Ascension Day
Each Ascension Day I return to the core message. Jesus went up to heaven after his resurrection.
Christianity
Blog
Useful macOS defaults: Sidebar Lists
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.sidebarlists, controlling which items appear in the Finder sidebar.
Mac
What are ecosystemd and ecosystemanalyticsd?
If you see ecosystemd or ecosystemanalyticsd running on your Mac, here is what these device ecosystem processes do.
Mac
Adding a database table index
Fluent, a Swift ORM, lacks native support for adding database table indexes during creation or migration due to complexities across supported databases, but you can achieve this using SQLKit.
Development
Killing Eve
Killing Eve is a British spy thriller series. It aired on BBC America from 8 April 2018 to 10 April 2022. Phoebe Waller-Bridge developed the first season, based on the novel series Villanelle by Luke Jennings. Sandra Oh plays Eve Polastri, a bored MI5 desk officer who becomes obsessed with tracking a skilled assassin.
TV Series
Mechanical Watch
In the world of modern portable devices, it may be hard to believe that merely a few decades ago the most convenient way to keep track of time was a mechanical watch.
Gems
Monthly update #0384 • April 2022
Monthly update 384 • April 2022 • 2022-04-01 - 2022-04-30
Monthly Updates
Sunsetting Quiet
Unfortunately the time has come to say goodbye to Quiet. It served us all for almost 6 years. In that time I enjoyed the feedback you have given.
Projects
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022), directed by Simon Curtis, follows the Crawley family as they face two journeys at once. A film crew arrives to shoot a picture at Downton while Violet reveals she has inherited a villa in the south of France from a man no one has heard of.
Movies
SSWG 2021 Annual Update
The Swift Server Workgroup (SSWG) welcomed Adam Fowler, Fabian Fett, and Patrick Freed as new members on September 3, 2021, replacing Johannes Weiss after his three-year tenure.
Development
Happy Easter
Each Easter I return to the core message. Death could not hold Jesus. He lives and intercedes for us.
Christianity
Good Friday
Each Good Friday I return to the core message. Jesus died on the cross for our sins.
Christianity
What is AppleQEMUGuestAgent?
If you see AppleQEMUGuestAgent running on your Mac, here is what this virtualisation process does.
Mac
What is triald?
If you see triald running on your Mac, here is what this feature flag process does.
Mac
Monthly update #0383 • March 2022
Monthly update 383 • March 2022 • 2022-03-01 - 2022-03-31
Monthly Updates
Introducing Swift Async Algorithms
The Swift Async Algorithms package, introduces algorithms tailored for AsyncSequence in Swift 5.5, focusing on seamless async/await integration, time-based operations like debounce and throttle, and cross-platform, open-source development.
Development
Swift.org Website is Now Open Source
The Swift.org website is now an open-source project, welcoming community contributions to enhance its role as a hub for all Swift users, not just contributors.
Development
Swift 5.6 Released!
Swift 5.6 introduces type system enhancements like type placeholders and explicit existential types with the any keyword, improves pointer interactions with temporary buffers and relaxed diagnostics, and refines concurrency safety by suppressing Sendable diagnostics by default.
Development
What is iomfb_bics_daemon?
If you see iomfb_bics_daemon running on your Mac, here is what this display calibration process does.
Mac
Monthly update #0382 • February 2022
Monthly update 382 • February 2022 • 2022-02-01 - 2022-02-28
Monthly Updates
The next steps for Vapor
Vapor, a popular Swift web framework, is planning its next major release, Vapor 5, which will fully embrace Swift Concurrency by eliminating EventLoopFutures and leveraging AsyncSequences, actors, and Sendable conformances for improved performance and safety.
Development
What is relatived?
If you see relatived running on your Mac, here is what this related content process does.
Mac
Monthly update #0381 • January 2022
Monthly update 381 • January 2022 • 2022-01-01 - 2022-01-31
Monthly Updates
In from the Cold
In from the Cold is an American thriller series. It aired on Netflix from 28 January 2022. Adam Glass created it. Margarita Levieva plays Jenny Franklin, a single mother on holiday in Spain whose past as a Soviet bioweapon agent catches up with her.
TV Series
What is countryd?
If you see countryd running on your Mac, here is what this country detection process does.
Mac