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Re: Process names

From Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Process names
Date 2014-12-20 01:43 +0000
Organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
Message-ID <cfk2hcFq6vpU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References <201220141430104225%mickey@mousehouse.com>

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On 2014-12-20, Mickey MacMouse <mickey@mousehouse.com> wrote:
>
> I was just looking at Process Viewer to check CPU usage of an app and
> spotted a few weird processes popping up and disappearing. These had
> strange names like the Apple logo, the infinity sumbol, or a few other
> weird characters. I think they were all Root processes. Anyone know
> what these are?

Can you please post a link to a screen shot so we can see what you are
describing?

How To Post Screen Shots To Newsgroups

You can post a screenshot link using a service like ImageShack.
ImageShack is an easy-to-use free media hosting service. It can be used
to upload images. Registration is not required in order to upload files.

1. On your keyboard, press Command-Shift-4.
2. On your keyboard, press the space bar.
3. Click the window you want. A picture file will appear on the desktop.
4. Go to <http://imageshack.us/> or <http://tinypic.com>.
5. Click Browse, then navigate to and select the picture file.
6. Click "Upload Now".
7. Paste the "Direct link to image" URL in a newsgroup message.

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I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead.

JR

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Process names Mickey MacMouse <mickey@mousehouse.com> - 2014-12-20 14:30 +1300
  Re: Process names Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-12-20 01:43 +0000
  Re: Process names JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-12-19 21:15 -0500
  Re: Process names Mickey MacMouse <mickey@mousehouse.com> - 2014-12-20 18:17 +1300
    Re: Process names Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-12-20 05:59 +0000
    Re: Process names Martin Frost me at invalid stanford daht edu <nospam@stanford.edu.invalid> - 2014-12-19 22:38 -0800
      Re: Process names Mickey MacMouse <mickey@mousehouse.com> - 2014-12-20 20:04 +1300
        Re: Process names Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2014-12-19 23:32 -0800
          Re: Process names Mickey MacMouse <mickey@mousehouse.com> - 2014-12-23 13:10 +1300
            Re: Process names Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2014-12-22 16:24 -0800
              Re: Process names Mickey MacMouse <mickey@mousehouse.com> - 2014-12-23 19:15 +1300
                Re: Process names Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2014-12-23 11:16 -0500
                Re: Process names Mickey MacMouse <mickey@mousehouse.com> - 2014-12-24 16:34 +1300
                Re: Process names Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-12-24 14:49 +0000
                Re: Process names Mickey MacMouse <mickey@mousehouse.com> - 2014-12-25 19:31 +1300
  Re: Process names JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-12-20 03:17 -0500
    Re: Process names Mickey MacMouse <mickey@mousehouse.com> - 2014-12-21 09:48 +1300

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