I'm OPEN to an alternative	69%
I'm with Bill	21%
There's no credible alternative	5%
Office is becoming irrelevant	3%

Maybe when the bugs are squashed.	40%
No, Windows forever.	31%
Yes -- embrace the Penguin!	24%
Mac! We Mac users will never change.	5%

1 to 3 years	51%
Less than a year	25%
3 to 5 years	18%
5-plus years	6%

Yes: the genie's out of the bottle, get any song you wish!	48%
Maybe: but only to sample an artist before you buy the CD.	33%
No: thou shall not swap.	19%

Not bad--My virus protection rarely even flags one.	62%
Annoying--I have to remove them occasionally.	25%
Obnoxious--They've wasted time and spammed my friends.	8%
A nightmare--They've done serious damage to my system.	6%

Antivirus, firewall, and antispyware	69%
Antivirus and firewall	19%
Antivirus only	9%
None--I live dangerously!	2%

Yes - Paper tax forms are history!	61%
No - Why mess with tradition (anyone got a stamp)?	29%
Maybe - I'm still wary of computer glitches and security.	10%

I delete all of it manually one message at a time.	43%
I delete all of it automatically with a rule in my e-mail software.	26%
I use third-party add-in software.	20%
I get hardly any spam.	11%

Never - My data stays on land, thank you.	34%
Later - I've got my eye on a Wi-Fi device.	24%
Sometimes - I'm always snooping for a hotspot.	23%
Always - I say no to network cables.	19%

Yes -- I live large, and so do my files!	44%
Not yet -- I'm still waiting for a format to be standardized.	31%
No -- Anything I burn can fit on a CD-R.	21%
What? -- You can burn DVDs?	4%

OFF when I'm not using it. The components need a break.	40%
BOTH -- sometimes I leave it on all night, sometimes I shut it down.	34%
ON all the time -- it's better for the PC.	26%

Always -- I update my PC regularly.	85%
Occasionally -- I grab the latest patch when I hear about a virus.	11%
No -- I don't have time to constantly update Windows	2%
Never -- I didn't realize that I have to update Windows.	2%

I can make minor hardware upgrades myself.	45%
I built the thing myself.	40%
Yes, just to clean out the dust bunnies.	8%
No, I'm afraid to look.	7%

I back up only important files to CD or another media.	52%
I don't make backups, I live dangerously.	21%
I copy files to another drive on the same computer.	14%
I do full system backups.	13%

One: Partitions? I don't need no stinkin' partitions.	47%
Two: One for the OS, and one for the rest.	28%
few: They help to sort out my various projects.	18%
Lots: I have a big drive, so I need lots of neighborhoods.	7%

Every month or two: It helps my system run faster.	55%
Every week: I work with large files, so my PC requires constant	31%
Every year: Just a little spring-cleaning works fine.	10%
Never: Sounds dangerous, and my machine runs fine without it.	4%

The 1980s (Mac vs. PC)	34%
The 1970s (Atari and Apple IIe)	28%
The 1990s (Pentium, G4, and a little thing called the World Wide Web)	23%
The 1960s (peace, love, and room-size mainframes)	11%
The 2000s (How did people live before 2GHz wireless notebooks?)	4%

Very concerned: Keep those privacy-plundering pastries off my drive!	66%
Not too concerned: They're pretty benign from what I've heard.	26%
Bring 'em on: They save me from having to retype my passwords at lots of sites.	8%

Nothing--my phone and e-mail are enough!	43%
Chatting with friends.	42%
Both business and personal.	11%
Meeting new people.	2%
Business.	2%

Windows 95/98/2000/XP	78%
Macintosh 9 or X	9%
Linux	8%
None of the above	3%
What's an OS?	2%

Cable	44%
DSL	31%
Dial-up	18%
T1/T3	3%
Satellite	2%
ISDN	1%
Enhanced dial-up (such as NetZero HiSpeed, and so on)	1%

Neither: I can get another year or two out of my old machine	65%
Desktop: the maximum bang for the buck	18%
Notebook: gotta have mobility	17%

It's all in here, baby (pointing to brain)	23%
Write them down	22%
More than one of the above	21%
Easy, I use one password for everything!	20%
Password-tracking software	11%
None of the above	3%

3 to 6: civilized being	47%
7 to 10: evolved life form	28%
11 or more: assimilated	15%
2 or less: primitive human	10%

$31 to $50	49%
$11 to $30	30%
$51 or more	11%
$10 or less	7%
I get it free (work, hot spots, and so on)	3%

Windows XP	73%
Windows 98	11%
Windows 2000	7%
Windows Me	5%
I don't use Windows	3%
Windows 95	.5%
Windows NT	.5%

Windows Media Player	43%
Winamp	18%
Musicmatch	14%
iTunes	10%
RealPlayer	10%
Other	4%
QuickTime	1%

I don't download music	42%
File-sharing networks	29%
Free music Web sites	11%
Online music stores	10%
Friends and family	5%
Newsgroups	3%

Spam/spyware	43%
Viruses/hackers	35%
Pornography	12%
Music industry lawsuits	3%
Fraud	3%
Terrorist networks	2%
Copyright violations	1%
Other	1%

Yes, but it doesn't seem any different.	33%
Yes, it's a big improvement.	18%
Yes, and it's causing problems.	14%
No, I'm waiting until most bugs are fixed.	12%
No, I'm waiting until it is absolutely necessary.	8%
I don't use XP.	8%
What the heck is SP2?	3%
No, I don't need it	2%
I don't do Windows, remember?	2%

Internet Explorer	50%
Firefox	26%
Netscape	9%
Other	6%
Opera	4%
Safari	2%
AOL	2%
I have no clue what I'm using, it just works	1%
Camino	0%

Cell phone	37%
Digital camera	23%
Wi-Fi network	12%
PDA	6%
DVD burner	6%
Flat-panel monitor	6%
MP3 player	4%
HDTV	3%
Others	3%
8-track	0%

512MB	41%
1GB or more	25%
256MB	15%
768MB	6%
384MB	5%
128MB or less	3%
192MB	2%
I don't know	2%
RAM, isn't that an animal?	1%

Local-area network	28%
CD or DVD	23%
USB flash drive	22%
E-mail	9%
Floppies or Zip drives	6%
Portable hard drive	5%
I use the Force, Luke	3%
FTP server	2%
Other	2%

I already have.	44%
I haven't decided.	19%
Yes.	19%
No.	14%
I don't know how.	4%

I regard it as my best friend	36%
It's my primary means of communication	17%
I use it as an entertainment machine	15%
It's just a tool for work/school	14%
I think it's a necessary evil	12%
Other	3%
I don't know, we just started dating	2%
It's my worst enemy	1%

50	22%
90	20%
10	17%
20	16%
None--my spam filter rules	15%
99	6%
Other	4%