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
Blog
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
Good Friday
Good Friday has become central to how I view the world. Jesus died on the cross to bring salvation.
Christianity
The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass (2007), directed by Chris Weitz, is based on the first book of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. Dakota Blue Richards plays Lyra Belacqua, a young girl raised at Jordan College in Oxford who sets out on a journey to the frozen North to rescue stolen children.
Movies
The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s epic thriller, The Day of the Jackal, a mysterious assassin known only as “The Jackal” is hired by the OAS, a French terrorist group, to assassinate President Charles de Gaulle in 1963.
Books
The Parsifal Mosaic by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Parsifal Mosaic, a heart-pounding Cold War thriller, intelligence officer Michael Havelock’s world crumbles on a moonlit Costa Brava beach.
Books
Monthly update #0214 • February 2008
Monthly update 214 • February 2008 • 2008-02-01 - 2008-02-29
Monthly Updates
What is airportd?
If you see airportd running on your Mac, here is what this process does and why it manages your Wi-Fi.
Mac