Tony ([info]quikchange) wrote,
@ 2006-03-02 22:16:00
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Current music:Evanescence - Bring Me To Life
Entry tags:utility

Help me understand people
Please take my very brief (just 3 multiple choice questions) survey about how you manage your personal information (contacts, events, tasks).



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[info]annie_natchez
2006-03-03 07:32 am UTC (link)
I'd be curious to see the results of this survey

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[info]quikchange
2006-03-03 07:35 am UTC (link)
Only 12 responses so far but I'd be happy to share the results once I get a hundred responses (or on Monday if that comes 1st).

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Resultses!
[info]quikchange
2006-03-11 04:17 am UTC (link)
Total Respondents 74

1. Where do you keep contact information for your friends, co-workers, family, etc?
Response Percent Response Total
paper address book
13.5% 10
cell phone or other handheld electronic device
32.4% 24
computer using software designed for this purpose
23% 17
social networking website of some sort
0% 0
a big text file
8.1% 6
in my head and random scraps of paper
9.5% 7
Other (please specify)
13.5% 10

2. How do you keep track of your schedule?
Response Percent Response Total
paper daily planner
25.7% 19
PDA or other personal electronic device
4.1% 3
computer using calendaring software
21.6% 16
calendaring website
6.8% 5
in my head and on sticky-notes
33.8% 25
Other (please specify)
8.1% 6

3. How do you keep track of tasks you need to get done?
Response Percent Response Total
paper checklists
40.5% 30
online task management tool
6.8% 5
a computer program
8.1% 6
PDA or other electronic device
1.4% 1
lots of little text files
1.4% 1
in my head
27% 20
Other (please specify)
14.9% 11

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[info]mumontherun
2006-03-03 09:46 pm UTC (link)
do i get a prize for participating? or just the satisfaction of knowing that i'm part of a larger picture!?

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[info]quikchange
2006-03-03 11:58 pm UTC (link)
Just the latter, I'm afraid.

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[info]mumontherun
2006-03-04 04:36 pm UTC (link)
that's enough for me!

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[info]ramou
2006-03-04 04:30 am UTC (link)
I wish those were checkboxxes, not radio buttons.

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[info]quikchange
2006-03-04 04:59 am UTC (link)
Yeah, I realized eventually that those would have been better :-(

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[info]ramou
2006-03-04 04:30 am UTC (link)
want me to subject my students to your quiz. I'm having them develop a TaskManager software atm, so they'll probably think I'm asking related to that:P

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[info]quikchange
2006-03-04 04:59 am UTC (link)
Yes, please :)

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