From: Phillip Gawlowski <cmdjackryan@...>
Date: 2011-09-17T22:37:38+09:00
Subject: Re: ruby task monitoring

On Sat, Sep 17, 2011 at 7:22 AM, Chase Wilson <remosewa@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I want to use ruby to monitor other programs that are running in
> Windows. Is there anyway to access information about other programs
> through ruby? If not does anyone know any useful windows command line
> commands to find out that kind of information.

PS C:\ > get-process | select-object -Property Id, Name, CPU, Path,
Company, FileVersion, WorkingSet
PS C:\ > Get-WmiObject Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration

In other words: Check out PowerShell, and Windows Management Instrumentation.

And, to cover your ass, get a green-light by legal / a higher up. User
monitoring can get you into legal trouble really fast.

-- 
Phillip Gawlowski

gplus.to/phgaw | twitter.com/phgaw

A method of solution is perfect if we can forsee from the start,
and even prove, that following that method we shall attain our aim.
              -- Leibniz