What is boswatcher?
If you see boswatcher running on your Mac, here is what this boot and shutdown monitoring process does.
Mac
2016
115 posts
Whole-Module Optimization in Swift 3
Whole-module optimisation boosts Swift code performance by compiling all files in a module together, which allows the compiler to inline functions, specialise generics for specific types, and remove unused code across files.
Development
Never Lose Sight by Chris Tomlin
Chris Tomlin's 2016 album is bright, melodic worship about keeping your eyes fixed, led by the hymn Good Good Father.
Music
Let There Be Light by Hillsong Worship
Hillsong Worship's 2016 live album is a bright set of congregational songs, carried by the hymn What a Beautiful Name.
Music
Use Touch ID to authenticate sudo in Terminal
You can use Touch ID instead of typing your password every time you run a sudo command in Terminal.
Mac
Privacy Roundup #0122 • September 2016
September 2016 was dominated by record breaches and record attacks, as Yahoo admitted to history's largest hack while a botnet of insecure cameras drove the biggest assaults the internet had then seen.
Privacy
Spam iCloud calendar invitations
If your iCloud calendar is filling up with spam event invitations, here is how to deal with them and stop them from coming back.
Mac
How Can We Be Silent by BarlowGirl
BarlowGirl's 2007 release, guitars with weight and drive. It came to me long after release and earned its place.
Music
What is logd?
If you see logd running on your Mac, here is what this unified logging process does and why it matters.
Mac
Monthly update #0317 • September 2016
Monthly update 317 • September 2016 • 2016-09-01 - 2016-09-30
Monthly Updates
Eurobloat #0076 • August 2016
The month Brussels billed one company for a country's entire tax policy, begged Erdogan not to open the gates, and quietly decided how many days your phone may leave home.
Eurobloat
Quiet
Quiet is a content blocker for Safari on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Projects
How to Fix “xcrun: error: invalid active developer path” after upgrading macOS
After every major macOS update (including the recent macOS Tahoe), many people open Terminal and try to use git or any other command-line tool.
Mac
The Very Next Thing by Casting Crowns
Casting Crowns' 2016 album is warm pop rock about taking the next faithful step rather than waiting for a grand plan.
Music
Swift 3.0 Released!
Apple released Swift 3.0 as the first major version since the language became open source. This update brings big changes to the core language and standard library through many Swift Evolution proposals, but it does not work with code from Swift 2.2 or 2.3.
Development
Remembering Omi
Omi, the mother of my father, died today. She was born in April 1942 and lived to the age of 74 years. She was the fun grandma that everyone in the family loved.
Remembering
Useful macOS defaults: Time Machine
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.TimeMachine, controlling backup behaviour.
Mac
What is wifianalyticsd?
If you see wifianalyticsd running on your Mac, here is what this Wi-Fi diagnostics process does.
Mac
Monthly update #0316 • August 2016
Monthly update 316 • August 2016 • 2016-08-01 - 2016-08-31
Monthly Updates
Privacy Roundup #0121 • August 2016
August 2016 was dominated by the Shadow Brokers dumping NSA hacking tools, a wave of point of sale and forum breaches, and fresh worries about state surveillance from Pegasus spyware to hacked voter rolls.
Privacy
Eurobloat #0075 • July 2016
The month Brussels declined to fine Spain and Portugal but reserved the right to confiscate their structural funds, blessed a fresh data deal with Washington, and discovered it had lost a referendum it still cannot mention by name.
Eurobloat
Stand by Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith's 2006 release, bright, well-built pop songs. It came to me long after release and earned its place.
Music
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
Oxygène 7-13 by Jean-Michel Jarre
Jean-Michel Jarre's 1997 sequel to his landmark, six wordless movements I came to long after the original.
Music
Monthly update #0315 • July 2016
Monthly update 315 • July 2016 • 2016-07-01 - 2016-07-31
Monthly Updates