What are you running in the background?

[adrian]

I thought I'd make a thread about how many programs people are currently running on their computer.

Here's my list for tonight:
Firefox (with 3 tabs)
GTA:SA
GTA:SA control center
ad muncher
NOD32
Webroot's spysweeper
rainlendar

EDIT: A few moments after I made this thread, my computer restarted. I guess its revenge for using it to look for a laptop (and the last thing I need is someone to say "OWN3D!!")

[1stwahine]

Re: What are you running in the background?

Well Doc, If I missed any you list it!

NOD32

ZoneAlarm

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Gmail

Auntie Lynn

[shaveice]

Re: What are you running in the background?

i'm familiar with all the programs you've listed except one: auntie lynn! where can i download it???

[1stwahine]

Re: What are you running in the background?

Eh, no ack! hahahahahaha! You funny Shaveice!

Auntie Lynn

[kimo55]

Re: What are you running in the background?

yea, me too!


I agree!

[Glen Miyashiro]

Re: What are you running in the background?

Firefox
Netscape Browser
Winamp
iTunes
Acrobat Reader
BitTorrent
Kazaa Lite K++
yProxy
Microsoft AntiSpyware
Norton AntiVirus

[kimo55]

Re: What are you running in the background?

safari is about all I can run with HT in the background when i am runnin Final Cut Pro, being so ram intensive.

[mel]

Re: What are you running in the background?

Mac OSX 10.3.9 on my Power Mac G4

• Pagespinner 4.5
• Eudora 5.x
• iTunes 4.9
• AppleWorks 6.2
• Text-Edit Plus
• Acrobat Reader
• Terminal
• Printer SetUp Utility
• Preview
• SnapDrag
• BBEdit Lite 6.1
• Fetch 4.03
• TextEdit
• Palm Desktop
• Skype
• Firefox
• AbiWord
• Quicktime Player
• RapidWeaver
• AddressBook
• Image Capture
• MacOS9 Classic Environment
• Adobe Photoshop 5

Several other apps laying dormant and not in use. Safari is the browser I'm typing this from.

[pzarquon]

Re: What are you running in the background?

Firefox in the foreground, of course, with Finder (does that count?), Dashboard, Mail, iTunes, and Skype running in the background. Sometimes I'll have iChat going. I boosted the RAM on this Mac to 2GB, but even with all that room I try not to have too much running at the same time.

On my PC, I would have easily six or seven programs running by default, not counting close to a dozen services and other oddities in the system tray (usually programs that I couldn't set to suppress their tray icons). Mac live makes me want to run more frugally, I guess.

[mel]

Re: What are you running in the background?

Firefox in the foreground, of course, with Finder

I often forget about the finder since it's always there. But I would say that counts too. Keeps everything organized. You are lucky to have a G5 that can push to 2gigs or more of RAM. I have my G4 to near capacity at 1.12 GB. That said, it seems to run very smoothly even with all these applications open... though I have to admit, they are not memory hogs like Final Cut Pro (which I don't have).

[zztype]

Re: What are you running in the background?

Finder
Safari
Eudora
Mail
SpamSieve
Terminal
PageSentry
iTunes
iTunes Watcher
SlashDock

[scrivener]

Re: What are you running in the background?

I try not to have too many things going at once, too, since I try to be a good network citizen. However, I normally have:

• Finder
• Safari
• Dashboard
• Fetch
• Skype
• iTunes
• MS Word (I go to it so often, I find it's efficient just to leave it open)

On my PC, there are a lot more with names I don't always comprehend. I'm just not fond of Windows.

[Jonah K]

Re: What are you running in the background?

On my PowerBook G4, I'm running the following:

Finder
Safari
Virtual PC (w/ZipCat Pro & Quicken Premier Home & Business 2006)
iCal
iTunes
Address Book
EarthDesk
TimePalette
WeatherPop
Temperature Monitor
JEDict
FileMaker Pro
MS Entourage
MS Excel
MS Word

[mel]

Re: What are you running in the background?

On my PC, there are a lot more with names I don't always comprehend. I'm just not fond of Windows.

I have to use one of these things at work and I feel the same way about Windoze.

[1stwahine]

Re: What are you running in the background?

Well Doc, If I missed any you list it!

NOD32

ZoneAlarm

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Gmail

Auntie Lynn

Yippee! Doc/Adrian re-installed my FireFox again. So I'm back using that. I hate using IE. He'll be coming to install my DSL in a few days. Hmmmm...Computa Monsta will be released to tackle the world! Joke, Joke. No, get nerjous!