question about the mac process stack

running top and see the following. Im not using itunes, closed it specifically. Not using text edit, havnt for several days, why the entries?
1335 mdimport 0.0% 0:00.24 4 62 54 920K 3.23M 4.04M 39.0M
1333 top 27.4% 0:33.63 1 19 20 556K 740K 1.03M 27.0M
1329 WinAppHelp 0.0% 0:00.05 1 53 81 560K 3.91M 2.71M 337M
1307 Parallels 25.3% 36:39.45 17 187 776 550M 120M 434M+ 2.10G
1289 bash 0.0% 0:00.02 1 14 17 224K 1.09M 788K 27.1M
1288 login 0.0% 0:00.01 1 16 41 144K 816K 904K 26.9M
1286 Terminal 1.2% 0:05.21 4 91 131 2.04M+ 9.23M+ 7.93M+ 358M+
1235 AppleSpell 0.0% 0:00.06 1 45 35 684K 2.71M 2.27M 37.8M
1234 TextEdit 0.0% 0:00.50 1 83 129 2.25M 10.5M 6.62M 355M
1225 firefox-bi 0.4% 5:42.97 8 171 799 82.9M 36.0M 106M 557M
1222 UniversalA 1.0% 0:24.84 1 64 106 1.45M 4.78M 4.43M 348M
1221 iTunesHelp 0.0% 0:00.09 1 54 85 624K 3.21M 2.60M 337M
1218 Finder 0.0% 0:00.76 3 108 234 3.30M 15.3M 9.21M 365M
1217 SystemUISe 0.0% 0:02.58 2 199 200 2.84M 8.58M 7.88M 358M
1216 Dock 0.0% 0:01.13 2 91 150 960K 8.07M 3.83M 326M
1210 pbs 0.0% 0:00.18 2 39 45 708K 3.22M 2.56M 53.8M

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Post #280,950 by boxley 4/7/07 11:09:09 PM Reply	question about the mac process stack running top and see the following. Im not using itunes, closed it specifically. Not using text edit, havnt for several days, why the entries? 1335 mdimport 0.0% 0:00.24 4 62 54 920K 3.23M 4.04M 39.0M 1333 top 27.4% 0:33.63 1 19 20 556K 740K 1.03M 27.0M 1329 WinAppHelp 0.0% 0:00.05 1 53 81 560K 3.91M 2.71M 337M 1307 Parallels 25.3% 36:39.45 17 187 776 550M 120M 434M+ 2.10G 1289 bash 0.0% 0:00.02 1 14 17 224K 1.09M 788K 27.1M 1288 login 0.0% 0:00.01 1 16 41 144K 816K 904K 26.9M 1286 Terminal 1.2% 0:05.21 4 91 131 2.04M+ 9.23M+ 7.93M+ 358M+ 1235 AppleSpell 0.0% 0:00.06 1 45 35 684K 2.71M 2.27M 37.8M 1234 TextEdit 0.0% 0:00.50 1 83 129 2.25M 10.5M 6.62M 355M 1225 firefox-bi 0.4% 5:42.97 8 171 799 82.9M 36.0M 106M 557M 1222 UniversalA 1.0% 0:24.84 1 64 106 1.45M 4.78M 4.43M 348M 1221 iTunesHelp 0.0% 0:00.09 1 54 85 624K 3.21M 2.60M 337M 1218 Finder 0.0% 0:00.76 3 108 234 3.30M 15.3M 9.21M 365M 1217 SystemUISe 0.0% 0:02.58 2 199 200 2.84M 8.58M 7.88M 358M 1216 Dock 0.0% 0:01.13 2 91 150 960K 8.07M 3.83M 326M 1210 pbs 0.0% 0:00.18 2 39 45 708K 3.22M 2.56M 53.8M Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 51 years. meep reach me at [link\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net]
Post #280,953 by crazy 4/7/07 11:31:37 PM Reply	Closed it, or closed its window? Mac keeps program running even when the last window is closed. You have to exit the program from the task bar up top.
Post #280,956 by boxley 4/7/07 11:47:49 PM Reply	closed from task bar up top and rebooted since Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 51 years. meep reach me at [link\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net]
Post #280,958 by Another Scott 4/8/07 12:05:34 AM Reply	Presumably bits get preloaded for quicker startup. Maybe?
Post #280,960 by SpiceWare 4/8/07 12:10:55 AM Reply	probably iTunesHelper it's the task that monitors for an iPod to be plugged in so iTunes can be started up. Darrell Spice, Jr. Trendy yet complex\nPeople seek me out - though they're not sure why\n[link\|http://spiceware.org/gallery/ArtisticOverpass\|Artistic Overpass] [link\|http://www.spiceware.org/\|SpiceWare]
Post #280,965 by pwhysall 4/8/07 1:11:37 AM Reply	Screenshot please And you haven't got iTunes running. Peter [link\|http://www.no2id.net/\|Don't Let The Terrorists Win] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes! [link\|http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?pwhysall\|A better terminal emulator] [image\|http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h262/pwhysall/Misc/saveus.png\|0\|Darwinia\|\|]
Post #280,967 by boxley 4/8/07 1:21:42 AM Reply	um err. how does one do a screenhot in mac? Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 51 years. meep reach me at [link\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net]
Post #280,968 by Steve Lowe 4/8/07 1:27:57 AM Reply	/Applications/Utilities/Grab.app -- Steve [link\|http://www.ubuntulinux.org\|Ubuntu]
Post #280,984 by boxley 4/8/07 9:50:23 AM Reply	screenshot thanx! [link\|http://home.comcast.net/~williaoxley/screenie.tiff\|http://home.comcast....ley/screenie.tiff] bill Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 51 years. meep reach me at [link\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net]
Post #280,991 by pwhysall 4/8/07 10:37:49 AM 4/8/07 10:39:00 AM Reply	TextEdit is running I can see the icon in your Dock. ETA: ditto for iTunes. Peter [link\|http://www.no2id.net/\|Don't Let The Terrorists Win] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes! [link\|http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?pwhysall\|A better terminal emulator] [image\|http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h262/pwhysall/Misc/saveus.png\|0\|Darwinia\|\|] Edited by pwhysall April 8, 2007, 10:39:00 AM EDT Expand All History
Post #280,992 by boxley 4/8/07 10:42:03 AM Reply	so if its in the doc it is using memory? thought it was a placeholder so you wouldnt have to drill down to find an application. thanx, bill Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 51 years. meep reach me at [link\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net]
Post #280,994 by Another Scott 4/8/07 10:54:11 AM Reply	It's if's got the little Black Arrowhead, it's running.
Post #280,993 by Bman 4/8/07 10:48:03 AM Reply	Re: question about the mac process stack heres what you do go to system preferences go to accounts go to login items uncheck itunes helper "Pictures are better then words because some words are big and hard to understand" Peter Griffin (Family Guy)
Post #280,995 by boxley 4/8/07 11:06:57 AM Reply	a most useful answer, thanx Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 51 years. meep reach me at [link\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net]
Post #281,007 by pwhysall 4/8/07 2:59:46 PM Reply	Only if you don't have an iPod The iTunes Helper is what detects iPods. Personally, if things aren't causing problems (and let's face it - working out memory usage on a modern UNIX, where you've got memory mapped files and shared memory and all that shit going on, is a non-trivial task) I'd leave them be. Peter [link\|http://www.no2id.net/\|Don't Let The Terrorists Win] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes! [link\|http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?pwhysall\|A better terminal emulator] [image\|http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h262/pwhysall/Misc/saveus.png\|0\|Darwinia\|\|]
Post #281,009 by boxley 4/8/07 4:35:39 PM Reply	ipcs is yer friend ipcrm can be your friend or foe I muck about in that stuff at work all the time. thanx, bill Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 51 years. meep reach me at [link\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net]

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