What is WindowServer?
If you see WindowServer using CPU on your Mac, here is what this essential display process does.
Mac
Blog
What is getty?
If you see getty running on your Mac, here is what this terminal login process does.
Mac
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta (2005), directed by James McTeigue, sets a masked man against a cruel state. Hugo Weaving plays V with smooth voice and sharp blade. He hides his face but shows fire for freedom.
Movies
Monthly update #0190 • February 2006
Monthly update 190 • February 2006 • 2006-02-01 - 2006-02-28
Monthly Updates
What is KernelEventAgent?
If you see KernelEventAgent running on your Mac, here is what this kernel event handler does.
Mac
Monthly update #0189 • January 2006
Monthly update 189 • January 2006 • 2006-01-01 - 2006-01-31
Monthly Updates
Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
Dan Brown’s Angels & Demons follows Harvard symbolist Robert Langdon as he races to stop an ancient secret society, the Illuminati, from destroying Vatican City with a stolen antimatter device.
Books
Monthly update #0188 • December 2005
Monthly update 188 • December 2005 • 2005-12-01 - 2005-12-31
Monthly Updates
Reflecting on the year 2005
Reflection on the year 2005, checking progress of the goals, and some numbers.
Journal
Merry Christmas
By now Christmas means more than it did before. The birth of Jesus is the start of salvation.
Christianity
Monthly update #0187 • November 2005
Monthly update 187 • November 2005 • 2005-11-01 - 2005-11-30
Monthly Updates
Asterix and the Falling Sky by Albert Uderzo
It is the thirty-third book in the Asterix series. Aliens land near the village. They want the magic potion for their galactic wars.
Books
Monthly update #0186 • October 2005
Monthly update 186 • October 2005 • 2005-10-01 - 2005-10-31
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Monthly update #0185 • September 2005
Monthly update 185 • September 2005 • 2005-09-01 - 2005-09-30
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Downfall
Downfall (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, shows the final days of Adolf Hitler in his Berlin bunker as the Soviet army closes in. Bruno Ganz plays Hitler. The film is based on the accounts of Traudl Junge, his last secretary, and the book by Joachim Fest.
Movies
Monthly update #0184 • August 2005
Monthly update 184 • August 2005 • 2005-08-01 - 2005-08-31
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The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
The final book in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien, is an absolute must-read!
Books
Monthly update #0183 • July 2005
Monthly update 183 • July 2005 • 2005-07-01 - 2005-07-31
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The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
Frodo and Sam keep going on their dangerous mission to Mount Doom, with the sneaky Gollum leading the way.
Books
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring, the first book in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, is a true gem of fantasy literature.
Books
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
J.R.R Tolkien’s The Hobbit is a classic fantasy adventure that immerses readers in the enchanting realm of Middle-earth.
Books
Monthly update #0182 • June 2005
Monthly update 182 • June 2005 • 2005-06-01 - 2005-06-30
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Three Days of the Condor
Three Days of the Condor (1975), directed by Sydney Pollack, is a taut political thriller that keeps you on edge. Robert Redford delivers a stellar performance as Joe Turner, a CIA researcher thrust into a deadly conspiracy after his team is murdered.
Movies
Lethal Weapon 4
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998), directed by Richard Donner, sends Riggs and Murtaugh against a Chinese crime lord who smuggles families into the country and uses them as slave labour. Mel Gibson plays Riggs, now facing fatherhood. Danny Glover plays Murtaugh, still too old for this.
Movies
Monthly update #0181 • May 2005
Monthly update 181 • May 2005 • 2005-05-01 - 2005-05-31
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