These Same Skies by Hillsong Worship
Hillsong Worship's 2021 album, a warm set of congregational songs about presence and freedom, recorded in California.
Music
Blog
Curves and Surfaces
From fonts to animated movies, curves and surfaces constitute fundamental building blocks of many geometrical designs.
Gems
What is micactivityd?
If you see micactivityd running on your Mac, here is what this microphone activity monitoring process does.
Mac
Introducing Swift Distributed Actors
Apple announced Swift Distributed Actors, a new open-source package for server-side Swift that provides a complete cluster library for the experimental distributed actor language feature, released early to gather community feedback.
Development
Music of the Spheres by Coldplay
Coldplay's bright 2021 concept album, a glossy pop journey through an imagined solar system, anchored by My Universe.
Music
Swift-DocC is Now Open Source
Apple introduced Swift-DocC at WWDC21 as a new documentation compiler for Swift frameworks and packages, now released as open source with support for macOS and Linux.
Development
What is audioanalyticsd?
If you see audioanalyticsd running on your Mac, here is what this sound recognition process does.
Mac
Stand by Newsboys
Newsboys' bright 2021 album, an anthemic call to hold firm in faith, full of big hooks and plain encouragement.
Music
Monthly update #0377 • September 2021
Monthly update 377 • September 2021 • 2021-09-01 - 2021-09-30
Monthly Updates
Sunsetting SecKey
Unfortunately the time has come to say goodbye to SecKey. It served us all for almost 4 years. In that time I enjoyed the feedback you have given and also the donations given as a sign of appreciation.
Projects
Interstellar: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer's 2014 release, a cinematic score built to carry a story. I found it some years after it appeared and was glad I did.
Music
Swift 5.5 Released!
Swift 5.5 is a major release introducing powerful concurrency features like async/await, structured concurrency, and Actors, alongside other enhancements.
Development
Clarkson's Farm
Clarkson's Farm is a British documentary series. It came out on Amazon Prime Video on 11 June 2021. The show follows Jeremy Clarkson, known from car programmes, as he takes over running his 1000-acre farm in the Cotswolds after the old manager retires.
TV Series
What is fairplaydeviceidentityd?
If you see fairplaydeviceidentityd running on your Mac, here is what this device identity process does.
Mac
Monthly update #0376 • August 2021
Monthly update 376 • August 2021 • 2021-08-01 - 2021-08-31
Monthly Updates
What is seld?
If you see seld running on your Mac, here is what this sealed system volume process does.
Mac
Interrobang by Switchfoot
Switchfoot's restless 2021 album, a record of questions and conviction, sharp guitars and honest doubt held together by hope.
Music
Time for a Turning Point by Charlie Kirk
Charlie Kirk’s The College Scam: How America's Universities Are Bankrupting and Brainwashing Away the Future of America's Youth challenges the value of traditional college education, arguing it burdens students with debt while promoting progressive ideologies.
Books
Dreamchaser by Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman's 2013 release, soaring vocal lines over lush arrangements. I found it some years after it appeared and was glad I did.
Music
Useful macOS defaults: Messages
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.MobileSMS, controlling how Messages behaves on macOS.
Mac
Monthly update #0375 • July 2021
Monthly update 375 • July 2021 • 2021-07-01 - 2021-07-31
Monthly Updates
Naval Architecture
When I first heard the term naval architecture I thought it was the artistic practice of designing beautiful boats. It turns out it’s a proper scientific discipline dedicated to the engineering of ships.
Gems
What is findmybeaconingd?
If you see findmybeaconingd running on your Mac, here is what this Find My beacon process does.
Mac
What is corecaptured?
If you see corecaptured running on your Mac, here is what this camera and screen capture process does.
Mac
Monthly update #0374 • June 2021
Monthly update 374 • June 2021 • 2021-06-01 - 2021-06-30
Monthly Updates