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.
If you see DesktopServicesHelper running on your Mac, here is what this Finder helper process does.
Delirious?'s 2008 album questions easy comfort and points outward, mixing rock and worship with a searching heart.
If you see hidd in Activity Monitor or in a firewall log, here is what this macOS process does.
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.
Jesus Culture's 2008 live album spreads long, free worship songs across a conference night of sung praise.
Monthly update 215 • March 2008 • 2008-03-01 - 2008-03-31
Easter has become central to how I view the world. Jesus rose after his crucifixion to bring salvation.
Good Friday has become central to how I view the world. Jesus died on the cross to bring salvation.
Yanni's 1993 release, calm and patient instrumental writing. I found it some years after it appeared and was glad I did.
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.
Chris Tomlin's 2001 debut is plain, singable worship, an early sketch of the songs a generation would learn.
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.
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.
Fireflight's 2008 album pairs hard rock guitars with a strong voice and songs about standing firm under pressure.
Monthly update 214 • February 2008 • 2008-02-01 - 2008-02-29
If you see airportd running on your Mac, here is what this process does and why it manages your Wi-Fi.
In Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Ultimatum, the epic conclusion to the original Bourne trilogy, Jason Bourne faces his toughest challenge yet.
Monthly update 213 • January 2008 • 2008-01-01 - 2008-01-31
Sarah Brightman's 1993 release, a crossover of pop and the classical voice. I reached it late and it has stayed with me.
If you see automountd running on your Mac, here is what this automatic file system mounting process does.
U2's 1980 debut catches four young men finding their sound, a raw, ringing record about growing up.
In Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Supremacy, the thrilling sequel to The Bourne Identity, Jason Bourne, now living peacefully with Marie St. Jacques in Maine, is dragged back into a dangerous game when a mysterious impostor using his name causes chaos in Asia.
Monthly update 212 • December 2007 • 2007-12-01 - 2007-12-31
Reflection on the year 2007, checking progress of the goals, and some numbers.