Stand by Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith's 2006 release, bright, well-built pop songs. It came to me long after release and earned its place.
Music
Blog
Jason Bourne
Jason Bourne (2016), directed by Paul Greengrass, brings back the lost agent. Matt Damon plays Bourne with hard eyes and quick fists. He fights in crowds and dark streets.
Movies
Oxygène 7-13 by Jean-Michel Jarre
Jean-Michel Jarre's 1997 sequel to his landmark, six wordless movements I came to long after the original.
Music
Monthly update #0315 • July 2016
Monthly update 315 • July 2016 • 2016-07-01 - 2016-07-31
Monthly Updates
Unleashed by Skillet
Skillet's 2016 album is tight, hard rock built for arenas, a record about feeling invincible and refusing to quit.
Music
What is familycontrols?
If you see familycontrols running on your Mac, here is what this parental controls process does.
Mac
Air for Free by Relient K
Relient K's 2016 album is loose, melodic pop rock, a playful and warm record about gratitude for simple things.
Music
Person of Interest
Person of Interest is an American crime drama series. It aired on CBS from 22 September 2011 to 21 June 2016. Jonathan Nolan created it. The show stars Jim Caviezel as John Reese, a former CIA agent thought dead. Michael Emerson plays Harold Finch, a rich tech expert.
TV Series
Where the Light Shines Through by Switchfoot
Switchfoot's 2016 album turns scars into windows, a bright alternative rock record about light breaking through the broken places.
Music
Xcode Playground Support
Apple introduced Xcode Playground Support as part of the open source Swift community, which lets developers build a toolchain to use the latest Swift features in Xcode 8 playgrounds.
Development
Monthly update #0314 • June 2016
Monthly update 314 • June 2016 • 2016-06-01 - 2016-06-30
Monthly Updates
Ice Age: Collision Course
Ice Age: Collision Course (2016), directed by Mike Thurmeier, sends the herd on a race against time when Scrat accidentally launches an asteroid towards Earth. Ray Romano voices Manny, who must lead his friends to a place that can stop the impact.
Movies
Ocean of Dreams by Jan Mulder
Jan Mulder's 2006 release, wordless music for reflection. I reached it late and it has stayed with me.
Music
Swift 3.0 Preview 1 Released!
Apple announced Developer Preview 1 of Swift 3.0, which offers stable builds to test the work-in-progress version before the final release.
Development
Swift 2.3
Apple announced Swift 2.3 as a minor update from Swift 2.2.1. The main change is that it works with Apple’s macOS 10.12, iOS 10, watchOS 3, and tvOS 10 SDKs, and it updates LLVM and Clang to match Swift 3.
Development
Monthly update #0313 • May 2016
Monthly update 313 • May 2016 • 2016-05-01 - 2016-05-31
Monthly Updates
Useful macOS defaults: Calendar
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.iCal, controlling how Calendar displays and handles events.
Mac
Homebrew - List of all packages installed
When you use Homebrew to manage software on your Mac, you often want to know exactly what you have installed. This helps when you set up a new computer or share your setup with others.
Mac
What is usbsmartcardreaderd?
If you see usbsmartcardreaderd running on your Mac, here is what this smart card reader process does.
Mac
Pentecost
Pentecost remains a time of reflection for me. The coming of the Holy Spirit proves Gods love in action.
Christianity
Swift 3.0 Release Process
Swift 3.0 marks a major release without source compatibility to Swift 2.2. It brings key changes to the language and standard library through the evolution process.
Development
Ascension Day
Ascension Day remains a time of reflection for me. The ascension of Jesus proves he is Lord of all.
Christianity
Monthly update #0312 • April 2016
Monthly update 312 • April 2016 • 2016-04-01 - 2016-04-30
Monthly Updates
Go All the Way by Charles Bukowski
if you're going to try, go all the way. otherwise, don't even start.
Gems
The Laughing Heart by Charles Bukowski
your life is your life; don't let it be clubbed into dank submission.
Gems