John Niven wrote: > -- On Fri, 9/4/09, Bruce Johnson <john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu> wrote: >> A browser just sitting there isn't going to do anything. >> You can get >> autorefresh going, then there's the remote possibility that >> some >> malicious site could cause a problem with the 3rd or 4th >> refresh, but >> that's a very low profit way of infecting a system. > > Hi Bruce, > > You just hit on a question I was thinking of asking.... > > 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. > > Should I be closing the application when not using it to maximize my active > experience?
You don't need to quit the application but you might want to consider closing some of the windows. Some sites load up with lots of java and are busy doing... something. Sites that continuously update status of something would be one example. The best gauge would be to keep enough of Activity monitor visible to see what is happening with Safari when you are busy with something else. Don't worry about what it says when you aren't doing anything, those numbers are usually not helpful. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
