OS X Processes Archive

• 0January 9, 2010

  What is securityd? Why is it running?

  If like me, you keep an eye on the Mac OSX Activity Monitor, you’ve likely noticed a process running called...
• 0January 9, 2010

  What is ntpd? Why is it running?

  If like me, you keep an eye on the Mac OSX activity monitor, then you’ve likely seen ntpd and wonder...
• 0December 14, 2009

  What is kernel_task? Why is it running?

  If like me, you keep an eye on the Mac OSX activity monitor, then you’ve likely seen kernel_task and wonder...
• 0December 14, 2009

  What is cupsd? Why is it running?

  If like me, you keep an eye on the Mac OSX activity monitor, then you’ve likely seen cupsd and wonder...
• 2December 14, 2009

  What is ControlCenter? Why is it running?

  So you’re digging around your Macintosh activity monitor and you spot the process “ControlCenter” and now your wondering “Is it...
• 0December 14, 2009

  What is configd? Why is it running?

  If like me, you keep an eye on the Mac OSX activity monitor, then you’ve likely seen configd and wonder...
• 0December 14, 2009

  What is blued? Why is it running?

  If like me, you keep an eye on the Mac OSX activity monitor, then you’ve likely seen blued and wonder...
• 0December 14, 2009

  What is autofsd? Why is it running?

  If like me, you keep an eye on the Mac OSX activity monitor, then you’ve likely seen autofsd and wonder...
• 0December 14, 2009

  What is ATSServer? Why is it running?

  If like me, you keep an eye on the Mac OSX activity monitor, then you’ve likely seen ATSServer and wonder...
• 0December 14, 2009

  What is AppleSpell.service? Why is it running?

  If like me, you keep an eye on the Mac OSX activity monitor, then you’ve likely seen AppleSpell.service and wonder...