• Rob Pegoraro:
  I have OS X’s busy indicator–not the beachball, the spinning gear–in the middle of the screen. And I have no idea why or how to stop it.

@robpegoraro Busy on a gray startup screen? Or superimposed on your Finder desktop?

• Rob Pegoraro:
  @jeffporten On the regular desktop, regardless of what app I’m using.

@robpegoraro Are you using Quicksilver or any other app that creates overlays? Could be running amuck.

@robpegoraro I can’t think of a single reason why the OS X indicator would still be there; it’s not used after startup.

• Rob Pegoraro:
  @jeffporten Nope. I try to keep this machine configured pretty clean.

@robpegoraro Does the problem persist after reboot? Are apps functioning normally?