Monthly update #0328 • August 2017
Monthly update 328 • August 2017 • 2017-08-01 - 2017-08-31
Monthly Updates
2017
71 posts
Swift Local Refactoring
Xcode 9 features a new refactoring engine that transforms Swift code either locally in one file or globally across files and languages.
Development
The Resistance by Skillet
You can take my heart, you can take my breath; When you pry it from my cold, dead chest;
Music
Monthly update #0327 • July 2017
Monthly update 327 • July 2017 • 2017-07-01 - 2017-07-31
Monthly Updates
Privacy Roundup #0132 • July 2017
July 2017 was dominated by misconfigured cloud servers spilling millions of customer records, while governments pushed harder against encryption and anonymity tools.
Privacy
Cars 3
Cars 3 (2017), directed by Brian Fee, brings Lightning McQueen back to the track. Owen Wilson voices McQueen with age and drive. He faces new fast cars. Cristela Alonzo acts as Cruz Ramirez, the young trainer who dreams big.
Movies
Privacy Roundup #0131 • June 2017
June 2017 turned data exposure into a global spectacle, as leaked voter files, spilled customer records, fresh CIA hacking tools and a wave of surveillance laws collided with a few hard-won wins for privacy.
Privacy
Monthly update #0326 • June 2017
Monthly update 326 • June 2017 • 2017-06-01 - 2017-06-30
Monthly Updates
Useful macOS defaults: Trackpad
Handy defaults write commands for the trackpad, controlling gestures, tap to click, speed, and more.
Mac
Swift Package Manager Manifest API Redesign
Swift 4 redesigned the Package.swift manifest API in the Package Manager to make it simpler and match the design rules.
Development
Monthly update #0325 • May 2017
Monthly update 325 • May 2017 • 2017-05-01 - 2017-05-31
Monthly Updates
Pentecost
Over the years my grasp of Pentecost has matured. The Holy Spirit came for all who believe in Jesus.
Christianity
Privacy Roundup #0130 • May 2017
Leaked NSA exploits powered the WannaCry worm while breaches, phishing campaigns and a record fine made May 2017 a brutal month for data protection.
Privacy
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017), directed by Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg, follows the son of Will Turner as he searches for the Trident of Poseidon to free his father from a curse. Johnny Depp plays Jack Sparrow, now down on his luck and hunted by a ghost from his past.
Movies
Ascension Day
Over the years my grasp of Ascension Day has matured. Jesus ascended to heaven for all who believe.
Christianity
What is avbdeviced?
If you see avbdeviced running on your Mac, here is what this audio/video networking process does.
Mac
Monthly update #0324 • April 2017
Monthly update 324 • April 2017 • 2017-04-01 - 2017-04-30
Monthly Updates
Privacy Roundup #0129 • April 2017
April 2017 was dominated by the repeal of America's broadband privacy rules, fresh leaks of government hacking tools and a steady drip of breaches and surveillance disclosures.
Privacy
Swift Source Compatibility Test Suite Now Available
Apple announced a new Swift source compatibility test suite to help keep source compatibility in future releases.
Development
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), directed by James Gunn, follows the team as Peter Quill meets his father, a celestial being called Ego. Chris Pratt plays Quill, who must choose between the family he was born into and the one he found.
Movies
The Lives of Others
The Lives of Others (2006), directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, shows East Germany in 1984. Ulrich Mühe plays Gerd Wiesler, a Stasi captain who spies on a playwright. He sits in an attic with headphones.
Movies
Happy Easter
Over the years my grasp of Easter has matured. Jesus conquered death for all who believe.
Christianity
Good Friday
Over the years my grasp of Good Friday has matured. Jesus gave his life on the cross for all who believe.
Christianity
Privacy Roundup #0128 • March 2017
March 2017 was dominated by the WikiLeaks Vault 7 disclosures and a Congressional vote to scrap broadband privacy rules, alongside a run of leaky databases and connected devices that spilled personal data.
Privacy
Monthly update #0323 • March 2017
Monthly update 323 • March 2017 • 2017-03-01 - 2017-03-31
Monthly Updates