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Computer
polls conducted from 2000 - 2006
July 2008 - How long have you gone without getting on the computer? June 2008 - Do you think it'll be possible for computers to enslave humans?
May 2008 - What is the date of the oldest e-mail you've in your inbox?
April 2008 - What IM client(s)
are you using?
March 2008 - How many CD's have
you ripped to your computer?
February 2008 - When your computer prompts you to
restart do you?
January 2008 - What computer hardware has failed
on you before?
December 2007 - How many social
networks are you on?
November 2007 - How old were you when you
first used a computer?
October 2007 - What word processor are you
using?
September 2007 - How long ago did you buy
or build your computer?
August 2007 -
Do you have a digital / high definition TV?
July 2007 - On average how long do you wait to talk to phone support?
June 2007 - What do you backup your data
to?
May 2007 - Have you pirated software,
MP3's, or other data?
April 2007 - What MP3 player do you
primarily use?
March 2007 - What media player do you
primarily use?
February 2007 - What is your favorite computer related movie?
January 2007 - Are you upgrading to
Microsoft Windows Vista?
About Polls
Polls are a fun way to vote easily on a topic you may have an opinion
on. Computer Hope conducts a new poll every month, generally on touchy or highly debated
computer topics. Below is a listing of each of
the polls that Computer Hope has conducted in the past and the results of each of
those polls. In addition to each of the results of the polls, Computer
Hope has taken time to explain why the poll was conducted as well as
where it stands.
How polls are conducted:
Each Month Computer Hope
allows its visitors to vote on what they think about
different topics relating to computers or the industry. At
the end of each month, Computer Hope also puts its own opinions in
about the poll and why it was conducted.
Each poll is only conducted
for a month and at the end of that month no more votes are
added to that poll. Occasionally we may conduct a popular or
controversial poll again to see how the votes may have or
may have not changed. Generally, if this occurs, it will be
one or more years after the original poll was conducted.
About users who voted on
the polls:
Each month's poll is placed
on Computer Hope's main page,
Computer
Hope's what's new page, and this page. Users who
vote on these polls are visitors to the Computer Hope
website and participate at their own will. The user's
IP
address is logged if they participate in a poll to help
prevent multiple votes. However, at the end of the month,
this log is permanently deleted and this information is
never shared with any third-party. See our
legal
page if you have any additional privacy concerns or
questions.
If you would like to make a
recommendation or have additional questions or comments,
please feel free to contact our
webmasters.
How long have you gone without getting on the computer?
Currently being conducted
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Do you think it'll be possible for computers to enslave humans?
Conducted June 1 - 30, 2008
Will never happen    (38.9%)
Within 10 years (1.5%)
In 10 - 20 years (6.1%)
Within 100 years (13.7%)
In over 100 years (3.8%)
Has already happened (35.9%)
What is this all about? We thought we'd post a hypothetical poll this month and see how many of you think computers could some day enslave humans. We thought it'd be interesting to see these results as computers continue to become an ever growing part of each of our lifes.
What does Computer Hope think? Although we hate to predict the future, because it's almost always wrong we would have voted within 100 years this month. We were surprised to see how many of you believe that this has already happened.
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What is the date of the oldest e-mail you've in your inbox?
Conducted May 1 - 31, 2008
Less than a week (18.7%)
A few months (15.9%)
Received in 2007 (14%)
Received in 2006 (9.3%)
Received in 2005 (9.3%)
Received in 2004 (5.6%)
Received in 2003 (7.5%)
2002 or older (19.6%)
What is this all about? Chatting and IM is one of the most popular things to do on the Internet. We thought it would be interesting this month to see month to see what IM client our visitors are using if any.
What does Computer Hope think? Like many of our visitors we also primarily use the MSN Messenger.
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What IM client(s) are you using?
Conducted April 1 - 30, 2008
| Adium |
|
(0%) |
| AIM (ICQ) |
|
(6.9%) |
| Google Talk |
|
(11.5%) |
| iChat |
|
(0.8%) |
| Skype |
|
(8.5%) |
| Jabber |
|
(0.5%) |
| Meebo |
|
(0.5%) |
| Miranda |
|
(0.5%) |
| MSN Messenger |
|
(22.5%) |
| Pidgin |
|
(4.4%) |
| Trillian |
|
(3.6%) |
| Yahoo! Messenger |
|
(23.4%) |
| Gadu-Gadu |
|
(0.8%) |
| QQ |
|
(1.4%) |
| Other |
|
(5.5%) |
| None |
|
(7.4%) |
| Xfire |
|
(1.6%) |
|
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What is this all about? Chatting and IM is one of the most popular things to do on the Internet. We thought it would be interesting this month to see month to see what IM client our visitors are using if any.
What does Computer Hope think? Like many of our visitors we also primarily use the MSN Messenger.
Click here to see other users' comments about this poll
How many CD's have you ripped to your computer?
Conducted March 1 - 31, 2008
| None |
|
(22.4%) |
| 1 - 10 |
|
(20.5%) |
| 10 - 30 |
|
(14.1%) |
| 30 - 50 |
|
(10.3%) |
| 50 - 100 |
|
(10.3%) |
| Over 100 |
|
(22.4%) |
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What is this all about? With the increased popularity of MP3
players, iTunes and other online services, and the decrease in sales
of CD's we thought it would be interesting to see if those users who
have CDs have ripped any of them to their computer.
What does Computer Hope think? Like many of our visitors we
would have voted over 100 as we've ripped our entire music
collection on CDs to a digital format.
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When your computer prompts you to restart do you?
Conducted February 1 - 29, 2008
Yes always
(33%)
Sometimes
(36.8%)
Never unless required
(30.2%)
What is this all about? Microsoft Windows commonly prompts
users to restart their computer after updating software, drivers and
performing other system tasks. Often when prompted users can choose
to restart at a later time. We thought it would be interesting to
see how many of our visitors restart their computer when prompted.
What does Computer Hope think? Like most of our visitors we
would of voted sometimes. Many times we're often involved in
something and put rebooting the computer off until later.
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What computer hardware has failed on you before?
Conducted January 1 - 31, 2008
Never had a hardware failure
(2.1%)
CD-ROM / Disc drive
(12%)
Hard drive
(14.4%)
Memory
(7.7%)
Monitor / Display
(8.8%)
Motherboard
(8.6%)
Mouse / Keyboard
(8.7%)
Network card
(4%)
Power supply
(10.4%)
Processor
(4.1%)
Sound card
(4.6%)
Speakers
(3.7%)
Video card
(5.4%)
Other drive
(2.6%)
Other
(2.9%)
What is this all about? Computer hardware failure is
something no one wants to deal with. However, for the majority of
computer users you're likely to encounter some type of hardware
failure during the life-time of your computer. This month we thought
it would be interesting to see how many of you have encountered a
hardware failure and if so what device has failed on you. This month
allowed users to vote on more than one thing.
What does Computer Hope think? This month we would have voted
for all available options as we've encountered one or more failures
with each of these devices with each of the computers we've had.
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How many social networks are you on?
Conducted December 1 - 31, 2007
One
(17.4%)
Two
(20.8%)
Three
(11.1%)
Four
(4.2%)
Five
(2.8%)
More than five
(5.6%)
None
55
(38.2%)
What is this all about? With the increased popularity of
online social networks we thought it would be interesting this month
to see how many of our visitors are on a social network and if any
how many.
What does Computer Hope think? This month we would have voted
for "More than five" as we are currently listed on several dozen
different social networks.
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How old were you when you first used a computer?
Conducted November 1 - 30, 2007
| 5 or younger |
|
(6.2%) |
| 6-8 years old |
|
(9%) |
| 9-13 years old |
|
(19.3%) |
| 14-16 years old |
|
(9%) |
| 17-20 years old |
|
(17.1%) |
| 21-25 years old |
|
(10.4%) |
| 26-30 years old |
|
(7.6%) |
| 31-40 years old |
|
(8.7%) |
| 41 or older |
|
(12.9%) |
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What is this all about? We thought it would be
interesting this month to see when our visitors and forum
members started first using their computer. In addition to
voting many of our forum users also shared a lot of great
stories about what they started using and what they did in the
below link.
What does Computer Hope think? Like the majority of
our users we voted 9-13 years old this month.
Click here to see other users' comments about this poll
What word processor are you using?
Conducted October 1 - 31, 2007
| Apple Pages |
|
(0.7%) |
| Google Docs |
|
(0.7%) |
| Microsoft Word |
|
(75.5%) |
| Microsoft WordPad |
|
(3%) |
| OpenOffice |
|
(8.2%) |
| Zoho Writer |
|
(0.4%) |
| Other |
|
(3.7%) |
| None |
|
(2.2%) |
| Corel WordPerfect |
|
(2.6%) |
| Microsoft Works |
|
(3%) |
What is this all about? One of the most commonly
used programs on a computer is the Word Processor. We
thought it would be interesting to see with all the
alternative programs available what users are using as their
Word Processor.
What does Computer Hope think? Like the
overwhelming majority of our users we too use Microsoft Word
primarily for our word processor. In addition to this word
processor we also enjoy OpenOffice Writer although we miss
the lack of a grammar checker.
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How long ago did you buy or build your computer?
Conducted September 1 - 30, 2007
| Less than a month ago |
|
(13.5%) |
| Between two and five months ago |
|
(14.2%) |
| Over five months ago |
|
(13.5%) |
| Over a year ago |
|
(16.9%) |
| Over two years ago |
|
(41.9%) |
What is this all about? As computers become
cheaper and more common we thought it would be interesting
to see how many users are using older computers.
What does Computer Hope think? We were real
surprised to see that almost half of those who voted are
using computers that are older than two years. For this
month we would have voted between two and five months ago.
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Do you have a digital / high definition TV?
Conducted August 1 - 31, 2007
| Yes - Digital (DTV) |
|
(6.1%) |
| Yes - Digital Tuner |
|
(6.9%) |
| Yes - High definition (HDTV) |
|
(22.9%) |
| No - Planning on it soon |
|
(22.9%) |
| No - Waiting until 2009 |
|
(11.5%) |
| No - Will get tuner |
|
(3.1%) |
| No - Don't need it |
|
(26.7%) |
|
What is this all about? In the United States on
February 17, 2009 all traditional analog signals will stop
being broadcasted, which means if you do not have a TV or
tuner capable of interpreting the digital signal you'll be
unable to watch TV. With this date fast approaching we
thought it would be interesting to see how many users have
already upgraded.
What does Computer Hope think? Like many of our
users we have already upgraded to a HDTV and are ready for
the conversion. We were surprised to see many of our users
voted that they don't need high-definition. We're assuming
that this is because of users who are outside of the United
States.
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On average how long do you wait to talk to phone support?
Conducted July 1 - 31, 2007
| Less than five minutes |
|
(13.1%) |
| Between five and ten minutes |
|
(19.2%) |
| Between ten and fifteen minutes |
|
(9.1%) |
| Over fifteen minutes |
|
(18.2%) |
| Don't call support |
|
(40.4%) |
|
What is this all about? Regardless of who you are
it's inevitable that you'll have to contact some type of
phone support. Either to help troubleshoot a problem or to
help with getting a product fixed or replaced. We thought it
would be interesting to see how many users contact support
and how long they wait for support when they do contact
them.
What does Computer Hope think? For this months
poll unlike the majority of our users we voted between five
and ten minutes. Something we believe is about average for
most phone support calls.
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What do you backup your data to?
Conducted June 1 - 30, 2007
| Floppy diskette |
|
(2.5%) |
| CD-R (Burnable CD) |
|
(13%) |
| CD-RW |
|
(7.5%) |
| Burnable DVD |
|
(15%) |
| Other hard drive |
|
(28%) |
| Tape drive |
|
(2.5%) |
| USB flash drive |
|
(15.5%) |
| Other device |
|
(5%) |
| Don't backup |
|
(11%) |
|
What is this all about? Many users often think about backing up their
data but often never get around to it until it's too late. This month we thought
it would be interesting to see if our visitors back up their data and if they do
what they back it up to.
What does Computer Hope think? We often backup all are data to CD-R or
DVD-R discs to have a good external source of backed up data. In addition to
this we also backup data more frequently to an alternative hard drive.
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Have you pirated software, MP3's, or
other data?
Conducted May 1 - 31, 2007
| No never |
|
(29.5%) |
| I have in the past |
|
(26.7%) |
| Still do, only software |
|
(8.6%) |
| Still do, only MP3's |
|
(14.3%) |
| Still do, only movies |
|
(1.9%) |
| Yes all the time |
|
(19%) |
|
What is this all about? We thought it would be interesting this month
to see how many of our forum members illegally obtain data such as pirated
software, movies, and MP3's and how many of them would confess it.
What does Computer Hope think? Like many of our visitors admittedly in
the past we have obtained MP3's though services such as Napster and software
through other means. Today however we're happy to admit we don't own one program
that we have not purchased.
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What MP3 player do you primarily use?
Conducted April 1 - 30, 2007
| Creative Zen |
|
(16.4%) |
| iriver |
|
(1.6%) |
| Archos |
|
(1.6%) |
| Apple iPod |
|
(24.6%) |
| Microsoft Zune |
|
(0%) |
| Mobile Phone |
|
(9.8%) |
| None |
|
(21.3%) |
| Other |
|
(24.6%) |
|
What is this all about? After the introduction of the Apple
iPod and iTunes and similar services and products the popularity of
MP3 players has greatly increased. We thought it would be
interesting this month to see what type of MP3 player everyone is
using if any.
What does Computer Hope think? Unlike many of our users this
month we primarily use our Mobile Phone as a MP3 player for the few
times we're away from the computer or car.
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What media player
do you primarily use?
Conducted March 1 - 31, 2007
Foobar2000   
28 (1.4%)
ITunes
225 (11.9%)
Quick Time
34 (1.8%)
RealPlayer
131 (6.9%)
VLC
128 (6.7%)
Winamp
240 (12.7%)
Windows Media Player
971 (51.5%)
Xine
8 (0.4%)
XMMS
14 (0.7%)
Other
105 (5.5%)
What is this all about? As computers, the Internet, and
technology in general become increasingly popular so do the movies
that deal with them. We thought it would be interesting to see what
our visitors favorite computer movies are.
What does Computer Hope think? Like many of our visitors we
have several favorites as well as own many of them on DVD. However,
because we can only choose one we would have voted for Hackers. Yes,
the movie is a little corny and non-realistic but thought it was
fun.
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What is your
favorite computer related movie?
Conducted February 1 - 28, 2007
Antitrust
26 (3.2%)
Hackers
112 (14.1%)
Johnny Mnemonic
8 (1%)
Matrix
292 (36.8%)
Mercury Rising
6 (0.7%)
Pirates of Silicon Valley
41 (5.1%)
Sneakers
23 (2.9%)
Swordfish
70 (8.8%)
The Net
41 (5.1%)
The Thirteenth Floor
14 (1.7%)
Tron
55 (6.9%)
WarGames
71 (8.9%)
Other
34 (4.2%)
What is this all about? As computers, the Internet, and
technology in general become increasingly popular so do the movies
that deal with them. We thought it would be interesting to see what
our visitors favorite computer movies are.
What does Computer Hope think? Like many of our visitors we
have several favorites as well as own many of them on DVD. However,
because we can only choose one we would have voted for Hackers. Yes,
the movie is a little corny and non-realistic but thought it was
fun.
Click here to see other users' comments about this poll
Are you upgrading to Microsoft Windows
Vista?
Conducted January 1 - 31, 2007
Don't meet system requirements
176 (9%)
Have an Apple
54 (2.7%)
Maybe
278 (14.3%)
No, staying with XP
1052 (54.3%)
No, sticking with *nix
109 (5.6%)
Yes
267 (13.7%)
What is this all about? With Windows Vista being released on
January 29, 2007 we thought it would be interesting to see
how many of our visitors are planning on upgrading to the
next release of Windows.
What does Computer Hope think? This months poll we
would have voted Yes. Being in the computer support field we
need to upgrade at least a few of our computers to Windows
Vista to help support other Windows Vista users.
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