Maybe an update or a program you loaded has done it. What's going on in Activity Monitor?
Ok, I don't know how to quite say this in a few words, so I'll give it in an example.
Say, if I had like a few applications open like Safari, Quicktime, Preview, Mail, and of course Finder. Let's assume that I am looking at the Machintosh HD folder. Once I click on a different program like Safari, it would bring Safari into focus, but SUDDENLY bring Finder back into focus, particularly the window I was just viewing. Then if I click Safari again, then Safari stays in focus. So basically, the program I click on doesn't necessarily become the frontmost program.
What puzzles me even more is that this problem does not occur all the time, nor is it limited to a particular program. It's either random or I cannot figure out the pattern or what triggers this behavior.
This is not much of a problem as it is an annoyance. I didn't have this problem when I initially bought the computer, it just came after a few months. Probably no doubt that some program that I installed did this.
I am using a Macbook Pro 2.2GHz with the 8600M GT. Currently running the latest Tiger. Please help me out as I have no idea how I would google this problem. If I can get an answer here, then that would be great!

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