Launchd

In researching mouse driver issues I had previously, I found a little about how how Apple currently recommends auto-starting applications.

Launchd

• Why OS X uses launchd.
• How to use launchd.

How to manually start and stop launchd:

• start example: "sudo launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.syslogd.plist"
• stop example: "sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.amavis.amavisd.plist"