NSExpression
NSExpression is a class in Cocoa that simplifies complex data tasks. It evaluates mathematical expressions, such as 4 + 5 - 2**3, which gives 1.
Development
2013
103 posts
What is startupdiskhelper?
If you see startupdiskhelper on your Mac, here is what this boot disk helper process does.
Mac
Monthly update #0278 • June 2013
Monthly update 278 • June 2013 • 2013-06-01 - 2013-06-30
Monthly Updates
De Cock en 't wassend kwaad by A.C. Baantjer
Several hardened criminals are murdered, and a line of verse by the poet Vondel seems to be linked to the killings.
Books
Collapsible Lung by Relient K
Relient K's 2013 album is their brightest pop turn, a lighter record about love, doubt, and trying again.
Music
Glorious Ruins by Hillsong Worship
Hillsong Worship's 2013 live album about faith found in broken places, recorded with a full church singing along.
Music
NSEnumerator / NSFastEnumeration
Enumeration makes computation powerful by applying logic to collections.
Development
Inferno by Dan Brown
Dan Brown’s Inferno thrusts Harvard symbolist Robert Langdon into a race against time in Florence, waking with amnesia to stop a bioengineered plague linked to Dante’s Inferno.
Books
NSUUID /CFUUIDRef /UIDevice -uniqueIdentifier /-identifierForVendor
Apple stopped letting apps use the unique device identifier, called UDID, from iOS 5 onwards. Apple blocked new apps using it after May 2013.
Development
Rise by Skillet
Skillet's 2013 record turns the noise outward, a hard rock album about young people fighting to rise above fear and despair.
Music
Worship Again by Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith's 2002 release, music made for a room full of voices. I found it some years after it appeared and was glad I did.
Music
The Office
The Office is an American comedy series. It aired on NBC from 24 March 2005 to 16 May 2013. Greg Daniels adapted it from the British series by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Steve Carell plays Michael Scott, the bumbling but well-meaning regional manager of Dunder Mifflin, a paper company in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
TV Series
Tides by Bethel Music
Bethel Music's 2013 debut studio album, spacious worship about being carried by the love of God.
Music
What is cloudd?
If you see cloudd running on your Mac or using a lot of CPU, here is what this iCloud process does.
Mac
De Cock en de sluimerende dood by A.C. Baantjer
An old woman vanishes on the road between Purmerend and Amsterdam, an architect is shot at three times, and an old man has also disappeared. De Cock walks into a hornets nest.
Books
Monthly update #0277 • May 2013
Monthly update 277 • May 2013 • 2013-05-01 - 2013-05-31
Monthly Updates
What is DataDetectorsSourceAccess?
If you see DataDetectorsSourceAccess running on your Mac, here is what this data detection process does.
Mac
Pentecost
Pentecost continues to shape my adult life. The events of that first Pentecost bring lasting peace.
Christianity
NSCoding / NSKeyedArchiver
Apple gives options like Core Data or NSKeyedArchiver with NSKeyedUnarchiver. These turn objects into data and back again.
Development
Restart by Newsboys
Newsboys' 2013 album leans into bright pop rock, a record about second chances and starting the day with God.
Music
Ascension Day
Ascension Day continues to shape my adult life. The events of that first Ascension Day bring lasting peace.
Christianity
De Cock en de dode meesters by A.C. Baantjer
Three lawyers are found dead in the Brouwersgracht canal within a short time of each other. De Cock takes the case.
Books
Monthly update #0276 • April 2013
Monthly update 276 • April 2013 • 2013-04-01 - 2013-04-30
Monthly Updates
MKLocalSearch
MKLocalSearch lets your app search for places (restaurants, shops, etc.) using normal language, all powered by Apple’s own data.
Development
What is secd?
If you see secd in Activity Monitor, here is what this macOS process does and why it is running.
Mac