Reflecting on the year 2009
Reflection on the year 2009, checking progress of the goals, and some numbers.
Journal
2009
45 posts
Up
Up (2009), directed by Pete Docter, tells the tale of Carl Fredricksen, an old man who ties balloons to his house. Ed Asner voices Carl with gruff heart. He lost his wife Ellie. Christopher Plummer acts as Charles Muntz, the explorer gone wrong.
Movies
Monthly update #0235 • November 2009
Monthly update 235 • November 2009 • 2009-11-01 - 2009-11-30
Monthly Updates
Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child
In Gone Tomorrow, Reacher spots a potential suicide bomber on a New York subway, triggering a hunt for Al-Qaeda connections and a corrupt politician.
Books
The Phantom of Manhattan by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s thrilling sequel to Gaston Leroux’s classic, The Phantom of the Opera, the mysterious Erik, the Phantom, escapes Paris and starts a new life in New York City at the turn of the 20th century.
Books
Asterix and Obelix's Birthday by Albert Uderzo
It is the thirty-fourth book in the Asterix series. The village celebrates fifty years of Asterix with a golden book of memories and adventures.
Books
What is ioupsd?
If you see ioupsd running on your Mac, here is what this UPS monitoring process does.
Mac
Monthly update #0234 • October 2009
Monthly update 234 • October 2009 • 2009-10-01 - 2009-10-31
Monthly Updates
The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol follows Harvard symbolist Robert Langdon as he races through Washington, D.C. to save his mentor from a mysterious attacker seeking a Masonic secret.
Books
Monthly update #0233 • September 2009
Monthly update 233 • September 2009 • 2009-09-01 - 2009-09-30
Monthly Updates
Icon by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s Icon, a political thriller set in a chaotic 1999 Russia, a group of Western powerbrokers stumbles upon a dangerous plot.
Books
Monthly update #0232 • August 2009
Monthly update 232 • August 2009 • 2009-08-01 - 2009-08-31
Monthly Updates
What is ODSAgent?
If you see ODSAgent running on your Mac, here is what this Open Directory process does.
Mac
What is gssd?
If you see gssd running on your Mac, here is what this authentication process does.
Mac
What is GSSCred?
If you see GSSCred running on your Mac, here is what this Kerberos credentials process does.
Mac
What is pfd?
If you see pfd running on your Mac, here is what this packet filter logging process does.
Mac
Monthly update #0231 • July 2009
Monthly update 231 • July 2009 • 2009-07-01 - 2009-07-31
Monthly Updates
The Fist of God by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s thrilling Gulf War movie, The Fist of God, things get intense when British and American spies find out about Saddam Hussein’s secret weapon, a super powerful device that could change the whole war.
Books
Monthly update #0230 • June 2009
Monthly update 230 • June 2009 • 2009-06-01 - 2009-06-30
Monthly Updates
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), directed by Carlos Saldanha, takes the herd underground into a hidden world where dinosaurs still live. Ray Romano voices Manny, who is about to become a father and worries about everything.
Movies
What is security.agent.login?
If you see security.agent.login on your Mac, here is what this login process does.
Mac
The Bancroft Strategy by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Bancroft Strategy, agent Todd Belknap seeks kidnapped friend Jared Rinehart, intersecting with Andrea Bancroft's probe into her family's foundation and enigmatic Genesis, unveiling a utilitarian cabal.
Books
Monthly update #0229 • May 2009
Monthly update 229 • May 2009 • 2009-05-01 - 2009-05-31
Monthly Updates
The Deceiver by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s epic espionage novel, “The Deceiver,” seasoned British SIS officer Sam McCready, known for his cunning, is forced to retire as the Cold War ends in 1989.
Books
What is bluetoothd?
If you see bluetoothd, BTServer, BlueTool, or bluetoothuiservice running on your Mac, here is what these Bluetooth processes do.
Mac