Without Fail by Lee Child
Lee Child's Without Fail sees Reacher hired to test Secret Service security for the Vice President-elect after credible assassination threats surface.
Books
2007
54 posts
The Rhinemann Exchange by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s thrilling World War II espionage novel, The Rhinemann Exchange, U.S. intelligence officer David Spaulding embarks on a secret mission in 1943 Buenos Aires.
Books
Monthly update #0205 • May 2007
Monthly update 205 • May 2007 • 2007-05-01 - 2007-05-31
Monthly Updates
Echo Burning by Lee Child
In Echo Burning, Reacher hitches a ride in Texas with a woman who claims her abusive husband plans to kill her upon his prison release.
Books
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007), directed by Gore Verbinski, brings the pirate lords together for a final stand against the East India Trading Company. Johnny Depp plays Jack Sparrow, rescued from the afterlife and drawn into a war for the freedom of the seas.
Movies
What is softwareupdated?
If you see softwareupdated running on your Mac, here is what this system update process does.
Mac
What is UserEventAgent-System?
If you see UserEventAgent-System running on your Mac, here is what this system event handler does.
Mac
What are kcm, kadmind, kdc, and kpasswdd?
If you see Kerberos processes like kcm, kadmind, kdc, or kpasswdd on your Mac, here is what they do.
Mac
What is netbiosd?
If you see netbiosd running on your Mac, here is what this Windows networking process does.
Mac
The Cry of the Halidon by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s thrilling conspiracy novel, The Cry of the Halidon, geologist Alex McAuliff is hired by a mysterious corporation to lead a survey in Jamaica’s dangerous Cockpit region.
Books
Monthly update #0204 • April 2007
Monthly update 204 • April 2007 • 2007-04-01 - 2007-04-30
Monthly Updates
The Visitor by Lee Child
Lee Child's The Visitor forces Reacher to work with the FBI to profile a serial killer targeting Army women with bizarre, traceless murders.
Books
What is racoon?
If you see racoon running on your Mac, here is what this VPN-related process does.
Mac
What is ftp-proxy?
If you see ftp-proxy on your Mac, here is what this file transfer process does.
Mac
Trevayne by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s thrilling political thriller, Trevayne, Andrew Trevayne, a wealthy and principled businessman, is chosen to lead a secret government subcommittee investigating corruption in the U.S. defense industry.
Books
Monthly update #0203 • March 2007
Monthly update 203 • March 2007 • 2007-03-01 - 2007-03-31
Monthly Updates
Tripwire by Lee Child
In Tripwire, Jack Reacher is digging graves in Key West when a private investigator's murder pulls him into a web of extortion and revenge tied to his military past.
Books
What is autofsd?
If you see autofsd running on your Mac, here is what this automatic mounting process does.
Mac
What is configd?
If you see configd running on your Mac, here is what this core networking process does.
Mac
The Matlock Paper by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s thrilling novel, The Matlock Paper, English professor James Matlock gets roped into a dangerous mission by the U.S. Justice Department. He’s tasked with infiltrating a notorious drug trafficking ring operating from fancy New England colleges.
Books
Monthly update #0202 • February 2007
Monthly update 202 • February 2007 • 2007-02-01 - 2007-02-28
Monthly Updates
Die Trying by Lee Child
Lee Child's Die Trying sees Jack Reacher kidnapped alongside an FBI agent by a militia group plotting a massive terrorist attack.
Books
The Osterman Weekend by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Osterman Weekend, a gripping psychological thriller, TV executive John Tanner gets entangled in a dangerous conspiracy when CIA agent Laurence Fassett recruits him to uncover a Soviet plot called “Omega”.
Books
Monthly update #0201 • January 2007
Monthly update 201 • January 2007 • 2007-01-01 - 2007-01-31
Monthly Updates
Killing Floor by Lee Child
In Lee Child's Killing Floor, ex-military policeman Jack Reacher arrives in the small Georgia town of Margrave and is promptly arrested for a murder he didn't commit.
Books