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The Matarese Countdown by Robert Ludlum

In Robert Ludlum’s The Matarese Countdown, retired CIA agent Brandon Scofield is drawn back into action when the deadly Matarese organisation resurfaces, aiming for global economic domination through mergers and assassinations.

Books

The Apocalypse Watch by Robert Ludlum

In Robert Ludlum’s The Apocalypse Watch, American agent Harry Latham infiltrates a neo-Nazi organisation plotting to revive the Fourth Reich.

Books

Monthly update #0219 • July 2008

Monthly update 219 • July 2008 • 2008-07-01 - 2008-07-31

Monthly Updates

The Bourne Ultimatum

The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), directed by Paul Greengrass, ends the chase for Jason Bourne. Matt Damon plays Bourne with steel will and split-second moves. He jumps from London to Madrid. Joan Allen acts as Pamela Landy, the agent who shifts sides.

Movies

The Scorpio Illusion by Robert Ludlum

In Robert Ludlum’s thrilling novel, The Scorpio Illusion, set in the early 1990s, Amaya Bajaratt, a brilliant but ruthless terrorist known as the Baj, seeks revenge against the world’s superpowers for personal and political betrayals.

Books

Monthly update #0218 • June 2008

Monthly update 218 • June 2008 • 2008-06-01 - 2008-06-30

Monthly Updates

The Dogs of War by Frederick Forsyth

In Frederick Forsyth’s heart-pounding mercenary novel, The Dogs of War, a ruthless British mining tycoon named Sir James Manson finds a huge platinum deposit in the mysterious African country of Zangaro.

Books

The Bourne Supremacy

The Bourne Supremacy (2004), directed by Paul Greengrass, picks up with Jason Bourne in hiding. Matt Damon plays Bourne with quiet rage and fast hands. He lives in India with Marie. Franka Potente acts as Marie, his light that burns short.

Movies

What is distnoted?

If you see distnoted running on your Mac, here is what this notification distribution process does.

Mac

Seinfeld

Seinfeld is an American comedy series. It aired on NBC from 5 July 1989 to 14 May 1998. Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld created it. Jerry Seinfeld plays a version of himself, a stand-up comedian in New York City, surrounded by three friends who make everything harder than it needs to be.

TV Series

What is tmp_cleaner?

If you see tmp_cleaner on your Mac, here is what this temporary file cleanup process does.

Mac

The Road to Omaha by Robert Ludlum

In Robert Ludlum’s The Road to Omaha, the hilarious sequel to The Road to Gandolfo, General MacKenzie Hawkins, the wild and wacky “Hawk,” is back with another crazy plan.

Books

Monthly update #0217 • May 2008

Monthly update 217 • May 2008 • 2008-05-01 - 2008-05-31

Monthly Updates

The Odessa File by Frederick Forsyth

In Frederick Forsyth’s thrilling historical thriller, The Odessa File, set in 1963, young German journalist Peter Miller finds a diary belonging to a Holocaust survivor.

Books

The Bourne Identity

The Bourne Identity (2002), directed by Doug Liman, follows a man pulled from the sea with no name. Matt Damon plays Jason Bourne with sharp eyes and quick moves. He wakes on a boat. Two bullets sit in his back.

Movies

Pentecost

Pentecost has become central to how I view the world. The Holy Spirit came after Jesus ascended.

Christianity

The Icarus Agenda by Robert Ludlum

In Robert Ludlum’s The Icarus Agenda, a heart-pounding political thriller, Colorado congressman Evan Kendrick goes undercover in Oman to infiltrate a terrorist hideout and rescue American hostages during a chaotic 1980s Middle East crisis.

Books

Monthly update #0216 • April 2008

Monthly update 216 • April 2008 • 2008-04-01 - 2008-04-30

Monthly Updates

Ascension Day

Ascension Day has become central to how I view the world. Jesus returned to the Father after his time on earth.

Christianity

Iron Man

Iron Man (2008), directed by Jon Favreau, follows a billionaire weapons maker who builds a suit of armour to escape captivity and decides to use it to protect the world. Robert Downey Jr. plays Tony Stark, a genius with more charm than sense.

Movies

What is DesktopServicesHelper?

If you see DesktopServicesHelper running on your Mac, here is what this Finder helper process does.

Mac

What is hidd?

If you see hidd in Activity Monitor or in a firewall log, here is what this macOS process does.

Mac

The Aquitaine Progression by Robert Ludlum

In Robert Ludlum’s The Aquitaine Progression, a massive Cold War thriller, international lawyer Joel Converse gets entangled in a deadly conspiracy when a mysterious figure in Geneva drops a bombshell: a secret military cabal called the Aquitaine is plotting to take over the world.

Books

Monthly update #0215 • March 2008

Monthly update 215 • March 2008 • 2008-03-01 - 2008-03-31

Monthly Updates

Happy Easter

Easter has become central to how I view the world. Jesus rose after his crucifixion to bring salvation.

Christianity