Useful macOS defaults: Trackpad
Handy defaults write commands for the trackpad, controlling gestures, tap to click, speed, and more.
Mac
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Swift Package Manager Manifest API Redesign
Swift 4 redesigned the Package.swift manifest API in the Package Manager to make it simpler and match the design rules.
Development
Wonder by Hillsong United
Hillsong United's 2017 album leans into awe and creation, a worship record that keeps reaching for the vast and the unseen.
Music
Monthly update #0325 • May 2017
Monthly update 325 • May 2017 • 2017-05-01 - 2017-05-31
Monthly Updates
Pentecost
Over the years my grasp of Pentecost has matured. The Holy Spirit came for all who believe in Jesus.
Christianity
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017), directed by Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg, follows the son of Will Turner as he searches for the Trident of Poseidon to free his father from a curse. Johnny Depp plays Jack Sparrow, now down on his luck and hunted by a ghost from his past.
Movies
Ascension Day
Over the years my grasp of Ascension Day has matured. Jesus ascended to heaven for all who believe.
Christianity
Home for Christmas by BarlowGirl
BarlowGirl's 2008 release, guitars with weight and drive. I found it some years after it appeared and was glad I did.
Music
What is avbdeviced?
If you see avbdeviced running on your Mac, here is what this audio/video networking process does.
Mac
Pop by U2
U2's 1997 dance-rock experiment, a restless record about faith and emptiness that I found long after its release.
Music
Monthly update #0324 • April 2017
Monthly update 324 • April 2017 • 2017-04-01 - 2017-04-30
Monthly Updates
Swift Source Compatibility Test Suite Now Available
Apple announced a new Swift source compatibility test suite to help keep source compatibility in future releases.
Development
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), directed by James Gunn, follows the team as Peter Quill meets his father, a celestial being called Ego. Chris Pratt plays Quill, who must choose between the family he was born into and the one he found.
Movies
The Lives of Others
The Lives of Others (2006), directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, shows East Germany in 1984. Ulrich Mühe plays Gerd Wiesler, a Stasi captain who spies on a playwright. He sits in an attic with headphones.
Movies
Happy Easter
Over the years my grasp of Easter has matured. Jesus conquered death for all who believe.
Christianity
Good Friday
Over the years my grasp of Good Friday has matured. Jesus gave his life on the cross for all who believe.
Christianity
Rendez-Vous by Jean-Michel Jarre
Jean-Michel Jarre's 1986 album, an instrumental record of grand synth suites that I found long after its release.
Music
Monthly update #0323 • March 2017
Monthly update 323 • March 2017 • 2017-03-01 - 2017-03-31
Monthly Updates
Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell (2017), directed by Rupert Sanders, is based on the Japanese manga by Masamune Shirow. Scarlett Johansson plays Major Mira Killian, a woman whose brain is placed inside a fully synthetic body, making her the first of her kind and a weapon against cyber crime.
Movies
It's a Wonderful Christmas by Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith's 2007 release, bright, well-built pop songs. It came to me long after release and earned its place.
Music
Swift 3.1 Released!
Apple released Swift 3.1 as a minor update that keeps source compatibility with Swift 3.0.
Development
Useful macOS defaults: Mouse
Handy defaults write commands for the mouse, controlling tracking speed, scrolling, and button behaviour.
Mac
There Is a Cloud by Elevation Worship
Elevation Worship's 2017 live album waits on the promise of rain, turning expectation into a steady, hopeful praise.
Music
What is secinitd?
If you see secinitd running on your Mac, here is what this security process does when apps launch.
Mac
What is PowerUIAgent?
If you see PowerUIAgent running on your Mac, here is what this power notification process does.
Mac