What is security.authhost?
If you see security.authhost on your Mac, here is what this password prompt process does.
Mac
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Monthly update #0222 • October 2008
Monthly update 222 • October 2008 • 2008-10-01 - 2008-10-31
Monthly Updates
The Man from Washington by Laurent Gerra
With a presidential election looming, Lucky Luke must guard the upright candidate Rutherford B. Hayes on a tour of the West while a scheming Texas oil tycoon tries to buy or shoot his way to victory.
Books
All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2
U2's warm 2000 return to song and heart, an album I revisited and found wiser than I remembered.
Music
The Hades Factor by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Hades Factor, a gripping medical thriller co-authored with Gayle Lynds, a deadly virus threatens global catastrophe.
Books
Monthly update #0221 • September 2008
Monthly update 221 • September 2008 • 2008-09-01 - 2008-09-30
Monthly Updates
Blues for Greeny by Gary Moore
Gary Moore's 1995 release, expressive playing rooted in the blues. I reached it late and it has stayed with me.
Music
What is coreaudiod?
If you see coreaudiod running on your Mac, here is what this essential audio engine process does.
Mac
Seven Lives Many Faces by Enigma
Enigma's 2008 album mixes chant, beats and warm voices into a calm record about lives lived and faces worn.
Music
Zebra Striping
Zebra striping, also known as candy striping or half-shadow, is the application of faint shading to alternate lines or rows in data tables or forms.
Development
The Devil's Alternative by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s gripping Cold War thriller, The Devil’s Alternative, a global crisis erupts in 1982. A Ukrainian nationalist group takes control of a supertanker packed with oil, threatening to unleash an environmental catastrophe.
Books
What is mDNSResponder?
If you see mDNSResponder running on your Mac, here is what this networking process does.
Mac
Monthly update #0220 • August 2008
Monthly update 220 • August 2008 • 2008-08-01 - 2008-08-31
Monthly Updates
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
Hello Love by Chris Tomlin
Chris Tomlin's 2008 worship album turns plain songs of praise outward, toward the city and the wider world.
Music
To Know That You're Alive by Kutless
Kutless return to a harder rock sound on their 2008 album, with loud guitars and songs about doubt and rescue.
Music
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 I Heart Revolution: With Hearts as One by Hillsong United
Hillsong United's 2008 double live album, taped around the world, collects two hours of youth worship into one big set.
Music
Rebecca St. James by Rebecca St. James
Rebecca St. James's 1994 release, melodic songs with a strong hook. I reached it late and it has stayed with me.
Music
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
This Is Our God by Hillsong Worship
Hillsong Worship's 2008 live album, recorded in Sydney, gathers a crowd of thousands around big, hopeful songs of praise.
Music