcuts app and Pythonista app allows us to create many different kinds of automation in mobile devices that fit our own needs. For example, a simple python script to download file into iCloud Drive. A simple PDF to image conversion. Or we can create more complicated shortcuts. Building this kind of automation requires the sense of programming. By making […]
Read Post / May 1, 2019
from urllib.request import urlretrieve url = input(‘URL: ‘) filename = url.split(‘/’)[-1] urlretrieve(url, filename) print(“Downloaded file: {}”.format(filename))
Read Post / April 29, 2019
People often compare Bear and Ulysses. I too. I keep trying which one shall I use to write my books and store my daily thoughts and ideas. I also compare them with Drafts to see if I can write long form writings in Drafts with its workspace feature. At the end, I use all of […]
Read Post / March 31, 2019
Hi there, This week I’m exploring a dual tablets setup, with my Surface Go and iPad Pro. Why two tablets? Why two systems? Why not just iPad Pro or just Surface Go? It is like having a dual displays setup. It allows me to work and have a reference near-by. Two is better than one. […]
Read Post / February 15, 2019
In this “Shortcut” category, I share useful shortcut that I found or created. In my daily workflow, I often need to quickly capture my thoughts and file them into my daily system. I have three shortcuts for this purpose. The first one is the “Dictate and Share” shortcut. The second one is Draw and Share […]
Read Post / January 10, 2019
This is a re-post from my email newsletter sent on 2019-01-06. This is the first email since 2018 June. What have I been working on in the last 6 months? My 2nd son was born on June. A new infant means I was suddenly running out all my time and can’t spare any time writing much. […]
Read Post / January 6, 2019
Gladys is a clipboard management app that syncs to iCloud. It works on both iOS and macOS. Gladys as a temporary storage Gladys is like a temporary folder for me to store multiple things and use in other places. It is a swap storage. For example, I may collect multiple images from internet into Gladys […]
Read Post / December 31, 2018