When you start up your PC, there are dozens of invisible processes that go into effect. To see what's happening in the background of your PC, push Ctrl+Shift+Esc. A pop-up Windows Task Manager window will open listing all of the processes that are being utilized.
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Here are a few of the most common ones.
svchost.exe
Svchost.exe is what's known as the "Generic Host Process" used for administering DLL files (also known as dynamically linked library files). Andy Khawaja DLLs can't launch themselves so svchost.exe is the executable file that launches the DLLs within the operating system.
spoolsv.exe
Spoolsv.exe is the built-in Windows service for managing print and fax jobs. This particular process allows you to "spool" printing and faxing in the background so your PC doesn't get tied up. Thanks to spoolsv.exe, you can print that e-mail while browsing airfare rates to Aruba.
jusched.exe
Jushed.exe is a process utilized by the Java Update Installer. Which, if you utilize any kind of updates manager, you may not need. This process can slow your PC down even when it's working correctly. You can remove jushed.exe by going to your Control Panel, clicking on Java, and unclick "Check for Updates Automatically" under the Updates tab. Click "Never Check" in the next message window that pops up.
explorer.exe
Explorer.exe is an executable file for Windows Explorer. Windows Explorer is the "graphical user interface" or windows of folders and files that you see when you are opening items within My Computer or the Start menu.
winlogn.exe
Winlogn.exe is a logon process that manages user logons and logoffs in Windows. It is required for Windows user authorization and activation checks. This little process is what loads the user profile after logging on and also locks the profile after inactivity generates the screensaver.
ctfmon.exe
This little guy here is used to activate the Alternative User Input Text Input Processor in Microsoft Office. It also works Microsoft's Language Bar and enables input through applications like "pen and ink" and "speech." It loads on startup and runs in the background of Windows on your PC.
services.exe
This particular executable process manages starting and stopping services, as in the automatic sharing when you boot up your PC and then the stopping of those services when you shut down the computer.
csrss.exe
Csrss.exe is the executable file for Microsoft Client Server Runtime to manage things like threading and graphical instruction sets for your PC's operating system. It provides some very critical functions.
lsass.exe
This process is Microsoft's local security authentication server, which checks the validity of user id as part of the operating system's security policy.
smss.exe
Smss.exe is a process that is responsible for managing "sessions" on your PC. It is part of the Windows operating system called Session Manager Subsystem.
All of these startup processes perform specific tasks, some essential, others not so much. If you are noticing a defined slow-down in PC performance, you may want to check the validity of your startups. Oftentimes viruses and malware can be masquerading as one of these.exe files, wreaking havoc on your system. If in doubt, visit a web site like , a library of known start up processes and corresponding security risks.
The future of robotics in security surveillance, geo-monitoring, commercial applications and military is growing at an aggressive rate. Currently many smaller companies are formulating strategies, gathering venture capital, investment bankers and investing in research and development to have the new thing in robotic technology. But no other robotic sector in robotic unmanned vehicles is growing quite like the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle or UAV sector.
Now then what is the best way for a UAV start up company to approach the market with a new technology? Well, we know testing, engineering, research and development are not cheap and since you need the best bang for your buck perhaps it is a better bet to get with a major manufacturer of UAV technology and go from there? Business is like war sometimes too. Sometimes you have to play the chess board at a higher level. Many smaller entrepreneurs are bothered by this and say things such as; "The trick here is how to maintain control of your enterprise with the involvement of a major joint venture partner."
Yet when we consider this argument, who says you would want that level of control at that point? You could become their R and D arm or another finger of specialization of one of their divisions. Yet an entrepreneurial company maybe also concerned about how a contract was worded, payment structures, timely payments and they do not wish to be reduced to merely; "an employer-employee relationship" as they put it, as they wish to have more of a "partnership" and become a component or consultant type subcontractor and problem solver.
To this I say number one; be careful what you wish for and number two I understand the entrepreneurial plight as a little fish in a big sea of government Industrial Military Complex Players. Indeed but these bigger fish or sharks need controls and guarantees that the start up company is not going to go out and sell their innovations to the highest bidder once you get the resources to expand from their monies. Why assist a start up in becoming their competition?
Some start up robotics and UAV companies maybe better off on specializing in software, components or consulting and to work with the larger fish rather than selling directly to they government's military sector you see? Think on these issues.