Eight questions about computer technology

[skygazer]

1. How many items of computer technology do you have? (Desktop, laptop, cell phone, iPod, PDA, etc.)

2. How much do you think you've spent in total on those items?

3. How many hours per day do you spend using them?

4. Which item do you use the most?

5. Do you have a blog, MySpace, Facebook? If you do, why do you like having it?

6. What would happen in your life if you had to go through a day without any of them?

7. Do you think the presence of computer technology has changed your life? In what ways? Better or worse?

8. Do you think technology has had an overall positive or negative (or neither) affect on society?

[Jimbo S]

1. Eight answers

1. Two: desktop and just bought my first cell. I have a GPS thingy if you want to count that.

2. cell=$50, desktop=$700 not including monitor, DVD burner or zip drive

3. Ten hours a week.

4. Computer

5. No social networks, no blogs, no IM.

6. Peaceful and relaxing.

7. Changed my life for the better. Expanded social netwoks and access to information.

8. see #7.

[DarkTirade]

2. Here goes.

1. How many items of computer technology do you have? (Desktop, laptop, cell phone, iPod, PDA, etc.)
Two. Computer and I just finally got a cheap little 35 dollar mp3 player. I suppose you could count my MIDI keyboard as 3, since it's an electronic device that I can network to my computer... :P


2. How much do you think you've spent in total on those items?
Under 400 dollars. Computer was an investment by my brother, he needed help on some projects so he built it for me for free. Only things I've paid for are the fun bits (joystick, gamepad ect.) and the recording quality soundcard (that one was almost 300 bucks.). If you're counting software too then I have no idea... but since I tend to use older/free/bargain bin stuff, not too much.


3. How many hours per day do you spend using them?
When I'm home, I'm usually on or at least at my computer. (Practicing guitar? Got tabs on the screen or I've got my sound software open to record.) When I'm out, if I'm not doing anything that involves having to pay attention and listen, then I've got my headphones on.


4. Which item do you use the most?
Well, I just got the mp3 player a little while ago, so I haven't had much of a chance to use it compared to the computer.


5. Do you have a blog, MySpace, Facebook? If you do, why do you like having it?
Yes, I use it mostly just to touch base with friends. Was especially handy back when I was working the night shift and I was awake when everyone else was asleep and vice versa.


6. What would happen in your life if you had to go through a day without any of them?
More than likely some kind of withdrawal. Unless I managed to keep myself busy doing other things.


7. Do you think the presence of computer technology has changed your life? In what ways? Better or worse?
I grew up with it, so it's hard to say. However it is rather hard to design video games without a computer.


8. Do you think technology has had an overall positive or negative (or neither) affect on society?
That's a bit of a loaded question. Too many variables in too many directions to track there. Too many kinds of technology doing too many different things for too many different reasons. That's like asking if the cotton gin was good for America? :\

[ghostsofgiants]

3. Word.

1. How many items of computer technology do you have? (Desktop, laptop, cell phone, iPod, PDA, etc.)
Desktop, cell phone, iPod.

2. How much do you think you've spent in total on those items?
Only my computer, which was around $1,000 when I built it. The rest were gifts from the parents. Christmas and such.

3. How many hours per day do you spend using them?
Too many, haha.

4. Which item do you use the most?
Toss-up between the computer and the iPod.

5. Do you have a blog, MySpace, Facebook? If you do, why do you like having it?
All of the above. I never use MySpace anymore though. It's an easy way to communicate and share things with a lot of people, basically.

6. What would happen in your life if you had to go through a day without any of them?
I'd be pretty bored.

7. Do you think the presence of computer technology has changed your life? In what ways? Better or worse?
Not really, I've been around computers and stuff most of my life, it's just a natural part of my life at this point.

8. Do you think technology has had an overall positive or negative (or neither) affect on society?
I'd say positive in some aspects, negative in others.

[liberaltrucker]

4. Tech rules

1. How many items of computer technology do you have? (Desktop, laptop, cell phone, iPod, PDA, etc.)
Laptop and cell phone.
2. How much do you think you've spent in total on those items?
$800 for laptop, $60/mo net access, $10/mo cell(2nd line on LTwife's cell plan)
3. How many hours per day do you spend using them?
Averaged out, maybe 4.
4. Which item do you use the most?
Laptop.
5. Do you have a blog, MySpace, Facebook? If you do, why do you like having it?
N/A
6. What would happen in your life if you had to go through a day without any of them?
Sheer panic. :scared:
7. Do you think the presence of computer technology has changed your life? In what ways? Better or worse?
Better. I keep in touch with family very easily. Computers in the truck make load info readily available.
However, the truck's communication system is GPS enabled, and can track my every move. There's always a
turd in the punch bowl, but all things equal, digital tech has made life better.
8. Do you think technology has had an overall positive or negative (or neither) affect on society?
Not enough data so far to make an informed comment. Gut feeling? Positive.

[huskerlaw]

5. Hmm...

1. How many items of computer technology do you have? (Desktop, laptop, cell phone, iPod, PDA, etc.)
1 laptop, 1 iPhone, 2 iPods (one nonfunctional)= 4

2. How much do you think you've spent in total on those items?
Hmm...$1700, $400, $700 = $2800ish

3. How many hours per day do you spend using them?
Depends on the day. If I'm at work, I use my work computer pretty much the full 8 hours that I'm at work, then the iPod for the commutes and iPhone randomly throughout the day. Then, once at home, the laptop is on all evening though the amount I'm actually using it varies.

4. Which item do you use the most?
Again, depends on the day. Probably the laptop though.

5. Do you have a blog, MySpace, Facebook? If you do, why do you like having it?
I have LiveJournal, Facebook and Myspace. I love LiveJournal, the other 2 I could do without.

6. What would happen in your life if you had to go through a day without any of them?
I've gone through days without them and it's fine as long as I'm busy doing other things.

7. Do you think the presence of computer technology has changed your life? In what ways? Better or worse?
Well, yeah...I don't remember life before computers, so I'd have to say for the better. I can't imagine trying to do my job without them.

8. Do you think technology has had an overall positive or negative (or neither) affect on society?
Overall, positive. The ability to transmit news and information globally is a huge positive, in my opinion. Of course there are negatives, but I think that has more to do with the idiots using the technology than with the technology itself.

[Deja Q]

6. Okey dokey

1. How many items of computer technology do you have? (Desktop, laptop, cell phone, iPod, PDA, etc.)
laptop
desktop
cell phone
PDA
coffee maker
camera
toaster
vibrator
tv

2. How much do you think you've spent in total on those items?
Per week? How many waking hours in a week?

3. How many hours per day do you spend using them?
How many waking hours in a day?

4. Which item do you use the most?
desktop (sorry, not what you were thinking, sad but true)

5. Do you have a blog, MySpace, Facebook? If you do, why do you like having it?
No

6. What would happen in your life if you had to go through a day without any of them?
Well, if my career was devoted to photojournalism, I'd feel sad. Like all the songs of the 1960s, if I had that special woman, nobody would need things. Like that Sonny and Cher song... At this point, I like my things. If there was a surrogate substitute, I'd take it.

7. Do you think the presence of computer technology has changed your life? In what ways? Better or worse?
The field of IT has been emotionally draining, and the photography, graphic design, photoshopping, and ad design make a good hobby - one I'd like to put to proper use. Especially as this arena, particularly with photography and journalism, allows more inherent exercise than plopping in front of a PC all day. The chiropractor didn't help either.

8. Do you think technology has had an overall positive or negative (or neither) affect on society?
Negative -- while music players and cell phones and such have their purposes, people have forgotten COMMON COURTESY and leave the damn things on without feeling bothered when it goes off, to that garish MIDI tune, for all to hear. One that comes from a prepaid service, which is even more fucking annoying because anyone halfway cool would put in their own ringtone and preferably from something not already known/currently popular. Nobody wants to be an individual either, but the lack of thought for the other people in the cafe or movie theatre really burns my bippy. Instant gratification gone amok. Did I mention the people who drive in parking lots, heavy traffic, et al, while bleating into their cell phones? :scared:

[triguy46]

7. Okay, here goes:

1. Desktop, laptop, 2 cell phones, 2 ipod, 1 unused PDA (its a stupid device), GPS.
2. $4000 for current inventory
3. A computer is always on when awake. Cell phone on all the time. ipod 1 hour per day.
4. Computer
5. Nope. Don't need anything more in the way of online relationships than DU
6. I feel real weird when the DSL at home goes down. Certainly a feeling of loss/disconnect. Weird.
7. Don't know. Certainly is nice to be able to access information and do things online (not just play, but useful things, travel arrangements, recipes, contacting friends, paying bills, and play too.)
8. I wish we could turn back the clock with what we know now and reassess the impact and time wastefulness of the internet in the workplace. I guess I'm neutral to positive however.

[skygazer]

8. My answers

1. How many items of computer technology do you have? (Desktop, laptop, cell phone, iPod, PDA, etc.)

Desktop, laptop, cell phone, iPod.

2. How much do you think you've spent in total on those items?

I think it averages out to about $4000.

3. How many hours per day do you spend using them?

Depends on the day but probably about 2 hours.

4. Which item do you use the most?

My desktop.

5. Do you have a blog, MySpace, Facebook? If you do, why do you like having it?

N/A

6. What would happen in your life if you had to go through a day without any of them?

I've done it several times - last time the power went out for 3 days, I was without all of them because I hadn't yet gotten the iPod and I don't get a good signal on the cellphone from home. Doesn't really bother me.

7. Do you think the presence of computer technology has changed your life? In what ways? Better or worse?

It's definitely changed my life, mostly for the better. I love the convenience of a cell phone and I can't even remember what life was like without the computer - remember encyclopedias? They were outdated almost as soon as they were printed and it was hard to do research without a lot of travel.

8. Do you think technology has had an overall positive or negative (or neither) affect on society?

I think overall positive. There are some negatives - for instance, I think technology is partly to blame for people's isolation from each other and I feel that began with the television (or possibly radio). People get their entertainment from tech rather than each other. But I think the good outweighs the bad.

[no name no slogan]

9. Good questions!

1. How many items of computer technology do you have? (Desktop, laptop, cell phone, iPod, PDA, etc.)
a MacBook, unused desktop (PC), cell phone (hardly used), iPod (constantly used)

2. How much do you think you've spent in total on those items?
around $3000

3. How many hours per day do you spend using them?
2-3 hours a day (not counting work)

4. Which item do you use the most?
MacBook or iPod

5. Do you have a blog, MySpace, Facebook? If you do, why do you like having it?
I have a MySpace account, but it's mostly blank and I don't really use it. I do have a personal website, mostly for business use (I'm a web developer)

6. What would happen in your life if you had to go through a day without any of them?
I do it all the time

7. Do you think the presence of computer technology has changed your life? In what ways? Better or worse?
Definitely better. If not for computers/internet, I would still be working some low-paying dead-end job I hate. Now, I make a very good living, and do something I (mostly) enjoy.

8. Do you think technology has had an overall positive or negative (or neither) affect on society?
Neither. I think it can be used for good and evil. It's a tool like any other.