Method and apparatus pertaining to the presentation of icons

摘要

A processor operably couples to a display and presents on that display a plurality of user-selectable icons for corresponding applications by highlighting at least one of the user-selectable icons as a function, at least in part, of a speed by which the corresponding application can be made user ready. By one approach the aforementioned speed is assessed by determining whether a given application is at least one of pre-cached and pre-loaded and hence available to deploy in a reduced amount of time as compared to applications that are not pre-cached and/or pre-loaded.