Wireless Networking Survey
The results of our September 2006 Wireless Networking Survey are in. The overall survey summary results are shown below.
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Don’t touch that mouse!
Our survey results show that a lot of Pitsters are saving time using keyboard shortcuts.
Sometimes it seems as though there just aren’t enough hours in the day. Take the kids to school, pick up the dry-cleaning, morning meeting at the office – there is just too much to do. As the times keep moving faster and our lives keep getting busier, we often find ourselves trying to save a little time wherever we can.
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PC Safety Survey
The results of our October 2006 PC Safety Survey are in. The overall survey summary results are shown below.
Password Management Survey
The results of our November 2006 Password Survey have been tabulated. Below is analysis that show how responses varied by age and pc expertise followed by the overall summary results.
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Digital Music Survey
The results of our July 2006 Digital Music Survey are in. We have completed our detailed analysis showing some of the interaction between responses. Generally, the younger crowd have indicated that they are embracing digital music and its technology.
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Digital Music News Research Group
Digital Media Desktop Report: November, 2006 Price: $195
This report tracks the month-to-month global install base for leading digital music applications. Several types of applications are covered, including those related to paid downloads, subscriptions, music management, and file-sharing.
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Password Managment Software Applications Trends
Our research shows that approximately 4% of the PCs that run our on-line tests have some sort of password management software on their systems. RoboForm and Norton appear to be the forerunners in this category.
Make sure to check out our October 2006 password management survey results.
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Analog Modem Attach Rate Trends
As the popularity of broadband internet connections has increased, the prevalence of analog modems has declined. Over 40% of desktop PCs running the PC Pitstop on-line tests do not have a modem installed.
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RSS Aggregator / Reader Capability Trends
RSS feeds, commonly associated with the the term “Really Simple Syndication”, are showing up on a growing number of websites. These feeds, generally marked with a small orange logo depicting a radio wave, allow a user to subscribe to information of interest and have that information delivered to them without the use of email or revisiting and searching a web site. A news-feed reader or aggregator application is required to receive the RSS feeds. There are various RSS reader applications available and a growing number of web browsers and email clients that provide RSS read capabilities.
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Windows First OneCare
On May 30, 2006, Microsoft entered into the security software market with its U.S. release of its fully supported version of its Windows Live OneCare software. The OneCare product includes firewall, anti-virus, back-up and restore utility, as well as Microsoft’s Windows Defender anti-spyware technology. Also included is a tune-up utility which performs routine maintenance tasks such as defragmenting and temp file clean up.
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