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Old 04-23-2007, 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by björn nilsson View Post
Thank you for this comment. I'm going to follow this lead and see what guidance I can find on the web. Thanks!

Btw. Just for starts; is there a general name for programs that run in the background of your OS?
Programs that run *only* in the background are called processes. If you program has a loadable front-end (IE, click a tray icon and it appears) it is not quite a process.
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