At 4:08 PM -0700 9/4/2009, John Niven wrote: >I often have a browser (usually FireFox) open but minimised. I have >noticed that Activety Monitor often says that cpu time is being used >by the browser under these conditions.
Modern browsers like to do things on their own... If you've any pages/tabs loaded, their javascripts, java, and flash continue to "run" even when that window isn't frontmost. They also do things like updating their fraudulent website signature database, from google. And update the RSS feeds you've created... >Should I be closing the application when not using it to maximize my >active experience? Not unless it's creating a noticable impact on your "active experience". Most of the stuff is done in background lower priority threads... - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
