Monthly update #0287 • March 2014
Monthly update 287 • March 2014 • 2014-03-01 - 2014-03-31
Monthly Updates
2014
102 posts
De Cock en een deal met de duivel by A.C. Baantjer
A member of a drug gang has vanished and seems to have been killed and hidden with care. De Cock investigates whether it is a contract killing.
Books
What is NetworkLinkConditioner?
If you see NetworkLinkConditioner on your Mac, here is what this network testing tool does.
Mac
Ethnicity by Yanni
Yanni's 2003 release, a set of melodic instrumental pieces. I reached it late and it has stayed with me.
Music
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
Unstoppable Love by Jesus Culture
Jesus Culture capture a 2014 live album about a love that will not stop, with surrendered praise led by Kim Walker-Smith and Chris Quilala.
Music
Iona by Iona
Iona's 1990 Celtic Christian debut, a record of wind and water I came to long after it was made.
Music
Useful macOS defaults: Launch Services
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.LaunchServices, controlling quarantine warnings and file associations.
Mac
De Cock en de dood in antiek by A.C. Baantjer
A young woman tells De Cock that a bronze sarcophagus has been stolen from her, and that a curse rests on it. He is sceptical at first, but the case soon turns serious.
Books
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
Only King Forever by Elevation Worship
Elevation Worship deliver a live 2014 album of strong congregational anthems about grace, kingship, and a God raised to life forever.
Music
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
De Cock en de onsterfelijke dood by A.C. Baantjer
A man with a limp comes to De Cock. He had sought help for chronic leg pain from a faith healer, but she has suddenly disappeared.
Books
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
Thrive by Casting Crowns
Casting Crowns return in 2014 with Thrive, a pop-rock record about rooted faith, honesty in hard seasons, and growing rather than merely surviving.
Music
Harem by Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman's 2003 release, soaring vocal lines over lush arrangements. It came to me long after release and earned its place.
Music
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
Fading West by Switchfoot
Switchfoot pair surf-film images with rock songs about purpose on their 2014 record Fading West, a search for life beyond the routine.
Music