Detecting System Idle Time With Hooks (Part 2)
Posted April 17 2002
Summary: Faced with a need to detect system (not application) idle time, John Gorter turned to system hooks. System hooks are a way of plugging your own code into Windows' internal operations. There are a variety of system hooks available that let you do things like monitor Windows messages (a great way to determine system idle time), activate Computer Based Training applications, monitor low level keyboard and mouse events, and much more. Part 2 of 2.
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