Programs affecting Battery Performance

[RGrphc2]

I just downloaded DragThing and Launchbar (great programs definitaly worth the money ) and for the past 2 days now i haven't used my powerbook that much, and i want to know if having those programs running will it seriously decrease my battery time?

Before w/o any programs running my time went up to 3:46 Minutes of battery life. What possible (if any) battery "shortages" can i expect?

 

[Zammy-Sam]

I am using launchbar as well (version 3.3) and I had the same concern like you. However, in the beginning I was testing it and realized that launchbar doesn't reduce the battery duration at a significant level. So, the question now is: does dragthing shorten the battery time?

 

[Captain Code]

Any program that uses the CPU or HD a lot will use up power, but if you are using a program that is idle most of the time then it really shouldn't reduce your battery life.

 

[Darkshadow]

Add to that any program that is also using the network interfaces a lot. That will also use up power a bit.