Jason Bourne
Jason Bourne (2016), directed by Paul Greengrass, brings back the lost agent. Matt Damon plays Bourne with hard eyes and quick fists. He fights in crowds and dark streets.
Movies
2016
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Monthly update #0315 • July 2016
Monthly update 315 • July 2016 • 2016-07-01 - 2016-07-31
Monthly Updates
What is familycontrols?
If you see familycontrols running on your Mac, here is what this parental controls process does.
Mac
Person of Interest
Person of Interest is an American crime drama series. It aired on CBS from 22 September 2011 to 21 June 2016. Jonathan Nolan created it. The show stars Jim Caviezel as John Reese, a former CIA agent thought dead. Michael Emerson plays Harold Finch, a rich tech expert.
TV Series
Xcode Playground Support
Apple introduced Xcode Playground Support as part of the open source Swift community, which lets developers build a toolchain to use the latest Swift features in Xcode 8 playgrounds.
Development
Monthly update #0314 • June 2016
Monthly update 314 • June 2016 • 2016-06-01 - 2016-06-30
Monthly Updates
Ice Age: Collision Course
Ice Age: Collision Course (2016), directed by Mike Thurmeier, sends the herd on a race against time when Scrat accidentally launches an asteroid towards Earth. Ray Romano voices Manny, who must lead his friends to a place that can stop the impact.
Movies
Swift 3.0 Preview 1 Released!
Apple announced Developer Preview 1 of Swift 3.0, which offers stable builds to test the work-in-progress version before the final release.
Development
Swift 2.3
Apple announced Swift 2.3 as a minor update from Swift 2.2.1. The main change is that it works with Apple’s macOS 10.12, iOS 10, watchOS 3, and tvOS 10 SDKs, and it updates LLVM and Clang to match Swift 3.
Development
Monthly update #0313 • May 2016
Monthly update 313 • May 2016 • 2016-05-01 - 2016-05-31
Monthly Updates
Useful macOS defaults: Calendar
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.iCal, controlling how Calendar displays and handles events.
Mac
Homebrew - List of all packages installed
When you use Homebrew to manage software on your Mac, you often want to know exactly what you have installed. This helps when you set up a new computer or share your setup with others.
Mac
What is usbsmartcardreaderd?
If you see usbsmartcardreaderd running on your Mac, here is what this smart card reader process does.
Mac
Swift 3.0 Release Process
Swift 3.0 marks a major release without source compatibility to Swift 2.2. It brings key changes to the language and standard library through the evolution process.
Development
Monthly update #0312 • April 2016
Monthly update 312 • April 2016 • 2016-04-01 - 2016-04-30
Monthly Updates
What are symptomsd and symptomsd-diag?
If you see symptomsd running on your Mac, here is what this network diagnostics process does.
Mac
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016), directed by Michael Bay, shows the attack on a US compound in Libya in 2012 AD. John Krasinski plays Jack Silva, a guard who fights to stay alive.
Movies
What is bosreporter?
If you see bosreporter running on your Mac, here is what this boot and shutdown reporting process does.
Mac
Monthly update #0311 • March 2016
Monthly update 311 • March 2016 • 2016-03-01 - 2016-03-31
Monthly Updates
New Features in Swift 2.2
Swift 2.2 adds features such as compile-time version checks with #if swift(>=3.0), checked selectors using #selector to avoid runtime errors, built-in tuple comparisons up to six elements, and allows most keywords as argument labels without backticks.
Development
The Night Manager
The Night Manager is a British thriller series. It aired on BBC One from 21 February to 27 March 2016. David Farr wrote it, based on the novel by John le Carré. Tom Hiddleston plays Jonathan Pine, a former soldier turned hotel night manager who is recruited to infiltrate the inner circle of an arms dealer.
TV Series
What is MobileFileIntegrity?
If you see MobileFileIntegrity running on your Mac, here is what this code integrity process does.
Mac
Swift 2.2 Released!
Apple launched Swift as an open source project with the Swift.org site, which includes key parts like the compiler, standard library, LLDB debugger, core libraries, and package manager.
Development
Wallander
Wallander is a Swedish crime drama series. It aired from 2005 to 2013, based on the novels by Henning Mankell. Krister Henriksson plays Kurt Wallander, a tired but driven detective in the small city of Ystad on the southern coast of Sweden.
TV Series
Convert .mov to .mp4
How to convert a .mov file to .mp4 on a Mac using ffmpeg in Terminal.
Mac