Sayz Lim

A public notebook on product engineering, software, and the web.

Batam, Indonesia / in public since 2010

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The writing, over time.

Browse the notebook by year. 149 entries across the archive.

2026

2025

Writing in the age of AI

AI didn’t kill writing—it changed it. I stopped blogging when machines got better at words, then came back when I realized ideas come from living, not polishing.

2024

2023

Learning about JavaScript Object

Part of process about learning framework-based frontend development is being able to manipulate JavaScript data types and you often need to understand how to ha

2022

Prioritize Health

I am able to perform and think more effectively in both life and work when I make decisions that benefit my physical and mental health.

2021

2020

2017

Getting to Know CleanMyMac

I’ve been using CleanMyMac since 2012. It completes macOS by offering various tools to maintain and review the system status easily from the dashboard.

2016

Remapping Hyper Key in macOS Sierra

Karabiner has stopped working on macOS Sierra. I spent a couple of weeks searching for a solution and found Karabiner Elements that perfectly restores the `Hyper` Key back to macOS Sierra.

Must Have macOS Quick Look Plugins

The lack of personalization of MacOS QuickLook plugins can bore the hell out of you. Here are some of my favorites QuickLook plugins that you can customize to showcase your style.

Write a Journal Entry Every Day

I write a journal entry occasionally, but to show up and write down what you experience every day is a major challenge to people who are new to journaling. What if I run out of ideas to write?

Warn Before Quitting Macro

Have you ever wished that the OS X active application will warn you when you try to quit it? Here’s how you can build this feature with Keyboard Maestro.

BitBar Fuzzy Clock in Menu Bar

BitBar Fuzzy Clock tells time in a readable format on Mac menu bar with a slice of countdown timer to show you the number of productive days left in your lifetime.

2015

Back in 2014

In 2014 I decided to write consistently for this site, and I’ve carried these four practices to 2015.

2014

Evernote Workflows

Evernote is essential in my workflow, and with workflows I can customize how I want the note created easily from Safari and iBooks.

Workflow Tips for Beginners

Meet the latest automation tool that can save you a lot of time on iPhone and iPad. Here are a few tips to get you started.

Tips for 1Password Pro Users

1Password is more than an app to generate and store passwords. With Pro features, you can even use it to secure your secret questions and backup verification codes.

Non-Conflicting Shortcuts

How often you have to reassign a global shortcut because it interferes with the built-in shortcuts? How to install more macros and workflows without adding complexity to your setup?

Choose Where The Link Goes

This utility might is what you need if you often copy and paste the web address into a different browser.

Browser as Workspace

You know it’s wrong to watch videos and browse Reddit where you’re supposed to work. How can you fight against the distraction? Must you exhaust willpower to stay focused?

Which Mac Utility Should You Use?

Think of the best Mac utilities available. Which one should you use? Which one is the best one for the tasks you want to complete?

How to Restore Default Fonts on Mac

You realize that the free fonts you’ve collected these past few years take up a lot of space on your Mac. It’s time to open Font Book and remove the fonts you’re no longer use.

How I Use iA Writer Pro Syntax Control

Syntax Control highlights part of speech in a piece of writing. This is the guide to show you how I use iA Writer Pro’s Syntax Control to help the editing process.

New iA Writer Pro Setup

Learn how I configure my writing setup to fit the updated iA Writer Pro that brings a new workflow state handling, file extension icon, and Dropbox sync support.

Waste No Time

Do you realize how much time is wasted on sites like Twitter, Facebook, or YouTube? This Safari extension will track your browsing habit, and I’m going to show you how to fix it.

Terminology for Mac

Bring Terminology — a dictionary, a thesaurus, and a reference tool — to your Mac with the combination of Fluid and Alfred.

Unnamed Bowtie Theme Reboot

Reboot version of Unnamed Bowtie theme with Retina display support. Put simplicity and music together on your desktop with this gorgeous theme.

Keyboard Maestro Macro Examples

Here’s a few ideas and suggestions from my Keyboard Maestro macros library to help you get the most out of this amazing utilities.

5 Beautiful Screen Savers for Mac

Five beautiful and gorgeous screen savers you can install on your Mac without requiring Adobe Flash Plugin — the hungry battery-consuming monster sent by Adobe.

Writing in Markdown

Markdown is useful, and it can be more useful. Learn the Markdown tools and services that can improve your writing efficiency drastically in this article.

Change Finder Sidebar Default Width

Does OS X provide an option to set Finder sidebar default width? No, but there is a workaround to change all Finder sidebar width, automatically.

Keyboard Maestro Macro for Writers

I told myself that I should keep writing, ignore the spotted mistakes, and complete the first draft. This is the origin of this macro.

Highlight

Writers only need one sentence to tell a story. It shapes the story. It informs readers. It makes you think. It’s the highlight. This is the part where you, as

Read Later Zero

Read Later Zero is about how to spend your attention on discovery and importantly, reading.

Keep Writing

You deserve to complete your sentence. The key is realizing that no one reads your first draft.

2013

Improved Unclutter for Mac

Unclutter your desktop with three basic pockets. Browse clipboard history and clear temporary files from desktop.

Remember Everything

We create fragments every day. Why don’t we save and remember them?

Back to Finder

Mavericks introduces tabs as one of the main feature alongside with tags. Should I go back to Finder?

Not Tweeting

Tweets are fragment of thoughts. You can either polish it, or just throw it out.

Find Your Right Tool

Skill is important in craftsmanship. Tool is what a craftsman need to craft arts and products faster.

Disable Sysdiagnose Key Combination

Sysdiagnose can be triggered easily by any combinations of hyper key with the period, comma, and forward slash key. Learn how to disable sysdiagnose key.

2012

On Being a Writer

I’ve never expected writing will become part of my life. I started writing when I had internet access in 2007. That was the time when I didn’t even know that “I

Journaling with Day One

Day One helps you note down what, where, when, who, and how your experience happened.

2011

Memories in Small Town

As someone who has experienced the life without internet connection, I find the way people spending their time has changed a great deal. Companion is no longer

6 Basic Alfred App Extensions

The release of Alfred 0.9.9 has added a feature for users with experience in Apple Script, Shell Script, and Automator to extend Alfred capability beyond what i

Care Less

Children can be so carefree is simply because they care less. The problem with adulthood is we care too much. We care too much how people will view us as an ind

Denotification

“Someone has sent you a message”, “Download is complete”, “Clara is typing…”, “Connection to FTP has failed”. Those messages are known as notifications. They ar

Everything

Everything you know about this blog and me won’t exist if I didn’t get a MacBook few years ago. Everything I’ve learned, believed, and pursued might not be this

Choices

What if you don’t own gadgets. What if you own gadgets without internet connection. It doesn’t matter whether you’re connected to internet or not. There are tim

Keyboardless MacBook Air

Is the future lay within keyboard? Can Apple build a MacBook Air that is thinner with a keyboard that adaptable.

Reading Time on Mac with FuzzyClock

I love words. I love beautiful typography. FuzzyClock displays the time with words instead of numbers. With beautiful typeface, FuzzyClock looks elegant in menu

Conversation

When was the last time you immerse yourself in a conversation? A conversation that is simply for fun. A conversation where you’re being yourself. A conversation

Blackout

Silence is your friend.

Fast Enough

Your computing experience is not determined by the Windows Experience Index.

Graduation

Graduating from one of the self-claimed renowned university in Indonesia marks the end of one chapter in my life. I was like everyone else, beginning my journey

Twitter Client I Need

Existing Twitter clients are build based on past Twitter user experience. Past Twitter is the service where real people tweet their activities. There were less

Keep Your MacBook Safe

Security becomes main concern once you’ve lost your precious thing. Here are few tips to help your track MacBook if they‘re lost.

Being Myself

“Just be yourself” is one of the most used phrases to comfort myself. Not just me, but most of my friends will use this phrase to reassure anyone facing hesitat

Defining Apps and Utilities

It’s a habit of mine to make use of the default setting and make use of it. One of the default state in Snow Leopard and its predecessor is the existence of Uti

Living without Facebook

I can see most of the people spend most of their time on Facebook. Perhaps you are also one of the people who are currently logged in Facebook. I was addicted t

2010

Minimal Living with MacBook

You can simplify your digital possesion by making full use of what you have, not by adding more to your desk.

Cappuccino of Choice

Random title with random thoughts on how you should select your stream of information carefully.

From Microsoft to Apple

My first impression of the MacBook White released by Apple. Find out how I move from Microsoft to Apple.

Living in Present

We think so much about the future that we neglect the present.