What is PerfPowerServices?
If you see PerfPowerServices running on your Mac, here is what this performance and power management process does.
Mac
2018
101 posts
A Winter Symphony by Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman's 2008 release, grand and unhurried singing. I found it some years after it appeared and was glad I did.
Music
What is lskdd?
If you see lskdd running on your Mac, here is what this Launch Services process does.
Mac
What is ionodecache?
If you see ionodecache running on your Mac, here is what this I/O registry caching process does.
Mac
Living with a Fire by Jesus Culture
Jesus Culture's 2018 live album, a long and fervent worship night about a faith that keeps burning.
Music
Monthly update #0335 • March 2018
Monthly update 335 • March 2018 • 2018-03-01 - 2018-03-31
Monthly Updates
Happy Easter
Easter calls me to remember the basics with fresh eyes. The empty tomb stands as evidence of divine power.
Christianity
Swift 4.1 Released!
Apple released Swift 4.1 as a minor update that maintains source compatibility with Swift 4.0. It adds generics features such as conditional conformance and synthesised Equatable and Hashable support.
Development
Good Friday
Good Friday calls me to remember the basics with fresh eyes. The cross stands as evidence of divine love and justice.
Christianity
Food Rules by Michael Pollan
In Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual, Michael Pollan simplifies the complex world of nutrition into easy-to-follow tips for eating well.
Books
King of Fools by Delirious?
A late discovery of Delirious?'s 1997 album, a raw and ambitious record that helped reshape British worship.
Music
What are biomed and biometrickitd?
If you see biomed or biometrickitd running on your Mac, here is what these biometric processes do.
Mac
What is dprivacyd?
If you see dprivacyd running on your Mac, here is what this differential privacy process does.
Mac
Monthly update #0334 • February 2018
Monthly update 334 • February 2018 • 2018-02-01 - 2018-02-28
Monthly Updates
There Is More by Hillsong Worship
Hillsong Worship's 2018 live album about a faith that always holds more than we have yet seen.
Music
Swift 4.2 Release Process
Swift 4.2 serves as a step towards ABI stability in Swift 5, incorporating ABI changes for performance, bug fixes, and targeted improvements to compile-time speed.
Development
Everyday by Hillsong United
Hillsong United's 1999 live debut, the youthful start of a worship movement I traced back to.
Music
Code Size Optimization Mode in Swift 4.1
Swift 4.1 adds a new optimisation mode called -Osize. This mode helps reduce code size by 5 to 30 percent in some projects.
Development
A New Hallelujah by Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith's 2008 release, warm and singable worship. I reached it late and it has stayed with me.
Music
Monthly update #0333 • January 2018
Monthly update 333 • January 2018 • 2018-01-01 - 2018-01-31
Monthly Updates
What is photoanalysisd and why is it using so much CPU?
If photoanalysisd is using a lot of CPU on your Mac, here is what it does and how long it will take.
Mac
Swift Forums Now Open!
The Swift project has moved its main discussions from mailing lists to Swift Forums. The old mailing lists are shut down and archived, with their content imported into the new system.
Development
Useful macOS defaults: Xcode
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.dt.Xcode, controlling the editor, build system, and hidden features.
Mac
Conditional Conformance in the Standard Library
Swift 4.1 adds conditional conformances, which let generic types like Array and Optional conform to protocols such as Equatable or Hashable only when their elements do.
Development
Monthly update #0332 • December 2017
Monthly update 332 • December 2017 • 2017-12-01 - 2017-12-31
Monthly Updates