2011

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De Cock en moord op melodie by A.C. Baantjer

De Cock investigates the murders of two former drug users and the woman who ran their boarding house. Music seems to link the killings, and it draws him to a concert at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw.

Books

Monthly update #0256 • August 2011

Monthly update 256 • August 2011 • 2011-08-01 - 2011-08-31

Monthly Updates

Ecossaise by Jan Mulder

Jan Mulder's 2000 release, wordless music for reflection. It came to me long after release and earned its place.

Music

The Ares Decision by Robert Ludlum

In Robert Ludlum’s The Ares Decision, co-authored with Kyle Mills, Covert-One's Jon Smith goes to Uganda to track a drug that turns ordinary people into killers, with Iran behind the supply.

Books

Simulate slow internet connections on a Mac

How to throttle your network connection on macOS to test how your app or website behaves on a slow connection.

Mac

Monthly update #0255 • July 2011

Monthly update 255 • July 2011 • 2011-07-01 - 2011-07-31

Monthly Updates

De Cock en de ganzen van de dood by A.C. Baantjer

De Cock deals with threatening letters and a woman tied to a wheelchair, while a suspect held for beating an old couple to death may not be the real killer.

Books

What is diskmanagementstartup?

If you see diskmanagementstartup on your Mac, here is what this disk initialisation process does.

Mac

God Is Able by Hillsong Worship

Hillsong's 2011 live worship album rests on one steady promise, big congregational songs about God's ability.

Music

Cars 2

Cars 2 (2011), directed by John Lasseter and Brad Lewis, sends Lightning McQueen to races in Japan and Europe. Owen Wilson voices McQueen with speed and heart. He meets old rivals.

Movies

Find your IP address from the command line

How to find your local and public IP address using Terminal on a Mac.

Mac

What is installd?

If you see installd consuming a lot of CPU in Activity Monitor, here is what it is and what you can do about it.

Mac

De Cock en de smekende dood by A.C. Baantjer

Two men from the higher circles of Amsterdam are murdered in the flat of a call girl, and the case falls to De Cock.

Books

Monthly update #0254 • June 2011

Monthly update 254 • June 2011 • 2011-06-01 - 2011-06-30

Monthly Updates

Another Realm by Iona

Iona's 2011 double album weaves Celtic folk and prog rock into a long, sweeping work about the unseen world.

Music

ChatBee

ChatBee was a service, which you could use to create a secure chatbox and share the box with the people you want to speak.

Projects

Useful macOS defaults: Safari

Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.Safari, controlling the developer menu, privacy, tabs, and more.

Mac

What is apsd and why is it connecting to Apple servers?

If you see apsd making network connections from your Mac, here is what this process does.

Mac

For the Honor by Elevation Worship

Elevation Worship's 2011 debut live album brings bright, bold church songs from a young Charlotte congregation.

Music

Pentecost

As a real adult Pentecost holds mature significance for me. The Christian faith rests on the Holy Spirit coming.

Christianity

De Cock en de moord in extase by A.C. Baantjer

A raid on a cash transport van and the murder of its driver give De Cock and his colleagues a great deal of work.

Books

Monthly update #0253 • May 2011

Monthly update 253 • May 2011 • 2011-05-01 - 2011-05-31

Monthly Updates

Ascension Day

As a real adult Ascension Day holds mature significance for me. Jesus now reigns at the right hand of God.

Christianity

Gladiator: Music from the Motion Picture by Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer's 2000 release, an atmospheric film score of mood and motion. I came to it well after release and have returned to it since.

Music

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), directed by Rob Marshall, follows Jack Sparrow on a race to find the Fountain of Youth. Johnny Depp plays Jack, pulled into the quest by an old flame and a pirate he would rather avoid.

Movies