De Cock en de ganzen van de dood by A.C. Baantjer
De Cock deals with threatening letters and a woman tied to a wheelchair, while a suspect held for beating an old couple to death may not be the real killer.
Books
Blog
Privacy Roundup #0060 • July 2011
July 2011 was dominated by the AntiSec hacking spree against defence contractors and police, alongside the phone-hacking scandal that closed the News of the World.
Privacy
What is diskmanagementstartup?
If you see diskmanagementstartup on your Mac, here is what this disk initialisation process does.
Mac
Eurobloat #0014 • June 2011
The month Brussels asked for its very own taxes, decided that border controls should be graded by the Commission, and reminded a continent that the cucumber was guilty until proven innocent.
Eurobloat
Cars 2
Cars 2 (2011), directed by John Lasseter and Brad Lewis, sends Lightning McQueen to races in Japan and Europe. Owen Wilson voices McQueen with speed and heart. He meets old rivals.
Movies
Find your IP address from the command line
How to find your local and public IP address using Terminal on a Mac.
Mac
What is installd?
If you see installd consuming a lot of CPU in Activity Monitor, here is what it is and what you can do about it.
Mac
Privacy Roundup #0059 • June 2011
A breach-soaked month dominated by LulzSec, with banks, games firms and spy agencies all losing data to hackers.
Privacy
De Cock en de smekende dood by A.C. Baantjer
Two men from the higher circles of Amsterdam are murdered in the flat of a call girl, and the case falls to De Cock.
Books
Monthly update #0254 • June 2011
Monthly update 254 • June 2011 • 2011-06-01 - 2011-06-30
Monthly Updates
Eurobloat #0013 • May 2011
The month a member state dared to guard its own border, so Brussels decided that border decisions should belong to Brussels; also a third bailout, a botched cucumber, and a fresh demand for your consent to a cookie.
Eurobloat
ChatBee
ChatBee was a service, which you could use to create a secure chatbox and share the box with the people you want to speak.
Projects
Useful macOS defaults: Safari
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.Safari, controlling the developer menu, privacy, tabs, and more.
Mac
What is apsd and why is it connecting to Apple servers?
If you see apsd making network connections from your Mac, here is what this process does.
Mac
Pentecost
As a real adult Pentecost holds mature significance for me. The Christian faith rests on the Holy Spirit coming.
Christianity
De Cock en de moord in extase by A.C. Baantjer
A raid on a cash transport van and the murder of its driver give De Cock and his colleagues a great deal of work.
Books
Monthly update #0253 • May 2011
Monthly update 253 • May 2011 • 2011-05-01 - 2011-05-31
Monthly Updates
Ascension Day
As a real adult Ascension Day holds mature significance for me. Jesus now reigns at the right hand of God.
Christianity
Privacy Roundup #0058 • May 2011
Sony's breach nightmare spread across the globe while regulators, researchers and hacktivists laid bare how little our personal data was protected.
Privacy
Eurobloat #0012 • April 2011
The month Brussels discovered that its borderless paradise survives only until somebody actually crosses a border, while the ECB hiked into a crisis and the Commission found twelve fresh levers to pull.
Eurobloat
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), directed by Rob Marshall, follows Jack Sparrow on a race to find the Fountain of Youth. Johnny Depp plays Jack, pulled into the quest by an old flame and a pirate he would rather avoid.
Movies
De Cock en de moord in seance by A.C. Baantjer
A woman is murdered during a seance, and De Cock has to unmask the killer.
Books
100 Things You Should Know About People
100 things you should know if you are going to design an effective and persuasive website, web application or software application.
Development
Privacy Roundup #0057 • April 2011
April 2011 was dominated by the Sony PlayStation Network mega-breach and the discovery that smartphones quietly logged their owners' every move.
Privacy
Monthly update #0252 • April 2011
Monthly update 252 • April 2011 • 2011-04-01 - 2011-04-30
Monthly Updates