1. When you decide to try out a program you would usually...
(a) Read the manual for documentation on how to use it.
(b) Dive right in and hope to make something out of it.

2. When you want to install a new program or add a feature, how far are you willing to go?
(a) All the way!!! No error is too tough for me.
(b) I know my limits. I'll give up when all suggested methods do not work for the umpteenth time.
(c) As long as they are friendly error messages, they can't bite! Right?
(d) AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! Error!!!!!! run away!!!!

3. When an error interrupts your normal activities you would do the following to solve them.
(check allthat appy)
[ ] Wish them away
[ ] Call/pay for tech support
[ ] Search for the cause online via, google
[ ] Use your own brainpower
[ ] Participate in a forum

4. If you were to get a new computer it would come from ...
(a) Yourself from various salvaged/bought computer parts.
(b) A big name retailer such as Circuit City, Best Buy, and CompUSA
(c) A less-than-stellar computer manufacturer/retailer

5. On a magnitude of 0-10 with 0 meaning not confident and 10 meaning absolutely confident, how confident are you in upgrading your computer's hardware?

6. If you already have a certain piece of software that does ____, would you go look for an alternative software that does the same thing to justify if the time and $$$ is well spent?

7. How much brand-name software would you want a new computer to come out with?

8. If you do get a new computer, do you set it up yourself?

9. Is ignorance bliss?

10. Would you rather be a leader or a follower?

11. Between 0-10 with 0 meaning "not at all" and 10 meaning "absolutely", how much of a controll freak are you with your computer?

12. Changing the look of your operating system (besides the wall paper and screen saver) ...
(a) Never happens.
(b) Rarely happens.
(c) Happens once in a while.
(d) Happens every day.

13. On a magnitude of 1-10 with 1 meaning "verry small asthetic changes" and 10 meaning 0_0 "OMG... is this my computer???", to what degree do you modify the look of the operating system?

14. On a magnitude of 0-10 with 0 meaning not confident and 10 meaning absolutely confident, If your boss placed you in front of a computer whos operating system is different from that of your own, how confident would you be to get the job done?

15. On a magnitude of 0-10 with 0 meaning not confident and 10 meaning absolutely confident, If you replaced all software specific to your current operating system and were forced to use equivilent software specific to another operating system or is proven to be multi-platform, how confident are you to conduct your daily computer activities?

16. If there was some way to run your old software on your new operating system, how far are you willing to go to make it happen?
(a) All the way!!! I will do anything to run that app!!!
(b) I will take some time to make it happen. However, this shouldn't take forever.
(c) I don't need to do much to set it up right?
(d) Let the nice and friendly program do its thing. I'm crossing my fingers and hope it works.

17. What operating system do you use now?

18. Your current impressions with Windows is.... (Make at least one good point and one bad point)

19. Your current impressions with Linux(and other unixes in general) is... (Make at least one good point and one bad point)

20. Your current impressions with Mac Os is. (Make at least one good point and one bad point)