What is ioupsd?
If you see ioupsd running on your Mac, here is what this UPS monitoring process does.
Mac
Blog
Monthly update #0234 • October 2009
Monthly update 234 • October 2009 • 2009-10-01 - 2009-10-31
Monthly Updates
The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol follows Harvard symbolist Robert Langdon as he races through Washington, D.C. to save his mentor from a mysterious attacker seeking a Masonic secret.
Books
Monthly update #0233 • September 2009
Monthly update 233 • September 2009 • 2009-09-01 - 2009-09-30
Monthly Updates
Icon by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s Icon, a political thriller set in a chaotic 1999 Russia, a group of Western powerbrokers stumbles upon a dangerous plot.
Books
Monthly update #0232 • August 2009
Monthly update 232 • August 2009 • 2009-08-01 - 2009-08-31
Monthly Updates
What is ODSAgent?
If you see ODSAgent running on your Mac, here is what this Open Directory process does.
Mac
What is gssd?
If you see gssd running on your Mac, here is what this authentication process does.
Mac
What is GSSCred?
If you see GSSCred running on your Mac, here is what this Kerberos credentials process does.
Mac
What is pfd?
If you see pfd running on your Mac, here is what this packet filter logging process does.
Mac
Monthly update #0231 • July 2009
Monthly update 231 • July 2009 • 2009-07-01 - 2009-07-31
Monthly Updates
The Fist of God by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s thrilling Gulf War movie, The Fist of God, things get intense when British and American spies find out about Saddam Hussein’s secret weapon, a super powerful device that could change the whole war.
Books
Monthly update #0230 • June 2009
Monthly update 230 • June 2009 • 2009-06-01 - 2009-06-30
Monthly Updates
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), directed by Carlos Saldanha, takes the herd underground into a hidden world where dinosaurs still live. Ray Romano voices Manny, who is about to become a father and worries about everything.
Movies
What is security.agent.login?
If you see security.agent.login on your Mac, here is what this login process does.
Mac
The Bancroft Strategy by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Bancroft Strategy, agent Todd Belknap seeks kidnapped friend Jared Rinehart, intersecting with Andrea Bancroft's probe into her family's foundation and enigmatic Genesis, unveiling a utilitarian cabal.
Books
Monthly update #0229 • May 2009
Monthly update 229 • May 2009 • 2009-05-01 - 2009-05-31
Monthly Updates
Pentecost
I appreciate the full story of Pentecost more each year. The Spirit came like wind and fire to the disciples.
Christianity
The Deceiver by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s epic espionage novel, “The Deceiver,” seasoned British SIS officer Sam McCready, known for his cunning, is forced to retire as the Cold War ends in 1989.
Books
Ascension Day
I appreciate the full story of Ascension Day more each year. Christ went up to heaven to prepare a place for us.
Christianity
What is bluetoothd?
If you see bluetoothd, BTServer, BlueTool, or bluetoothuiservice running on your Mac, here is what these Bluetooth processes do.
Mac
What is pfctl?
If you see pfctl on your Mac, here is what this firewall tool does.
Mac
The Ambler Warning by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Ambler Warning, agent Hal Ambler escapes a psychiatric facility, discovering his identity erased.
Books
Monthly update #0228 • April 2009
Monthly update 228 • April 2009 • 2009-04-01 - 2009-04-30
Monthly Updates
Happy Easter
I appreciate the full story of Easter more each year. Christ died for our sins and rose on the third day.
Christianity