Reflecting on the year 2014
Reflection on the year 2014, checking progress of the goals, and some numbers.
Journal
2014
61 posts
NSUndoManager
NSUndoManager gives you full undo/redo with almost no code. While you change something, tell the undo manager how to reverse it.
Development
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), directed by Peter Jackson, brings the story of Bilbo Baggins and Thorin Oakenshield to its end. Martin Freeman plays Bilbo, who watches his friend lose himself to greed as armies gather at the gates of the Lonely Mountain.
Movies
Monthly update #0295 • November 2014
Monthly update 295 • November 2014 • 2014-11-01 - 2014-11-30
Monthly Updates
Personal by Lee Child
In Personal, Reacher hunts a sniper who targeted the French president, linked to a past enemy from his Army days.
Books
Paddington
Paddington (2014), directed by Paul King, follows a young bear from Peru who arrives in London looking for a home. Ben Whishaw voices Paddington, a polite and hopeful bear who wears a red hat, loves marmalade, and believes the best of everyone he meets.
Movies
Core Location in iOS 8
iOS 8 introduces significant updates to the Core Location framework, enhancing developer capabilities and user privacy through granular permissions, indoor positioning, and visit monitoring.
Development
Monthly update #0294 • October 2014
Monthly update 294 • October 2014 • 2014-10-01 - 2014-10-31
Monthly Updates
John Wick
John Wick (2014), directed by Chad Stahelski, follows a retired hitman who returns to the criminal underworld after a group of thugs steal his car and kill the puppy his dying wife left him. Keanu Reeves plays John Wick, a man the whole underworld fears.
Movies
What is nsurlsessiond and why is it using so much bandwidth?
If you see nsurlsessiond using network resources on your Mac, here is what this process does.
Mac
Monthly update #0293 • September 2014
Monthly update 293 • September 2014 • 2014-09-01 - 2014-09-30
Monthly Updates
Useful macOS defaults: Mission Control and Spaces
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.dock (Mission Control settings) and com.apple.spaces, controlling how Spaces and Mission Control behave.
Mac
I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
Terry Hayes’ “I Am Pilgrim” is an intense, globe-trotting thriller that seamlessly integrates espionage, mystery, and high-stakes action.
Books
What is revisiond?
If you see revisiond running on your Mac, here is what this file versioning process does.
Mac
Monthly update #0292 • August 2014
Monthly update 292 • August 2014 • 2014-08-01 - 2014-08-31
Monthly Updates
What is FDERecoveryAgent?
If you see FDERecoveryAgent running on your Mac, here is what this FileVault recovery process does.
Mac
24
24 is an American action thriller series. It aired on Fox from 6 November 2001 to 24 May 2010, with a limited revival in 2014. Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran created it. Kiefer Sutherland plays Jack Bauer, a federal agent at the Counter Terrorist Unit in Los Angeles.
TV Series
What is taskgated?
If you see taskgated running on your Mac, here is what this code signing enforcement process does.
Mac
Monthly update #0291 • July 2014
Monthly update 291 • July 2014 • 2014-07-01 - 2014-07-31
Monthly Updates
Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), directed by James Gunn, follows a group of criminals and misfits who are thrown together in a space prison and must work as a team to stop a fanatic from destroying an entire planet. Chris Pratt plays Peter Quill, a thief who calls himself Star-Lord.
Movies
Lucy
Lucy (2014), directed by Luc Besson, follows a young woman who gains extraordinary mental powers after a drug is absorbed into her body. Scarlett Johansson plays Lucy, a student in Taipei who is forced to carry a new synthetic substance inside her stomach.
Movies
NSOperation
NSOperation is an abstract class for a single unit of work. It manages state, priority, dependencies, and cancellation in a thread-safe way.
Development
What is akd?
If you see akd running on your Mac, here is what this Apple authentication process does.
Mac
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows concludes the series as Harry, Ron, and Hermione hunt Horcruxes to defeat Voldemort, now controlling the wizarding world.
Books
Monthly update #0290 • June 2014
Monthly update 290 • June 2014 • 2014-06-01 - 2014-06-30
Monthly Updates