While certainly not on the level of, say, rendering video, this can be a serious draw on your battery; and as the browser is, for many of us, the most frequently used program we have, it makes sense to investigate whether one might be more efficient than another in this respect.
"This is an infrequently used program," he said in explaining the previous rejections.
The proposal would amend an existing, although rarely used, program run by the State Department.
Office, including the Word, Excel and PowerPoint programs, is by far the most widely used program suite.
A14 E-Mail Security Flaw Two cryptologists said there is a flaw in P.G.P., for "Pretty Good Privacy," the most widely used program for sending encrypted e-mail.
In 1996, a federal audit had found that directors of the Virginia Fontaine Addictions Foundation Inc. had used program funds for employee trips, characterized as research, to Australia, Hawaii and Las Vegas.
One widely used program, "Protecting God's Children," produced by the National Catholic Risk Retention Group, a Catholic insurance company, can cost a diocese as much as $30,000 the first year, and half that in successive years.
Former employees who have exited through its revolving door contend that top officials used program money for international travel, an accusation that, according to one federal law enforcement official, is being examined by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
After Mr. Park bought AJS Wholesalers, a candy and tobacco distributor in Manhattan, he used program money to pay for new furniture for AJS Wholesalers' offices, said Mr. Tirado, the former aide to Mr. Park.
The parking benefit is covered by the same tax provision that offers a more widely used program, which allows employees to use pre-tax income to pay for their transit expenses, like buying a commuter rail pass or a MetroCard in New York.
People were most upset, though, about one more rarely used program and its administration: the Mortgage and Rental Assistance Program, which covers up to 18 months of mortgage or rent payments for anyone who lost income "as a result" of a disaster.
