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
2008
80 posts
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
The Bourne Supremacy
The Bourne Supremacy (2004), directed by Paul Greengrass, picks up with Jason Bourne in hiding. Matt Damon plays Bourne with quiet rage and fast hands. He lives in India with Marie. Franka Potente acts as Marie, his light that burns short.
Movies
What is distnoted?
If you see distnoted running on your Mac, here is what this notification distribution process does.
Mac
Seinfeld
Seinfeld is an American comedy series. It aired on NBC from 5 July 1989 to 14 May 1998. Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld created it. Jerry Seinfeld plays a version of himself, a stand-up comedian in New York City, surrounded by three friends who make everything harder than it needs to be.
TV Series
Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends by Coldplay
Coldplay's 2008 album reaches for bold colour and history, a bright, restless record about power, doubt and time.
Music
What is tmp_cleaner?
If you see tmp_cleaner on your Mac, here is what this temporary file cleanup process does.
Mac
The Road to Omaha by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Road to Omaha, the hilarious sequel to The Road to Gandolfo, General MacKenzie Hawkins, the wild and wacky “Hawk,” is back with another crazy plan.
Books
Monthly update #0217 • May 2008
Monthly update 217 • May 2008 • 2008-05-01 - 2008-05-31
Monthly Updates
The Odessa File by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s thrilling historical thriller, The Odessa File, set in 1963, young German journalist Peter Miller finds a diary belonging to a Holocaust survivor.
Books
The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer's 1994 release, a cinematic score built to carry a story. I found it some years after it appeared and was glad I did.
Music