Monthly update #0216 • April 2008
Monthly update 216 • April 2008 • 2008-04-01 - 2008-04-30
Monthly Updates
Blog
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
Kingdom of Comfort by Delirious?
Delirious?'s 2008 album questions easy comfort and points outward, mixing rock and worship with a searching heart.
Music
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
Your Love Never Fails by Jesus Culture
Jesus Culture's 2008 live album spreads long, free worship songs across a conference night of sung praise.
Music
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
In My Time by Yanni
Yanni's 1993 release, calm and patient instrumental writing. I found it some years after it appeared and was glad I did.
Music
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 Noise We Make by Chris Tomlin
Chris Tomlin's 2001 debut is plain, singable worship, an early sketch of the songs a generation would learn.
Music
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
Unbreakable by Fireflight
Fireflight's 2008 album pairs hard rock guitars with a strong voice and songs about standing firm under pressure.
Music
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
The Bourne Ultimatum by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Ultimatum, the epic conclusion to the original Bourne trilogy, Jason Bourne faces his toughest challenge yet.
Books
Monthly update #0213 • January 2008
Monthly update 213 • January 2008 • 2008-01-01 - 2008-01-31
Monthly Updates
Dive by Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman's 1993 release, a crossover of pop and the classical voice. I reached it late and it has stayed with me.
Music
What is automountd?
If you see automountd running on your Mac, here is what this automatic file system mounting process does.
Mac
Boy by U2
U2's 1980 debut catches four young men finding their sound, a raw, ringing record about growing up.
Music
The Bourne Supremacy by Robert Ludlum
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.
Books