What is ftp-proxy?
If you see ftp-proxy on your Mac, here is what this file transfer process does.
Mac
2007
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Happy Easter
As a teenager Easter brings deeper thoughts. The resurrection confirms all that Jesus taught.
Christianity
Good Friday
As a teenager Good Friday brings deeper thoughts. Jesus gave his life on the cross for our sins.
Christianity
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
Privacy Roundup #0008 • March 2007
March 2007 was dominated by the record-breaking TJX card heist, fresh doubts over UK identity and passport plans, and a steady drip of malware, phishing and tracking that put personal data under siege.
Privacy
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
Privacy Roundup #0007 • February 2007
February 2007 saw the TJX card breach balloon, British anger at vehicle tracking surge past a million signatures, and fresh doubts cast over Vista, biometric passports and lost government discs.
Privacy
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
Privacy Roundup #0006 • January 2007
January 2007 opened the year with the record TJX card breach, the first Storm worm spam floods and fresh fights over data retention, surveillance and software that watches its users.
Privacy
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
What is IFCStart?
If you see IFCStart running on your Mac, here is what this startup process does.
Mac
Léon: The Professional
Léon: The Professional (1994), directed by Luc Besson, tells the story of a lone hitman in New York. Jean Reno plays Léon with calm skill and soft heart. He drinks milk and tends his plant.
Movies
Monthly update #0200 • December 2006
Monthly update 200 • December 2006 • 2006-12-01 - 2006-12-31
Monthly Updates
The Scarlatti Inheritance by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s first novel, The Scarlatti Inheritance, a wild adventure of espionage and betrayal takes place during the tense pre-World War II era.
Books
Privacy Roundup #0005 • December 2006
December 2006 closed the year with British surveillance plans, fresh data breaches and a wave of phishing, spyware and wiretap scandals.
Privacy