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Asterix and Obelix's Birthday by Albert Uderzo

It is the thirty-fourth book in the Asterix series. The village celebrates fifty years of Asterix with a golden book of memories and adventures.

Books

What is ioupsd?

If you see ioupsd running on your Mac, here is what this UPS monitoring process does.

Mac

Monthly update #0234 • October 2009

Monthly update 234 • October 2009 • 2009-10-01 - 2009-10-31

Monthly Updates

The Moscow Vector by Robert Ludlum

In Robert Ludlum’s The Moscow Vector, co-authored with Patrick Larkin, Covert-One's Jon Smith hunts a deadly virus killing Russian leaders before a hardliner can seize the Kremlin.

Books

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

The Lazarus Vendetta by Robert Ludlum

In Robert Ludlum’s The Lazarus Vendetta, co-authored with Patrick Larkin, Covert-One's Jon Smith investigates a deadly attack on a nanotech laboratory linked to the shadowy Lazarus Movement.

Books

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 Altman Code by Robert Ludlum

In Robert Ludlum’s The Altman Code, co-authored with Gayle Lynds, Covert-One's Jon Smith tracks a Chinese cargo ship suspected of carrying chemical weapons material before a major treaty signing.

Books

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