Walk in the snow
Today it snowed :D and it stayed on the ground. So time for a walk in Utrecht.
Journal
Blog
SecKey 2.0
SecKey is rebuild from the ground up with SwiftUI - a new technology from Apple for building apps with a bright future in front of it.
Projects
Useful macOS defaults: Music
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.Music, controlling how Apple Music and the Music app behave.
Mac
What is appleh13camerad?
If you see appleh13camerad running on your Mac, here is what this camera process does.
Mac
What is trustdFileHelper?
If you see trustdFileHelper running on your Mac, here is what this certificate trust helper process does.
Mac
What is kernelmanagerd?
If you see kernelmanagerd running on your Mac, here is what this kernel extension management process does.
Mac
Monthly update #0368 • December 2020
Monthly update 368 • December 2020 • 2020-12-01 - 2020-12-31
Monthly Updates
Reflecting on the year 2020
Reflection on the year 2020, checking progress of the goals, and some numbers.
Journal
Merry Christmas
Three decades after my first memories Christmas still inspires. Jesus was born and that fact changes history.
Christianity
Cameras and Lenses
Pictures have always been a meaningful part of the human experience. From the first cave drawings, to sketches and paintings, to modern photography, we’ve mastered the art of recording what we see.
Gems
Monthly update #0367 • November 2020
Monthly update 367 • November 2020 • 2020-11-01 - 2020-11-30
Monthly Updates
What is handwritingd?
If you see handwritingd running on your Mac, here is what this handwriting recognition process does.
Mac
The Sentinel by Lee Child
Co-authored with Andrew Child, The Sentinel sees Reacher save an IT manager from kidnappers in Tennessee, uncovering a ransomware plot threatening local elections.
Books
Apple Silicon Support
All my Mac apps have native support for Apple Silicon Macs. From the following versions Apple Silicon is supported...
Projects
Introducing SwiftNIO SSH
SwiftNIO SSH is a new open-source Swift package for the Swift Server ecosystem, providing a programmatic implementation of the SSHv2 protocol for building custom SSH clients and servers.
Development
What are gamecontrollerd and gamepolicyd?
If you see gamecontrollerd or gamepolicyd running on your Mac, here is what these gaming processes do.
Mac
What is trustd?
If you see trustd making network connections from your Mac, here is what it does and whether it leaks information to Apple.
Mac
Monthly update #0366 • October 2020
Monthly update 366 • October 2020 • 2020-10-01 - 2020-10-31
Monthly Updates
Available?
Tired of checking everyday if a movie is available for purchase? No more… add the desired movie to Available? and it will send you a notification when a movie is available for purchase.
Projects
Introducing Swift Service Discovery
Swift Service Discovery is a new open-source package for the Swift Server ecosystem, providing a standard API for service discovery backends like DNS or key-value stores, without implementing the functionality itself.
Development
Talning
With Talning you will never miss an important day again. Like a birthday, wedding day, retirement day, sport event, vacation, and much more.
Projects
Useful macOS defaults: Photos
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.Photos, controlling how Apple Photos behaves.
Mac
What is ContainerMigrationService?
If you see ContainerMigrationService running on your Mac, here is what this app data migration process does.
Mac
Announcing Swift Algorithms
Swift Algorithms is a new open-source package offering a suite of generic sequence and collection algorithms, such as chunking, combinations, permutations, and random sampling, designed to replace error-prone loops with clear, performant code.
Development
The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 3] by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 3] chronicles the later stages of the Gulag system, including hard labor prisons, exile, and the post-Stalin era.
Books