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Why do you use Internet Explorer?

28 - I'd rather write my own browser in assembly than use IE -- May 8, 2008, 20:33

27 - My main browser is FF. I only use IE when I have to. ie Mastercook's web import tool only works in IE. -- May 7, 2008, 10:57

26 - I use Firefox and IE simultaneously. Some websites are just better on each. -- May 7, 2008, 01:04

25 - I use Mosaic -- May 7, 2008, 00:03

24 - I use FF but mt shoping cart on my web site works better with IE. when you cursor over button it tells you what it is. -- May 6, 2008, 22:05

23 - re write the question! -- May 6, 2008, 05:22

22 - None of the above! It gets used where I get forced into it. That rules the teh Linux environment here! I tend to use Firefox wherever and whenever I can. I can't understand why some sites write to restrict users to one browser. -- May 5, 2008, 01:17

21 - Cant it never works, Safari, Mozila (still) And fire fox. Each with a differant yahoo email default so I do not have to sign in all the time. -- May 4, 2008, 18:44

20 - I used to, but quit and never went back. Explorer broke and I didnt fix it. Soon I'm going to switch over to Ubuntu from XP as well. WHAM site doesnt work with mine either, and the helps weren't much help. Had to turn on the analog radio hiss-crackl -- May 4, 2008, 18:24

19 - I don't, but I might switch back. Firefox is a memory hog. (Worse than Vista!) -- May 4, 2008, 17:54

18 - me mamma dog fact to the banana patch...'bout as comprehensible as some of the opinions left so far. -- May 4, 2008, 14:43

17 - I think we all could use GRAMMAR and SPELLING (not Tori) refreshers. Must be the IE. -- May 4, 2008, 14:37

16 - "Never had it, never will" Sorry, that really is not that many linus users. -- May 4, 2008, 12:58

15 - I only ever used IEs4linux for viewing my schedule on the Wegmans employee info site. I sent them some feedback, and they eventually fixed it so that it works with Firefox (still no Konqueror-KHTML lovin' though) -- May 4, 2008, 12:36

14 - I don't but the poll chose I do automagically when I looked up soundbytes in firefox........ -- May 4, 2008, 12:33

13 - The Poll! Have you using Internet Explorer? Is this grammerically correct or is it my Browser? -- May 4, 2008, 12:07

12 - Some of our online software requires us to use it or no support. Some video sites work better. JackGZero -- May 4, 2008, 11:56

11 - My browsers in order: Opera, Firefox, Avant, Internet Explorer (updates only) -- May 4, 2008, 11:11

10 - WHAM used to work fine with Firefox, but now I have to use IE (ActiveX). Talk to those people at WHAM. -- May 4, 2008, 10:33

9 - Windows manual updates, WHAM and other weenies who insist on ActiveX (streaming audio in the WHAM case) -- May 4, 2008, 10:07

8 - Ubuntu & Firefox, why bother with anything else! -- May 4, 2008, 09:31

7 - Windows manual updates. Using FF or Konqueror since get-go. Prior used old Mozilla Browser. -- May 4, 2008, 06:43

6 - Camino all the way baby!!!! -- May 4, 2008, 05:10

5 - But only if I have to. -- May 4, 2008, 04:14

4 - 64 bit version of 7 or is it 8? -- May 4, 2008, 04:14

3 - You need to rewrite the question.. " Have you using Internet Explorer? " Should read "Have you stopped using Internet Explorer?" ?? -- May 4, 2008, 03:31

2 - you missed a couple of questions... firefox and linux browsers... -- May 4, 2008, 02:48

1 - To have something for Wine to do.... -- The Vast Penguin Conspiracy -- May 4, 2008, 00:12

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How do you deal with links in email? -- 2007-09-30
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Why do you use the input device you use? -- 2007-08-05
How do you resolve your Vista problems? -- 2007-07-29
What's your favorite game? -- 2007-07-22
What's your favorite Internet radio station? -- 2007-07-15
What's your favorite computer game? -- 2007-07-08
Why did you choose the office suite you chose? -- 2007-07-01
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What antivirus product do you use - and why? -- 2007-06-10
What's your experience been with the Google Toolbar for Firefox? -- 2007-06-03
What sort of help would you like from your car's computer? -- 2007-05-27
Why do you trust whom you trust? -- 2007-05-20
How did you fix your Windows Update lockups? -- 2007-05-13
What do you use your USB drive for? -- 2007-05-06
Why would you prefer to buy or lease your music? -- 2007-04-29
What do you think of Google Apps? -- 2007-04-22
What have your experiences been selling stuff online? -- 2007-04-15
How do you like your Vonage service? -- 2007-04-08
What anti-spyware program do you use? -- 2007-04-01
How do you feel about Apple TV? -- 2007-03-25
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Why do you use the search engine you chose? -- 2007-03-04
What's the main reason you wouldn't give up your computer for a day? -- 2007-02-25
What sort of router do you have? And why that one? -- 2007-02-18
What would you pay for Microsoft tech support? (be polite!) -- 2007-02-11
Which shows (if any) do you watch on YouTube? -- 2007-02-04
Have you found any of your Windows software that won't run under Vista? -- 2007-01-28
How much would you pay to use the hardware you bought? -- 2007-01-21
What one thing do you most like/dislike about the iPhone? -- 2007-01-14
What's your favorite way to back up? -- 2007-01-07
What was your favorite computer-related Christmas gift? -- 2006-12-31
What Apple products do you think they'll find bugs in first? -- 2006-12-24
Which video game console (if any) do you own? -- 2006-12-17
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What would entice you to buy an iPhone? -- 2006-12-03
How do you feel about Microsoft's Automated Validation System (keep it clean!)? -- 2006-11-26
Why did you pick your Instant Messenger? -- 2006-11-19
Which game are you most looking forward to? -- 2006-11-12
What do you think of electronic voting? -- 2006-11-05
What would entice you into buying a $500 laptop from Wal-Mart? -- 2006-10-29
What do you watch most on YouTube? -- 2006-10-22
Do you take environmental concerns into consideration when you buy a new PC? -- 2006-10-01
Under what circumstances should the government be allowed to see our private data? -- 2006-09-24
Do you ever worry about viruses in your movies? -- 2006-09-17
What TV shows or movies would you be willing to pay to download? -- 2006-09-10
What new Firefox feature most excites you? -- 2006-09-03
What would compel you to buy a Zune Media Player? -- 2006-08-27
Do you worry about security on your Blackberry? -- 2006-08-20
What was your first personal computer? -- 2006-08-13
Have you upgraded your Centrino driver? -- 2006-08-06
What impact does the latest Vista delay have on you? -- 2006-07-30
What made you pick your antivirus product? -- 2006-07-23
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What do you consider Microsoft's worst flop? Keep it clean! -- 2006-07-09
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How sure are you about what you're actually sharing? -- 2006-06-25
What should Bill Gates do once he retires? (Keep it clean!) -- 2006-06-18
If you're using a now-unsupported version of Windows, are you planning on upgrading? -- 2006-06-11
How did you deal with the Genuine Advantage warning? -- 2006-06-04
What was your epiphany moment in saying "NO" to Microsoft? -- 2006-05-28
What does Internet neutrality mean to you? -- 2006-05-21
What do you burn to archival media most? -- 2006-05-14
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What programming language(s) do you know? -- 2006-04-30
What problems have you had with the recent MS patch? -- 2006-04-23
Why are you leaning toward that desktop? -- 2006-04-16
XP on Mac: Great idea, or brilliant concept? -- 2006-04-09
Can we possibly discuss this in a civilized manner? -- 2006-04-02
Were you actually planning on jumping into Vista for the holidays? -- 2006-03-26
Why should/shouldn't there be a .xxx domain for porn? -- 2006-03-19
How do you feel about using yet one more Microsoft product? -- 2006-03-12
How much would you like to pay for music (aside from free)? -- 2006-03-05
Why do you prefer the device you chose? -- 2006-02-26
What do you use to protect your Macintosh from viruses? -- 2006-02-19
Which computer games have you played at work? -- 2006-02-12
How do you monitor your child(ren)'s online activity? -- 2006-02-05
Why do/don't you worry about OS X virus vulnerabilities now that we're on Intel? -- 2006-01-29
Why should/shouldn't Google turn over their records? -- 2006-01-22
Will you be getting a new Intel Mac? Why (not)? -- 2006-01-15
Why would you (not) implant an RFID chip in yourself? -- 2006-01-08
What's your choice for product of the year, and why? -- 2006-01-01
ow would you control which video games kids buy - and why? -- 2005-12-18
How do you use your USB flash drive? -- 2005-12-11
Why would/wouldn't you use Microsoft's antivirus product? -- 2005-12-04
Where will you shop online? -- 2005-11-27
What's your ONE favorite feature of your OS? -- 2005-11-20
Please elaborate on your feelings about the new Sound Bytes Web site look -- 2005-11-13
What's your ONE most favorite feature about the new iMac G5? -- 2005-11-06
Where do you find the most accurate news? -- 2005-10-30
Who should control the Internet Domain Names? -- 2005-10-23
Do you ever think about security while doing email? -- 2005-10-16
And what computer do you expect to get for that much money? -- 2005-10-09
Why do you use the browser you use? -- 2005-10-02
Where, when, and how do you listen to the Archives/Podcast? -- 2005-09-25
How would you protect America's data networks? -- 2005-09-18
Tell us more about your music-playing preference: -- 2005-09-11
Why did you pick the email program you use? -- 2005-09-04
What Operating System would you put on it? And why? -- 2005-08-28
What would you watch on your phone? (keep it clean!) -- 2005-08-21
Anything else you'd like to say about your computer's DVD player? -- 2005-08-13
What do you think of the features of Vista? -- 2005-08-07
How do you feel about violent/sexy video games? -- 2005-07-31
Do you worry about legal software? -- 2005-07-24
Without giving ANYTHING away, what did/do you think? -- 2005-07-17
What would you want in a multi-function phone? -- 2005-07-10
Why do you prefer a specific CPU (if you do)? -- 2005-07-03
How do you keep your computer cool in summer? -- 2005-06-26
Your thoughts about the MasterCard credit card theft: -- 2005-06-19
What do you use for driving directions? -- 2005-06-12
Mac OS on Intel hardware -- 2005-06-05
How would you handle spyware writers? (KEEP IT CLEAN!) -- 2005-05-29
What do you like/dislike about your primary phone? -- 2005-05-22
What else will you do for computer spring cleaning? -- 2005-05-15
Where are your favorite G-RATED Webcams? -- 2005-05-08
Go ahead, you Mac freaks - have at it! -- 2005-05-01
What do you do to protect your computer & data? -- 2005-04-24
What tax prep method did you use, and why? -- 2005-04-17
Have any programs stopped working after installing Windows XP Service Pack 2? -- 2005-04-10
How do you feel about RFID (Radio Frequency ID) tags? -- 2005-04-03
Why do you use a Web-based antivirus scanner? -- 2005-03-26
Why did you pick the anti-virus product you're using? -- 2005-03-20
What's your favorite mouse type? And why? -- 2005-03-13
Why do you use the Word Processor you use? -- 2005-03-06
Podcasting: -- 2005-02-27
Linux: -- 2005-02-20
What do you do to protect your identity? -- 2005-02-13
Why did you vote that way about the Blaster Worm author's sentence? -- 2005-02-06
What's your favorite tech magazine? -- 2005-01-30
What do you think of wireless networking? -- 2005-01-23
What's your most recent computer update? -- 2005-01-16
Microsoft Antivirus Software (keep it clean!) -- 2005-01-09
What was your favorite story of 2004, and why? -- 2005-01-02
I Hereby Resolve... -- 2004-12-26
For Christmas I REALLY want: -- 2004-12-19
What's on your Christmas Wish List? -- 2004-12-12
OpenOffice.org -- 2004-12-05
Which music/video downloading program/service do you use? -- 2004-11-28
Why do you use the browser you use? -- 2004-11-21
To which radio shows do you listen online? -- 2004-11-14
How often do you backup your data? -- 2004-11-07
What attracts you to computing in a coffee house? -- 2004-10-31
What do you use Google for? -- 2004-10-24
What do you like most about Instant Messaging? -- 2004-10-17
What do you do with old computer equipment? -- 2004-10-10
What annoys you most about Windows? -- 2004-10-02
What would you miss most on the Internet? -- 2004-09-25
What kind of pointing device do you use? -- 2004-09-18
Do you use Quicken? -- 2004-09-11
What's been your experience with XP SP2? -- 2004-09-04
How do you use your DVD player/burner? -- 2004-08-28
How's your connection? -- 2004-08-21
Will you invest in Google? -- 2004-08-14
I still use floppies: -- 2004-08-07
Is Real's iPod "hack" legal? -- 2004-07-31
What do you think of the new steps in The Security Tango? -- 2004-07-24
Do you participate in Distributed Computing? -- 2004-07-17
What is Microsoft's biggest challenge: -- 2004-07-09
My faith in Internet Explorer: -- 2004-07-03
The Mac OS on Intel Hardware? -- 2004-06-26
Microsoft's Anti-Virus Software: -- 2004-06-19
Your favorite part of Sound Bytes - why? -- 2004-06-12
Robert F. Linton III's middle name: (keep it clean, or I shut it down!) -- 2004-06-05
How do you deal with spam? -- 2004-05-29
When should Sound Bytes be on the air? -- 2004-05-22
What are you waiting for? -- 2004-05-15
Should Microsoft provide patches for bootlegged copies of Windows? -- 2004-05-08
What would you give up your password for? (keep it clean!) -- 2004-05-01
Will Linux force Microsoft build a better OS? -- 2004-04-24
What draws you more toward the television or the Internet? -- 2004-04-17
How do you feel about companies inserting ads into your email? -- 2004-04-10
How do you feel about online gambling? -- 2004-04-03
How do you feel about Microsoft suing Lindows? -- 2004-03-27
What remedy should the EU demand of MS? -- 2004-03-20
Why did you pick your PDA? -- 2004-03-13
Would you pay to send email? -- 2004-03-06
What do you think of states wanting to collect Internet sales tax? -- 2004-02-28
How do you feel about viruses targeting corporations? -- 2004-02-21
What features led you to your current email program? -- 2004-02-14
How do you feel about the Win98 support extension? -- 2004-02-07
CLEAN thoughts about MyDoom? -- 2004-01-31
How do you feel about the Mars program? (yes, we know it's a hardware problem) -- 2004-01-24
Which MP3 Player? Why? -- 2004-01-17
Where do you get your printer paper? -- 2004-01-10
Where do you store your passwords? -- 2004-01-03
How long do you think your New Year's resolution will last? Why? -- 2003-12-27
Why did you pick what you picked (except "Rob")? -- 2003-12-20
Why did you pick what you picked (except "Dave")? -- 2003-12-13
Why did you pick what you picked (except "Steve") -- 2003-12-06
What use do/would you have for videoconferencing? -- 2003-11-29
Admit it: What virus hoax did you fall for? -- 2003-11-22
What do you think of StarOffice? -- 2003-11-15
How do you feel about the Belkin Redirection "Feature?" (no swearing!!!) -- 2003-11-08
Your thoughts on the security update? -- 2003-11-01
How much spam do you get in the average day? -- 2003-10-25
What do you think of iTunes for Windows? -- 2003-10-18
What software program crashes on you most often? -- 2003-10-04
Do you think states should be able to collect taxes on Internet purchases? -- 2003-09-27
Which pop-up do you see (and therefore hate) the most? -- 2003-09-20
What penalty should be imposed on Microsoft for security holes in their operating system? -- 2003-09-13
What national computer celeb would you like to see in Rochester? -- 2003-09-06
Tell us (politely!) how you feel about the MSBlaster worm writer: -- 2003-08-30
What do you think about all the recent security problems? -- 2003-08-23
How did you first discover Sound Bytes? -- 2003-08-09
Why did you pick your current Web browser? -- 2003-08-02
Where do you backup your data? -- 2003-07-26
What instant messaging program do you use, and why? -- 2003-07-19
How do you handle unsolicited commercial email? -- 2003-07-12
What do you use the MS Passport service for? -- 2003-07-05
What do you listen to most on your PC? -- 2003-06-28
Where do most viruses you see come from? -- 2003-06-21
How do you feel about paying for your music a la Apple's Music Service? -- 2003-06-14
Which email & antivirus programs do you use? -- 2003-06-07
What's your favorite audio clip? Why? -- 2003-05-31
What do you use for your desktop background? -- 2003-05-24
What should we do with spammers? Keep it clean! -- 2003-05-17
What did you change, and why? -- 2003-05-12
And what do you do with your camera? -- 2003-05-04
Now you get to name your favorite application! -- 2003-04-26
How do you back up your data? -- 2003-04-19
What influenced your Archive preference? -- 2003-04-12
The Ice Storm of Aught-Three: -- 2003-04-05
My screensaver: -- 2003-03-29
Regarding the Cancellation of the Road Show: -- 2003-03-22
What do you think about wireless networking? -- 2003-03-15
Would you buy from them again? Why or why not? -- 2003-03-08
Which USB devices do you use? -- 2003-03-01
Would you buy from them again? Why or why not? -- 2003-02-22
Tell us more about your feelings for the new Apple hardware: -- 2003-02-15
What do you use for backup? -- 2003-02-08
What would you like to say to the writer of the Slammer worm? -- 2003-02-01
Why did you buy the printer you own? -- 2003-01-25
One Year Later: Is Microsoft Trustworthy? -- 2003-01-18
Which antivirus software do you use - and why? -- 2003-01-11
What's been your experience with Open Source? -- 2003-01-04
What do you think about an Internet sales tax? -- 2002-12-28
Internet Radio: What, When, Where, Why? -- 2002-12-21
Why did you pick that to upgrade? -- 2002-12-14
Why do you most want what you picked for Christmas? -- 2002-12-07
At what point do you stop trusting Apple? -- 2002-11-30
At what point do you stop trusting Microsoft? -- 2002-11-23
What do you think of the Tablet PC? -- 2002-11-16
Why did you pick what you picked as your primary news source? -- 2002-11-09
Which Web sites give you the most pop-ups? -- 2002-11-02
How do you feel about "themes" for your desktop? -- 2002-10-26
Where, and when, do you listen to Sound Bytes? -- 2002-10-19
How do you feel about Bluetooth? -- 2002-10-12
How important is computer sound to you? -- 2002-10-04
So, what did you think of the Sound Bytes Road Show? -- 2002-10-02
How do you really feel about FrontPage? -- 2002-09-28
What was your main reason for buying your main computer? -- 2002-09-21
What do you think of Linux? -- 2002-09-13
When will you get the XP Service Pack, and why? -- 2002-09-06
What made you choose your Internet connection method? -- 2002-08-30
What was the most important thing you looked for when buying your printer? -- 2002-08-23
What browser do you use, and why? -- 2002-08-17
What's your favorite backup method? -- 2002-08-10
What's your favorite (or least favorite) part of Sound Bytes? -- 2002-08-03
Does putting in your city/state/country for the giveaway bother you? -- 2002-07-27
How do you feel about Outlook's security problems? -- 2002-07-12
How do you feel about AOL Time Warner's decision to end 756-TALK? -- 2002-07-05
I trust Microsoft with my private personal and financial data -- 2002-06-28