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A background process is a computer process that runs "behind the scenes" (i.e. in the background) and without user intervention. Typical tasks for these processes include logging, system monitoring, scheduling, and user notification.

A is a background-process.

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Is there a way to have a background process open up a user visible window?

I'm writing a network broadcasting application that's only supposed to start up on remote command. I started with a windows service with a listener that would open up a winform, but quickly realized that that doesn't work anymore because services…
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Heroku Scheduler for recurring tasks and Delayed Jobs for asynchronous tasks, all using one web dyno

Very similar question to Is it feasible to run multiple processeses on a Heroku dyno?, or Running Heroku background tasks with only 1 web dyno and 0 worker dynos except I'm talking about a Ruby on Rails app. Context: I understand that it's…
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Passed parameters to Rake not found

Following Bate's Railscast (http://railscasts.com/episodes/127-rake-in-background) on background tasks, trying it out with some mailers, not working out for me. Application controller: def call_rake(task, options = {}) options[:rails_env] ||=…
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It is possible to monitor Apps usage on iOS?

It is possible in iOS to monitor Apps usage?. So, it is possible to answer the question: how much time I've spent on Facebook apps?
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android run application always even if application in background

I want to make the following: 1]- listen to the change of the GPS location of the phone and send it to server to track user location continuously 2]- I have found an example to find the GPS location using LocationListener 3]- I have found a way to…
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iOS7 wrong screenshot in app switcher while in background

When my app is downloading big file and user switching to the other app, i'm running background task like this: beginBackgroundTaskWithExpirationHandler: and then if user opening "app switcher" by double click, screenshot of my app is completely…
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Background Fetches Not Firing

I have the following: In Settings, Capabilities I have background fetch checked. In appDelegate.m - (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions { // Override point for customization…
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Dispatch Async in iOS doesn't send Block to Background thread

Block of Code has to be run on the Background Thread. So structure of the App is: PARENT CLASS (ABSTRACT METHOD) CHILD CLASS (ABSTRACT METHOD IMPLEMENTATION) CHILD CLASS: Method Call has been surrounded by: …
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How to continue uploading in the background of the iOS app?

I have iOS app that is main functionality is to upload images. My question is there any case that app can continue uploading images and communicate with server when app is dismissed? Thanks
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c# what is the best way to record live frames as Video

I have been checking around to convert live frames into video. And I found (NReco.VideoConverter) ffmpeg lib to convert live frames to Video, but the problem is it is taking time to write each frame to ConvertLiveMediaTask (async live media task…
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Best way to trigger an hour before event starts

I have many Appointment models that start at various times of the day, either at :00, :15, :30, :45. I'd like to trigger code to send a reminder 1 hour before the event starts. What would be the best way to use a background worker to trigger this?…
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OS X: Energy Efficient Web Service Calls in Background

What is the most energy efficient way to call a web service in the background under OS X? On iOS I would use the fetch background mode, but I haven't seen anything similar for OS X. Right now I have an NSTimer that fires every 25 minutes, but the…
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How would one disable an ASP.NET WebForms button when its clicked, and have it be enabled again after postback completes?

What I would like to do is be able to disable a button as soon as it pressed, perform an operation, and re-enable the button. Seemed simple enough, but my button doesn't update when I need it to. I tried an update panel, but I'm not sure if I'm…
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Is it possible to instantiate 2 Thread inside an Asynctask class doInBackground() in android?

class MyTask extends AsyncTask { protected String doInBackground(String... params) { Thread a = new Thread(new Tread1()).start(); Thread b = new Thread(new Tread2()).start(); } } class Thread1…
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My Periodic Task just does not work

While attached to debugger it runs just fine. The Periodic Task is invoked and runs over and over, but when I deploy it to my device It seems to run 1-2 times and then stops. What It does is setting the live tile background image from isolated…
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