What is appinstalld?
If you see appinstalld running on your Mac, here is what this app installation process does.
Mac
2014
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry is unexpectedly entered into the dangerous Triwizard Tournament at Hogwarts, facing deadly tasks and the return of Voldemort.
Books
Monthly update #0287 • March 2014
Monthly update 287 • March 2014 • 2014-03-01 - 2014-03-31
Monthly Updates
What is NetworkLinkConditioner?
If you see NetworkLinkConditioner on your Mac, here is what this network testing tool does.
Mac
What is pcapd?
If you see pcapd running on your Mac, here is what this network capture process does.
Mac
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban follows Harry’s third year at Hogwarts, where escaped convict Sirius Black, believed to be a murderer, hunts him.
Books
Useful macOS defaults: Launch Services
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.LaunchServices, controlling quarantine warnings and file associations.
Mac
Monthly update #0286 • February 2014
Monthly update 286 • February 2014 • 2014-02-01 - 2014-02-28
Monthly Updates
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
In J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry returns to Hogwarts for his second year, facing a hidden threat as a mysterious force petrifies students.
Books
What is lsd?
If you see lsd running on your Mac, here is what this Launch Services process does.
Mac
Homebrew - Difference between brew and brew cask
Homebrew has two main commands: brew for command-line tools and brew cask for graphical applications. Here is how they differ.
Mac
MKTileOverlay, MKMapSnapshotter & MKDirections
iOS 7 quietly brought three powerful new MapKit tools that fixed many old complaints about Apple Maps. Together these solved the biggest developer gripes: ugly base maps, no static map images, and no routing. Even today they remain some of the most generous (and under-used) mapping APIs on iOS.
Development
Monthly update #0285 • January 2014
Monthly update 285 • January 2014 • 2014-01-01 - 2014-01-31
Monthly Updates
What is smbd?
If you see smbd running on your Mac, here is what this file sharing process does.
Mac
All Is Lost
All Is Lost (2013), directed by J.C. Chandor, is a stark, gripping survival drama. Robert Redford delivers a powerful, nearly wordless performance as a lone sailor battling the elements after his yacht is damaged at sea.
Movies
NSRange
NSRange is a Foundation struct for a contiguous interval of integers, with location (start) and length. It helps avoid off-by-one errors compared to start/end pairs.
Development
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone introduces Harry Potter, an orphaned boy who discovers on his eleventh birthday that he’s a wizard destined for greatness.
Books
Monthly update #0284 • December 2013
Monthly update 284 • December 2013 • 2013-12-01 - 2013-12-31
Monthly Updates