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| Question: In what format do you watch movies the most? Discuss this poll here
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| Pay-per-view | 1% |
| AVG Anti-Virus | 31% |
| Norton AntiVirus | 21% |
| Other | 13% |
| McAfee VirusScan | 11% |
| NOD32 antivirus | 6% |
6% 4% 4% 2% 2%
| Internet | 51% |
| Gaming | 13% |
| Office applications | 9% |
| Photos and graphics editing | 8% |
| Music | 6% |
5% 4% 3%consumer electronics? Discuss this poll here
| Price | 46% |
| Good reviews/ratings from a trustworthy source | 28% |
| I would never buy off-brand products! | 8% |
| Repackaged under another name | 5% |
| Best-kept secret | 4% |
4% 4% 1%Discuss this poll here
| Yes | 32% |
| No | 28% |
| Maybe | 18% |
| I already do | 15% |
| I don't know | 7% |
| Blu-ray | 28% |
| HD DVD | 24% |
| I don't give a hoot | 19% |
| I have no idea | 16% |
| Neither; they will both co-exist. | 11% |
| Other | 1% |
Discuss this poll here
| No Vista for me! | 27% |
| Nothing at all. I'm Vista ready! | 20% |
| Upgrade to a faster CPU | 13% |
| Dump it and get a whole new computer | 11% |
| Upgrade to a better graphics card | 10% |
| Add more RAM | 8% |
| Two or more of the above | 6% |
| Upgrade to a larger hard drive | 2% |
| Others | 1% |
| Add a DVD-ROM or better | 1% |
| No way! | 35% |
| Don't know yet. | 17% |
| I will buy a new system with it already installed. | 15% |
| After it's been out for a few months. | 12% |
| Yes. | 8% |
| I'm on a Mac and will never go to the dark side. | 7% |
| I'm already using it. | 4% |
| I don't even have XP yet! | 3% |
| Secure Digital Card | 41% |
| CompactFlash | 24% |
| Memory Stick | 16% |
| xD-Picture Card | 9% |
| SmartMedia | 6% |
| Others | 3% |
| MultiMedia Card | 3% |
| Few Windows XP users will upgrade to Vista | 50% |
| Sixty-inch plasma for $2,000 by year's end | 13% |
| Apple iPhone gets rave reviews despite serious flaws | 9% |
| HD DVD surrenders by September | 8% |
| Digital photo frames take off | 7% |
| Better games breathe new life into Sony PS3 by midyear | 6% |
| None: Carnoy's wrong about all of them | 5% |
| No SED televisions before 2008 | 4% |
cell phone for? Discuss this poll here
| Nothing else! It's a phone! | 42% |
| Text messaging | 24% |
| Listening to music | 12% |
| Taking photos | 8% |
| Keeping track of calendar events | 6% |
| Internet browsing | 4% |
| Other | 2% |
| Playing games | 2% |
| Yes | 50% |
| I have it installed, but I use another browser | 18% |
| Not anymore | 13% |
| No, and I never will! | 13% |
| Not yet, but I will soon | 6% |
| Blah, it's a phone... | 42% |
| All of the above | 23% |
| The "multitouch" interface | 11% |
| Full-fledged Mac OS X | 9% |
| The style! The style! | 5% |
| Music and video | 4% |
| Visual voice mail | 2% |
| The proximity sensor | 2% |
| The 2-megapixel camera | 1% |
| Yes--look ma, no wires! | 62% |
| No way, my data stays on land! | 18% |
| Not yet, but I'm considering it. | 13% |
| No, and I'd love one, but I don't know where to begin. | 8% |
| Windows Vista | 30% |
| Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD | 18% |
| bigger, cheaper flat-panel TVs | 16% |
| open source software | 11% |
| I'm still trying to catch up with 2006! | 7% |
| another iPod | 5% |
| new virus attacks and spyware problems | 5% |
| multimedia phones | 5% |
| other | 2% |
| more browser wars | 1% |
Discuss this poll here
| LCD | 32% |
| Plasma | 26% |
| CRT (picture tube) | 10% |
| DLP | 8% |
| Overhead projector | 5% |
| LCD projection | 5% |
| LCoS | 5% |
| HD-ILA | 3% |
| Other | 3% |
| Rear-projection | 3% |
your biggest concern be? Discuss this poll here
| privacy | 64% |
| battery life/power source | 19% |
| reliability | 8% |
| cost | 6% |
| other | 2% |
Discuss this poll here
| Parents | 85% |
| Game developers | 7% |
| Vendors/retailers | 4% |
| Federal/local government | 4% |
| Other | 23% |
| Family and friends | 14% |
| Computers and technology | 12% |
| Hobbies/arts and crafts | 11% |
| Music and entertainment | 8% |
| E-commerce | 8% |
| Books | 7% |
| Games | 7% |
| Sports and recreation | 6% |
| News | 4% |
Discuss this poll here
| Always | 28% |
| Rarely | 20% |
| 80 to 90 percent of the time | 17% |
| Never | 10% |
| About half the time | 6% |
| 30 to 40 percent of the time | 6% |
| 60 to 70 percent of the time | 5% |
| My camera doesn't have a viewfinder | 5% |
| What's a viewfinder? | 3% |
| Gave it to a friend or relative | 30% |
| Put it in a closet | 22% |
| Salvaged it for parts | 15% |
| Donated it to charity | 8% |
| Sold it | 7% |
| Recycled it | 7% |
| Dropped it in a trash can | 6% |
| Other | 6% |
| I'm just not a gamer, friend. | 45% |
| Yes: PS3, baby! | 16% |
| Consoles drool, PC games rule! | 15% |
| Yes: Nintendo Wii, baby! | 11% |
| Yes: Xbox 360, baby! | 9% |
| A portable is for me! | 4% |
prefer it in? Discuss this poll here
| Stand-alone handheld GPS | 33% |
| Built into the car | 18% |
| Cell phone | 17% |
| I don't need no stinkin' GPS unit, I use the stars to navigate! | 15% |
| PDA | 12% |
| Watch | 4% |
| I already use it | 41% |
| Maybe | 29% |
| Never! | 19% |
| Yes, soon | 11% |
| Yes, to restore my operating system to its original state. | 28% |
| Yes, but only to restore specific files. | 21% |
| Yes, to restore my operating system to an earlier date. | 19% |
| No, but I make backups just in case. | 18% |
| I don't make backups. | 14% |
Discuss this poll here
| Pig speakers | 29% |
| Glow-in-the-dark hair gel | 27% |
| Siamese twin lightbulb | 15% |
| Retro phone receiver | 14% |
| Multimedia lounge mat | 13% |
| CDs | 50% |
| I don't buy music | 31% |
| MP3s | 12% |
| Vinyl | 3% |
| Other | 2% |
| Tapes | 2% |
Discuss this poll here
| Children or pets | 20% |
| Driver fatigue | 15% |
| Eating or drinking | 14% |
| Personal grooming | 11% |
| Car stereo | 10% |
| Rubbernecking | 9% |
| Being emotionally upset | 7% |
| Conversations | 7% |
| Smoking | 5% |
| Other | 2% |
Discuss this poll here
| Never | 24% |
| Weekly | 19% |
| Monthly | 16% |
| Daily | 15% |
| Quarterly | 8% |
| Other | 5% |
| Yearly | 5% |
| Biannually | 4% |
| Hourly | 4% |
Discuss this poll here
| Getting it from a trustworthy online source | 46% |
| Reading user reviews of the product | 18% |
| Reading a product review | 12% |
| By its popularity | 9% |
| Through trial and error | 5% |
| When it is recommended by a friend or family member | 4% |
| I don't do downloads | 4% |
| Other | 2% |
| I don't do anything with them | 22% |
| Send to friends and relatives | 17% |
| Create slide shows | 16% |
| Print them out | 14% |
| Use an online host for others to view | 11% |
| Put them on my personal Web site | 8% |
| Other | 7% |
| Use them for business | 5% |
| I don't have an iPod | 52% |
| iPod | 25% |
| Nano | 10% |
| I have more than one iPod | 6% |
| Mini | 4% |
| Shuffle | 3% |
Discuss this poll here
| More than 50GB | 28% |
| 10.1GB to 20GB | 11% |
| 5.1GB to 10GB | 10% |
| 20.1GB to 30GB | 10% |
| 30.1GB to 50GB | 10% |
| 2.1GB to 5GB | 8% |
| None | 7% |
| 500MB or less | 6% |
| 1.1GB to 2GB | 5% |
| 501MB to 1GB | 4% |
Discuss this poll here
| End users themselves | 45% |
| Outside factors such as hackers, viruses, or Trojans | 14% |
| Software conflicts | 13% |
| Operating system failures | 11% |
| Family members or friends | 9% |
| The gremlin in my closet | 4% |
| Hardware failures | 3% |
| Other | 1% |
Discuss this poll here
| 256MB | 31% |
| 128MB | 25% |
| I don't know | 12% |
| 64MB | 10% |
| 512MB | 8% |
| 32MB | 5% |
| 1GB or more | 4% |
| 8MB or less | 2% |
| 16MB | 2% |
| Calls to be made in soundproof booths only | 30% |
| Separate section for phone users | 29% |
| Flight attendant can ask an individual to disconnect anytime | 17% |
| Kill-switch for flight crew to interrupt all usage during announcements | 12% |
| Other | 7% |
| Time limit for calls | 5% |
| Definitely! | 29% |
| Absolutely not! | 27% |
| Probably not | 20% |
| Maybe | 15% |
| Not sure | 8% |
Discuss this poll here
| 5 megapixels | 24% |
| 6 megapixels | 15% |
| 4 megapixels | 15% |
| 8 megapixels or more | 14% |
| 3 megapixels | 14% |
| 7 megapixels | 7% |
| 2 megapixels | 6% |
| I don't have a digital camera | 4% |
| 1 megapixel or less | 1% |
| Never - I'm always careful | 35% |
| 2 - 4 | 27% |
| once | 15% |
| 5 - 10 | 11% |
| over 20 | 8% |
| 11 - 20 | 5% |
| Adobe PhotoShop | 32% |
| Adobe Photoshop Elements | 16% |
| Picasa | 12% |
| Other | 12% |
| Corel Paint Shop Pro | 10% |
| ACDSee Photo Editor | 6% |
| IrfanView | 5% |
| The GIMP | 3% |
| Ulead PhotoImpact | 2% |
| FastStone Image Viewer | 2% |
Discuss this poll here
| It's too intrusive | 43% |
| Microsoft has a right to prevent piracy | 29% |
| What's Windows Geniune Advantage? | 18% |
| I don't care | 6% |
| I don't use Windows | 4% |
| Firefox | 47% |
| Internet Explorer | 38% |
| Safari | 4% |
| Netscape | 4% |
| Other | 3% |
| Opera | 3% |
| ISP-provided browser | 1% |
use it for? Discuss this poll here
| For home security | 59% |
| To spy on the neighbors | 11% |
| To check on my pets | 9% |
| To monitor my child/baby | 8% |
| Other | 7% |
| To look over my place of business | 6% |
| Talking while driving | 33% |
| Talking loudly | 19% |
| Talking in movie theaters or quiet areas | 16% |
| People answering calls mid-conversation | 11% |
| Talking to others (such as a waiter or a store clerk) while they are taking a call | 10% |
| Obnoxious ring tones | 7% |
| Other | 3% |
| Lengthy conversations | 2% |
feature in a laptop? Discuss this poll here
| Battery life | 40% |
| Size and weight | 18% |
| Screen size | 13% |
| Ports and connections | 11% |
| Video card | 9% |
| Other | 5% |
| Style | 4% |
| I don't have no stinking camcorder | 37% |
| I transfer them onto my computer and edit them | 24% |
| I leave them on the media it was recorded on | 23% |
| I burn them to DVDs | 15% |
| Other | 2% |
Discuss this poll here
| Search engine | 33% |
| News site | 18% |
| Other | 15% |
| None, it's blank | 12% |
| My Web site | 10% |
| A site set by my browser | 9% |
| My browser has been hijacked! | 3% |
protection than free versions? Discuss this poll here
| No | 39% |
| Yes | 32% |
| I don't know | 14% |
| Maybe | 14% |
Discuss this poll here
| 1 GB | 37% |
| 512MB | 24% |
| 2GB or more | 18% |
| 768MB | 6% |
| 256MB | 6% |
| I don't know | 3% |
| 384MB | 3% |
| 128MB or less | 2% |
| 192MB | 1% |
| I don't alter very many photos | 42% |
| I edit most of my photos, but not all | 35% |
| I change something in every photo | 12% |
| I never edit any photos | 7% |
| I don't know how to edit them | 4% |
| Other | 1% |
Discuss this poll here
| Acceptable | 30% |
| Quiet | 23% |
| Very quiet | 22% |
| Noisy | 17% |
| Very noisy | 7% |
| Other | 2% |
content and why? Discuss this poll here
| Content providers | 68% |
| Service providers | 17% |
| I don't care | 15% |
| I don't have an external drive | 35% |
| Backing up files | 34% |
| Additional storage space | 14% |
| Organizing media files | 6% |
| As a shared storage drive | 5% |
| Other | 4% |
| Locking up important files | 3% |
| Probably not. There are many uses for film cameras. | 38% |
| Maybe, but film still has its place. | 20% |
| Absolutely not! Film is superior to digital. | 18% |
| Definitely! Film is dead. | 16% |
| I don't really care if film stays or not. | 9% |
Discuss this poll here
| Every day | 29% |
| Once a week | 24% |
| Whenever I feel my system needs a cleaning | 18% |
| Once a month | 13% |
| Couple of times a year | 6% |
| Never; what's the point? | 5% |
| Delete what? | 3% |
Discuss this poll here
| MiniDV | 30% |
| Hi8 | 14% |
| VHS/VHS-C | 12% |
| Digital8 | 11% |
| 8mm | 9% |
| Mini DVD-R/DVD-RAM | 6% |
| S-VHS/S-VHS-C | 5% |
| Microdrive, CompactFlash, and built-in hard drive | 5% |
| Other | 5% |
| MicroMV | 3% |
Discuss this poll here
| I'm not prepared at all for a disaster | 53% |
| Weatherproof/fireproof safe at home | 12% |
| USB flash drive | 11% |
| Other | 8% |
| Safety deposit box at a bank | 6% |
| Online services | 5% |
| Backup information at someone else's home | 5% |
| Windows Media Player | 40% |
| iTunes | 21% |
| Winamp | 14% |
| Musicmatch | 9% |
| RealPlayer | 8% |
| Other | 8% |
| QuickTime | 2% |
| 14 to 16 years | 29% |
| 11 to 13 years | 21% |
| When they can pay for it themselves | 20% |
| 17 to 19 years | 10% |
| Kids shouldn't have a cell phone, period | 6% |
| 8 to 10 years | 5% |
| When they start driving | 4% |
| 5 to 7 years | 3% |
| Other | 2% |
| LCD | 55% |
| CRT | 34% |
| Plasma | 3% |
| Other | 3% |
| OLED/PLED | 3% |
| Projector | 2% |
Discuss this poll here
| Sorry, none of the above | 27% |
| Other | 24% |
| Product reviews | 21% |
| Help and how-to videos | 12% |
| Tech news | 9% |
| Gaming | 2% |
| Music videos | 2% |
| Car tech | 2% |
| Movie trailers | 1% |
| User-generated videos | 1% |
Discuss this poll here
| Spam | 26% |
| Spyware/adware | 23% |
| Pop-ups | 15% |
| Viruses | 14% |
| Slow-loading Web sites | 7% |
| Scams | 6% |
| Ads | 4% |
| Other | 3% |
| Ugly Web sites | 3% |
during long airplane trips? Discuss this poll here
| Reading | 37% |
| Sleeping | 20% |
| Listening to music | 13% |
| Watching movies | 12% |
| Computing | 4% |
| Others | 4% |
| Crossword puzzles | 4% |
| Gaming on portable devices | 3% |
| Counting the hairs on the person's head in front of you | 3% |
| Writing | 0% |
| Never, they're separate machines, separate activities | 31% |
| Yes, I watch TV on my computer | 29% |
| Sort of, I surf the Web while I watch TV | 23% |
| Maybe later, I expect both will be tightly integrated | 14% |
| Other | 4% |
and do you have a name for those people? Discuss this poll here
| Talking on cell phones | 27% |
| Slow drivers in the fast lane | 25% |
| Drivers who tailgate | 13% |
| Drivers who move up to keep you from changing lanes | 11% |
| Drivers who weave through lanes just to move up a little | 8% |
| Lane changers who don't signal | 6% |
| Other | 3% |
| Drivers with road rage | 3% |
| Drivers who are grooming (makeup, shaving, combing hair) | 2% |
| Motorcyclists who drive between cars | 1% |
Discuss this poll here
| An image/photo that I found online | 24% |
| One of my own personal photos | 20% |
| One of the operating system's supplied images | 15% |
| One of my own personal images | 13% |
| None, I just use a solid-color background | 12% |
| An image that's part of a wallpaper package | 7% |
| Other | 6% |
| I didn't know you could change it | 3% |
use your cell phone for? Discuss this poll here
| Nothing else! It's a phone! | 59% |
| Text messaging | 17% |
| Taking photos | 8% |
| Keeping track of calendar events | 5% |
| Other | 3% |
| Internet browsing | 3% |
| Playing games | 3% |
| Listening to music | 2% |
| Up to 1GB | 24% |
| Up to 512MB | 20% |
| Up to 256MB | 14% |
| I don't use a USB flash drive | 14% |
| Up to 128MB | 9% |
| Up to 2GB | 7% |
| Up to 64MB | 5% |
| More than 4GB | 4% |
| Up to 4GB | 4% |
Discuss this poll here
| Upload them to an online sharing service and invite my family to see them | 26% |
| I never get around to sharing them | 21% |
| Attach them to an e-mail message and send them out | 17% |
| Burn them onto CDs/DVDs and mail out copies | 17% |
| Publish them on my Web site or blog | 9% |
| Other | 9% |
to a new one? Discuss this poll here
| Faster processing speed | 24% |
| Old computer was on its last legs | 18% |
| Software demands for games, video editing, and so on | 17% |
| I always update individual components and never the entire system | 9% |
| I just have to have the latest and greatest | 7% |
| Other | 6% |
| Memory expansion | 5% |
| More storage space | 5% |
| Video card compatibility | 5% |
| Expansion slot availability | 4% |
| Lavasoft Ad-aware | 30% |
| Webroot SpySweeper | 13% |
| PepiMK Software Spybot Search and Destroy | 12% |
| Microsoft Windows Defender beta 2 | 12% |
| Zone Labs ZoneAlarm | 9% |
| Other (what is it?) | 9% |
| Trend Micro Anti-Spyware | 4% |
| PC Tools Spyware Doctor | 4% |
| McAfee Antispyware | 4% |
| Computer Associates Pest Patrol | 3% |
| One | 35% |
| Two | 26% |
| What are you talking about? | 12% |
| Three | 10% |
| Four | 7% |
| Five | 5% |
| More than five | 5% |
| Security/privacy | 49% |
| Loss of files/data | 16% |
| Cost | 13% |
| Less control | 13% |
| Other | 5% |
| No concerns; they're great! | 4% |
Discuss this poll here
| I have no clue | 25% |
| 351 to 450 watts | 21% |
| 451 to 550 watts | 16% |
| 251 to 350 watts | 14% |
| 151 to 250 watts | 7% |
| 551 to 650 watts | 6% |
| 100 to 150 watts | 5% |
| 751+ watts | 4% |
| 651 to 750 watts | 4% |
| Gave it to a friend or relative | 29% |
| Put it in a closet | 26% |
| Salvage it for parts | 21% |
| Donated it | 8% |
| Other | 7% |
| Sent it to the trash can | 5% |
| Recycled it | 5% |
| Cable modem | 39% |
| DSL/ADSL | 33% |
| Dial-up modem | 12% |
| Satellite | 4% |
| Other | 4% |
| I connect from library/work/school | 4% |
| ISDN | 4% |
| Tube TV and VCR/DVD | 36% |
| HD flat-panel display, DVD, Dolby 5.1 or better | 25% |
| I don't have a home-theater setup | 17% |
| Digital flat-screen TV and DVD | 8% |
| The works--all the latest high-tech equipment | 8% |
| Other | 4% |
| I prefer a traditional movie theater | 2% |
| I prefer a live performance | 0% |
| Home | 42% |
| Hotel | 12% |
| Cafe/coffee shop | 10% |
| Other | 10% |
| Office | 8% |
| Airport | 7% |
| Restaurant | 6% |
| Transit station | 5% |
| I will never switch to a Mac | 44% |
| It's another reason to go Mac | 39% |
| I won't buy Windows for my Mac | 10% |
| Other | 7% |
| I'm still on my first one | 35% |
| Two | 26% |
| Three | 16% |
| I don't do digital | 9% |
| Four | 8% |
| Five or more | 7% |
are you happy with it? Discuss this poll here
| HP | 45% |
| Epson | 20% |
| Canon | 19% |
| Lexmark | 6% |
| Brother | 3% |
| Other | 3% |
| Dell | 2% |
| Samsung | 1% |
| Sharp | 0% |
to access the Internet? Discuss this poll here
| Never, that's just wrong! | 32% |
| Occasionally | 24% |
| No, I don't trust it | 17% |
| Only when I was desperate | 15% |
| All the time | 13% |
what comes to mind? Discuss this poll here
| I want to scream, "Just shut up and drive!" | 35% |
| There should be a law against this. | 35% |
| I don't have a problem with it, as long as the person can multitask. | 18% |
| Nothing, I use a cell phone when I drive. | 9% |
| Other thoughts. | 4% |
| Yes | 47% |
| No, but I'm considering it | 18% |
| I've never considered it | 10% |
| The word "build" and I don't belong in the same sentence | 7% |
| I want to, but I'm afraid | 7% |
| Does rebuilding one count? | 7% |
| I tried but failed | 4% |
Discuss this poll here
| Camera | 49% |
| Memory card | 11% |
| Printer | 10% |
| Lens | 9% |
| Software | 8% |
| Scanner | 6% |
| Other | 5% |
| Bag/carrying case | 2% |
Discuss this poll here
| Too restrictive/violation of fair use | 51% |
| What's DRM? | 21% |
| A necessary evil to curb piracy | 11% |
| Who cares? | 9% |
| An appropriate response to piracy | 7% |
| The White House | 34% |
| Phishing | 24% |
| Spyware | 22% |
| Viruses | 14% |
| 3% | |
| Other | 3% |
| Only in extreme situations | 39% |
| Never! Are you crazy?! | 35% |
| What's BIOS? | 16% |
| At least once a month | 6% |
| Every time I brush my teeth | 4% |
Discuss this poll here
| Too early to tell; I'm waiting it out | 36% |
| HD-DVD, that's for me! | 30% |
| Blu-ray all the way | 16% |
| What the heck are you talking about? | 10% |
| Not interested | 8% |
Discuss this poll here
| MSN Messenger | 31% |
| Yahoo Messenger | 18% |
| I don't use instant messaging | 16% |
| AOL Instant Messenger | 15% |
| Trillian | 10% |
| Other | 6% |
| ICQ | 3% |
| mIRC | 2% |
Discuss this poll here
| Built-in Bluetooth/Wi-Fi | 25% |
| Built-in FM tuner | 23% |
| Removable battery | 14% |
| Better battery life | 11% |
| Recordable audio features | 8% |
| Bigger color screen | 8% |
| Support for more audio formats | 7% |
| Other | 5% |
| Rarely | 45% |
| Never, I live on the edge | 28% |
| Every six months | 11% |
| Once a month | 8% |
| Once a week | 4% |
| Every other week | 3% |
| Verizon | 27% |
| Cingular | 27% |
| Sprint/Nextel | 15% |
| T-Mobile | 11% |
| Other | 9% |
| I don't have a cell phone | 7% |
| Alltel | 4% |
| Metro PCS | 1% |
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| Two | 25% |
| Three | 22% |
| One | 16% |
| What's spyware? | 13% |
| Four | 9% |
| Five | 5% |
| None | 5% |
| More than five | 4% |
| Car | 43% |
| SUV | 22% |
| Truck | 12% |
| Minivan | 10% |
| I don't drive; I walk, bike, or run | 8% |
| Motorcycle | 2% |
| I take public transit | 2% |
| Other | 2% |
| Top-of-the-line photo paper from printer's manufacturer | 30% |
| Top-of-the-line third-party photo paper (such as from Kodak, Ilford) | 19% |
| Whatever photo paper I can afford | 10% |
| No brand-specific photo paper | 10% |
| Midlevel photo paper from printer's manufacturer | 8% |
| Midlevel third-party photo paper | 7% |
| Other | 6% |
| Multipurpose photo paper from printer's manufacturer | 5% |
| Multipurpose third-party photo paper | 5% |
| Yes, slightly | 45% |
| Not at all | 30% |
| Yes, drastically | 24% |
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| No way! | 28% |
| After it's been out for a few months. | 17% |
| Don't know yet. | 16% |
| Yes, as soon as the final version is released. | 14% |
| I will buy a new system with it already installed. | 9% |
| I'm on a Mac and will never go to the dark side. | 7% |
| I don't even have XP yet! | 6% |
| I'm already on the beta version. | 4% |
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| Cowon iAudio U3 | 39% |
| SanDisk Sansa e200 series | 18% |
| Nothing will ever top the iPod | 17% |
| Creative Zen Vision:M | 13% |
| iRiver U10 | 7% |
| Other | 4% |
| Archos AV500 Mobile DVR | 1% |
| Toshiba Gigabeat S | 1% |
| Philips GoGear Jukebox series | 1% |
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| 1 to 5 | 32% |
| 6 to 10 | 19% |
| 11 to 20 | 13% |
| 21 to 50 | 9% |
| 50 or more | 7% |
| I have a burner, but I never use it | 7% |
| I don't know how to use my burner! | 4% |
| I don't have a burner | 3% |
| Does throwing them in the fireplace count? | 3% |
| Other | 2% |
| No | 27% |
| Yes | 26% |
| Maybe | 18% |
| I don't know what you are talking about | 15% |
| I already have | 14% |
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| Nero | 44% |
| Roxio | 19% |
| Windows Media Player | 9% |
| Other | 9% |
| RecordNow | 7% |
| I don't have a burner | 4% |
| Cheetah | 2% |
| Blaze Media Pro | 2% |
| Acoustica | 2% |
| BurnQuick | 2% |
| Direct view | 33% |
| Rear-projection | 19% |
| DLP | 10% |
| Other | 10% |
| LCD | 9% |
| Plasma | 9% |
| LCD projection | 6% |
| HD-ILA | 2% |
| Overhead projector | 1% |
| LCoS | 1% |
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| Local-area network | 26% |
| USB flash/thumbdrive | 16% |
| CD-R/CD-RW | 13% |
| Portable hard drive | 12% |
| Cross-over cable | 11% |
| DVD-R/DVD-RW | 8% |
| Other | 5% |
| Memory card | 3% |
| FTP server | 3% |
| Floppy or Zip drive | 3% |
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| Flat-screen TVs | 35% |
| Cell phones | 12% |
| MP3 players | 11% |
| Computers | 10% |
| Flying cars | 10% |
| Gaming | 9% |
| Digital cameras/camcorders | 5% |
| PDAs | 4% |
| Others | 4% |
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| Every six months | 23% |
| I never have | 23% |
| Once a year | 20% |
| Every other month | 10% |
| Once a month | 7% |
| Every other year | 7% |
| When the ants start building a home inside | 5% |
| I don't know how | 5% |
on your computer in 2005? Discuss this poll here
| None | 70% |
| One | 11% |
| Two | 5% |
| So many I've lost count | 4% |
| I have no clue if I've been infected | 4% |
| Four | 3% |
| Three | 2% |
| I don't make no stinkin' New Year's resolutions | 18% |
| Get in shape | 14% |
| Laugh more and stress less | 11% |
| Be more loving/giving | 10% |
| Learn more | 9% |
| Stop smoking | 8% |
| Call and see more family/friends | 8% |
| Work harder | 7% |
| Do something on Lee's list | 7% |
| Other | 7% |
| LCD TV | 26% |
| Plasma TV | 25% |
| DLP TV | 20% |
| LCD projection TV | 6% |
| Direct-view TV | 5% |
| Projection TV | 4% |
| HD-ILA TV | 4% |
| Overhead projector | 4% |
| Other | 3% |
| LCoS TV | 3% |
| Already have one | 31% |
| Yes, a 19-inch | 22% |
| Yes, a 17-inch | 14% |
| Yes, a 20-inch | 9% |
| Won't buy one | 7% |
| Not sure | 6% |
| Yes, another size | 5% |
| Yes, a 15-inch | 3% |
| Yes, an 18-inch | 3% |
| More than 35 years | 26% |
| 3 to 5 years | 15% |
| 26 to 35 years | 14% |
| 18 to 25 years | 10% |
| 1 to 2 years | 8% |
| Less than a year | 8% |
| 6 to 8 years | 6% |
| None, I'm a complete newbie! | 5% |
| 9 to 12 years | 4% |
| 13 to 17 years | 4% |
where it was unsalvageable? Discuss this poll here
| I've been lucky, I've never experienced one | 39% |
| 1 to 2 years ago | 12% |
| 2 to 6 months ago | 11% |
| 3 to 5 years ago | 10% |
| More than 5 years ago | 8% |
| 7 to 12 months ago | 8% |
| Last month | 6% |
| Last week | 5% |
| No, they're a rip-off! | 47% |
| It depends on the price of the item | 44% |
| Yes, I always buy them | 5% |
| I should've gotten one for my boss, he's malfunctioning | 3% |
| What's a warranty? | 1% |
| Absolutely | 45% |
| Possibly | 22% |
| It will, but not by 2010 | 14% |
| Never!!! | 11% |
| Still too early to say | 8% |
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| Shopping | 49% |
| Other | 10% |
| Traveling | 9% |
| Seeing family | 8% |
| Days off from work | 6% |
| Eating | 6% |
| Holiday parties | 5% |
| Seeing the in-laws | 5% |
| Opening presents | 3% |
| On a computer | 57% |
| On a home console | 17% |
| I don't like video games | 14% |
| Do board games count? | 3% |
| On a handheld console | 3% |
| On a PDA | 2% |
| On a retail arcade console | 2% |
| Other | 2% |
| On a cell phone | 1% |
| Create slide shows | 18% |
| Send to friends and relatives | 17% |
| Print them out | 14% |
| I don't do anything with them | 14% |
| Use an online host for others to view | 10% |
| I don't take digital photos | 8% |
| Other | 8% |
| Put them on my personal Web site | 7% |
| I'd do something if I could get them off the camera! | 3% |
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| On the Web | 38% |
| From the papers in my trash | 13% |
| Credit applications at stores | 12% |
| Wallet theft | 11% |
| Through the mail | 11% |
| Home break-in | 5% |
| Over the phone (land/mobile) | 4% |
| Other | 3% |
| In the mirror (hey, that's MY face!) | 3% |
| Software | 21% |
| Music | 20% |
| Video | 19% |
| Photos | 18% |
| Games | 11% |
| Documents | 5% |
| Things I'd rather not discuss | 5% |
| Other | 3% |
| Digital camera | 17% |
| Laptop | 16% |
| TV | 15% |
| MP3 player | 11% |
| Other | 11% |
| Camcorder | 9% |
| Desktop computer | 8% |
| Cell phone | 6% |
| PDA | 5% |
| DVD player | 3% |
| 67% | |
| Yahoo | 8% |
| MSN | 5% |
| Other | 4% |
| Ask Jeeves | 3% |
| AllTheWeb | 3% |
| AltaVista | 3% |
| AOL | 2% |
| Search.com | 2% |
| Lycos | 2% |
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| No | 42% |
| I can, but I don't | 20% |
| Phones should be used only for talking | 18% |
| Yes | 16% |
| I can't, but I wish I could | 4% |
| Very confident | 37% |
| Somewhat confident | 28% |
| Totally confident, bring it on! | 15% |
| A little concerned | 11% |
| Very worried | 4% |
| Terrified | 4% |
| USB from a camera | 52% |
| USB card reader | 30% |
| PC Card adapter | 6% |
| FireWire | 4% |
| Other | 3% |
| Parallel card reader | 2% |
| Floppy disk | 1% |
| SCSI card reader | 1% |
| FlashPath | 1% |
| Serial (RS232) | 1% |
| 1024 x 768 | 38% |
| 1280 x 1024 | 24% |
| 800 x 600 | 12% |
| 1280 x 768 | 7% |
| 1600 x 1200 | 7% |
| 1152 x 864 | 5% |
| 1900 x 1440 | 3% |
| Other | 3% |
| 640x480 | 2% |
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| Fingerprint reader | 29% |
| None--this is way too sci-fi! | 28% |
| Retinal scanner | 25% |
| Hand reader | 6% |
| Voice recognition | 4% |
| Facial recognition | 4% |
| Other | 3% |
to your computer? Discuss this poll here
| 4 | 22% |
| 3 | 18% |
| 2 | 15% |
| 5 | 14% |
| 6 | 11% |
| 7+ | 11% |
| 1 | 7% |
| None | 3% |
| Cell phone | 50% |
| Digital camera | 19% |
| Notebook/tablet | 12% |
| MP3 player | 9% |
| Handheld | 6% |
| Other | 3% |
| Satellite radio | 2% |
| 2 | 22% |
| 3 | 21% |
| 4 | 17% |
| I have no idea | 12% |
| 5 | 10% |
| 6 | 7% |
| 8+ | 6% |
| 7 | 5% |
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| Windows XP Professional SP2 | 38% |
| Windows XP Home SP2 | 26% |
| Windows XP Home | 13% |
| Windows XP Professional | 10% |
| Windows 2000 Pro | 5% |
| Windows 98 SE | 3% |
| Windows Me | 2% |
| Other Windows (which one?) | 1% |
| Windows 98 | 1% |
| Windows 95 (really?) | 1% |
that brand? Discuss this poll here
| No-name or custom-built PC | 26% |
| Dell | 24% |
| HP/Compaq | 17% |
| Apple | 7% |
| Gateway | 6% |
| Other | 6% |
| eMachines | 5% |
| Sony | 4% |
| Acer | 2% |
| IBM/Lenovo | 2% |
| Firefox | 42% |
| Internet Explorer | 42% |
| Netscape | 5% |
| Safari | 4% |
| Opera | 3% |
| Other | 3% |
| ISP-provided browser | 1% |
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| CD-R or DVD-R | 35% |
| External hard drive | 27% |
| Additional hard drive on my system | 13% |
| I don't need no stinkin' backups | 9% |
| USB Flash drive | 4% |
| Other | 3% |
| Jump drive | 3% |
| Tape drive | 2% |
| Online storage facility | 2% |
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| Reliability | 32% |
| Fuel economy | 17% |
| Price | 11% |
| Styling | 9% |
| Safety features | 9% |
| Comfort | 8% |
| Horsepower | 5% |
| Other | 4% |
| Handling | 4% |
| Environmental impact | 2% |
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| Intel | 51% |
| AMD | 37% |
| IBM | 4% |
| I have no clue | 3% |
| Motorola | 2% |
| Other | 2% |
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| They should be sent to prison | 69% |
| They should be fined | 15% |
| I have something in mind, but it's too explicit to say | 9% |
| Other | 3% |
| Viruses should be installed on their system | 2% |
| They should type "I will not create viruses" 1,000 times | 1% |
| None--it's harmless fun | 1% |
| I don't know | 1% |
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| I do not store sensitive data on my computer | 28% |
| Use removable storage, such as memory cards or hard drives | 19% |
| Require a password to access the computer | 17% |
| Put it on CD-R/DVD-R and lock them in a safe place | 17% |
| Password-protect each file | 11% |
| Other | 7% |
| It's an invasion of privacy | 59% |
| I don't really care | 26% |
| I love it; I found a long-lost friend | 6% |
| Other | 5% |
| I want the world to know about my ex! | 3% |
| Yes, it's a big improvement | 38% |
| Yes, but it didn't change anything | 25% |
| Yes, and it's causing problems | 10% |
| No, I'm waiting until it is absolutely necessary | 10% |
| I don't use XP | 5% |
| What is SP2? | 5% |
| No, I'm waiting until most bugs are fixed | 4% |
| I don't do Windows | 3% |
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| Security | 38% |
| Office related | 15% |
| 14% | |
| System maintenance | 12% |
| Photo editing | 9% |
| Other | 5% |
| None, I buy everything | 4% |
| Web publishing | 2% |
| Yes, with 2 computers | 28% |
| Yes, with 3 computers | 25% |
| Yes, with 4-5 computers | 23% |
| No | 16% |
| Yes, with 6-10 computers | 5% |
| Yes, with 10 or more computers | 2% |
| I don't know | 1% |
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| 5 megapixels | 24% |
| 3 megapixels | 21% |
| 4 megapixels | 19% |
| 2 megapixels | 9% |
| 6 megapixels | 8% |
| 8 megapixels | 7% |
| I don't have a digital camera | 4% |
| 7 megapixels | 4% |
| 1 megapixel or less | 2% |
| 9 megapixels or more | 1% |
| 17-inches | 45% |
| 19-inches | 33% |
| 15-inches or smaller | 11% |
| 21-inches | 8% |
| 22-inches or larger | 3% |
| I rip them from CDs that I own | 37% |
| From a P2P client | 23% |
| I don't have MP3s | 21% |
| From a pay-per-download service | 9% |
| From an online subscription service | 6% |
| Other | 4% |
| Trade publications, magazines, and so on | 38% |
| User reviews | 27% |
| Family/friend recommendations | 13% |
| Divine inspiration/gut feeling | 9% |
| Other | 7% |
| Sales rep in a store | 5% |
| Parents | 86% |
| Game developers | 7% |
| Vendors/retailers | 4% |
| Federal/local government | 3% |
| I use my own printer | 56% |
| I take them to the drugstore or any cheap photo printer | 12% |
| I upload them to an online printing service | 11% |
| I never print my digital photos | 10% |
| I don't use a digital camera | 7% |
| I take them to a fancy photo lab | 4% |
| Cell phones | 38% |
| Bad drivers | 34% |
| People with road rage | 12% |
| Other | 5% |
| DVD players | 4% |
| Kids | 3% |
| Car stereos | 2% |
| Navigation systems | 2% |
| I have my suspicions | 30% |
| Probably not | 29% |
| Definitely | 17% |
| Absolutely not | 16% |
| I don't know | 8% |
| Between $1,001 and $1,500 | 23% |
| More than $2,000 | 16% |
| Between $1,501 and $2,000 | 15% |
| Between $751 and $1,000 | 15% |
| Between $500 and $750 | 14% |
| Less than $500 | 14% |
| It was free | 4% |
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| Yes | 59% |
| No | 41% |
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| Less than a month ago | 26% |
| Between 2 to 6 months ago | 24% |
| Between 6 to 12 months ago | 16% |
| About 1 to 2 years ago | 13% |
| I've never done it | 12% |
| More than 2 years ago | 9% |
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| Hard drive-based player | 38% |
| Flash-based player | 20% |
| I don't plan to get one | 15% |
| PDA | 9% |
| I plan on getting one soon | 6% |
| I don't need no stinkin' music | 5% |
| Laptop | 4% |
| Cell phone | 3% |
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| End users themselves | 42% |
| Software conflicts | 21% |
| Operating system failures | 13% |
| Outside factors such as hackers, viruses, Trojan horses | 11% |
| The gremlin in my closet | 7% |
| Hardware failures | 5% |
| Sorted into groups using folders | 50% |
| Alphabetically | 21% |
| I don't organize them | 12% |
| On a Web page showing all favorites | 6% |
| Customized icons and names | 5% |
| I can bookmark my favorite Web sites? | 5% |
| Digital cable | 32% |
| Satellite | 31% |
| Who cares? TV rots your brain | 17% |
| Depends on the vendor, but cable has the edge | 8% |
| Depends on the vendor, but satellite has the edge | 7% |
| Both are equally good | 5% |
| No | 69% |
| Yes, more than once | 12% |
| Yes, once | 7% |
| I don't know | 6% |
| I'm not sure what phishing is | 6% |
| Wi-Fi | 27% |
| All-in-one printer/fax/copier | 26% |
| Cordless phone | 13% |
| PDA | 10% |
| Paper shredder | 9% |
| Other | 6% |
| VoIP | 4% |
| My wet bar next to my desk | 3% |
| Network-attached storage | 2% |
| No | 42% |
| Yes | 22% |
| Yeah, bruises from banging my head on the desk when my computer freezes | 21% |
| Yes, right now; I'm in pain just voting | 9% |
| Don't know | 7% |
| It's all in here, baby (pointing to brain) | 21% |
| I write them down | 20% |
| Easy, I use one password for everything! | 20% |
| Password manager software | 16% |
| More than one of the above | 14% |
| Document them on my computer | 7% |
| None of the above | 2% |
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| Use it as a slave drive | 64% |
| Reformat it and sell/donate it | 10% |
| Throw it in the closet | 8% |
| Smash it to smithereens with a hammer | 7% |
| Other | 5% |
| Chuck it in the trash | 5% |
| Make a wind chime out of it | 3% |
| No, but I'm considering it | 34% |
| Yes, and I love it | 27% |
| No, I'll always use a landline | 19% |
| VoIP? What's that? | 12% |
| Yes, but I don't think it's ready for prime time | 7% |
| Yes, but I don't recommend it | 2% |
| No, never | 41% |
| I don't know | 38% |
| Yes, once | 15% |
| Yes, many times | 8% |
| Very useful, it's saved me many times | 41% |
| I have no idea, I've never used it | 20% |
| Somewhat useful | 15% |
| I'd use it more if it worked properly | 11% |
| Not useful | 7% |
| I use other system restore utilities | 6% |
| Use Windows Add/Remove programs utility | 70% |
| Use the software's original uninstaller | 21% |
| Use a third-party utility | 4% |
| Delete it directly out of my folder | 3% |
| Other method | 3% |
| I'm a pack rat, I keep everything | 1% |
| Use a virtual machine | 0% |
| Canon | 27% |
| Olympus | 14% |
| Nikon | 13% |
12% 8% 7% 6% 5% 4% 4%
| Yes | 54% |
| Maybe someday | 30% |
| No | 13% |
| I already have/drive a hybrid car | 3% |
| Run antispyware/adware apps | 38% |
| Run a disk defragmenter utility | 29% |
| Run a disk clean-up utility | 13% |
6% 5% 5% 2% 1% 1%
| Yes, once | 42% |
| Never | 33% |
| Yes, many times | 25% |
| No | 62% |
| Yes | 24% |
| Possibly | 14% |
| Absolutely, privacy is paramount | 84% |
| Only some information | 10% |
| No | 4% |
| Not sure | 2% |
| Yes, a little | 38% |
| Maybe or somewhat | 28% |
| I have no idea | 12% |
| Yes, a lot | 9% |
| No | 7% | No, that's the reason I don't use Microsoft products | 6% |
| A good old floppy | 33% |
| Iomega Zip/Jaz | 27% |
| Cassette tape | 11% |
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