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NBCUG SURVEY RESULTS

he following surveys were an attempt to reflect the makeup of NBCUG membership for determining how best to maintain interest in the club.

Suggestions for surveys from members are welcomed.

10-21-06 Survey
Question 1. Was this program the type of presentation you are interested in
having at our meetings? Brad Geres "Surveillance Cameras"

....NO .........................VERY
1 ...2 ...3... 4 ...5

7 or 12% circled 3 ........25 or 42% circled 4.......... 27 or 46% circled 5

Question 2. Any comments on this and other NBCUG programs?

 

General comments:

Interesting
Have enjoyed most
Programs are well presented but sometimes to technical for many people
They are all good
Always worth while
Generally a good variety
They are generally very interesting
Excellent
All are very good & informative
Doing a very good job
The programs are always good, anything that improves my knowledge is
beneficial
I prefer technical programs and programs dealing with changes in home
computing
All have been quite interesting
We always appreciate your presentation efforts
Keep it up
Well worth coming to see and hear
Current programs have been A Ok
Good information & help
The quality and content of the last 5 6 meetings has been excellent
Always interested in new programs, advances in technology, etc.
The programs are great
Changes made are very positive
Most programs are very interesting but for new PC people some are
too advanced
Have been more than just interested in the great majority of programs
Continue programs

Comments related to the 10/21 presentation by Brad Geres:

This program was excellent
Brad makes it interesting
Wasn’t aware of this type of surveillance capability
A bit advanced for me but definitely of interest
Limited application
Very informative Brad’s delivery very clear & not to many interruptions
Excellent presentation
Very good presentation style
Brad G. wonderful
Interesting but only limited value
Excellent presentation but need to make available handout with links
Excellent, but I have no future plans to use this – Brad rates 4 stars
Surveillance cameras are scary for privacy
Brad G. is excellent
Well presented, little practical use to NBCUG attendees
Very good
This was very informative – It was beyond my computer knowledge for
private use
Brad G. is great
Very good
Very good program, need more like this
Brad always does a great job
Brad is fantastic
Brad presented a great program
Great effort
Great program but over my head
Excellent presentation

Presentation Issues:
Keep projections in large type for viewing from the rear of the room
Would like to know if NBCUG presentations are on the web
Make visuals available for a while on the NBCUG web site

 

Question 3. Any suggestions for future NBCUG programs?

Not too complicated
Buying from e bay
E Bay update
Selling & Buying on the internet
Checking a power supply
Hard Drive problems, how to replace HD with out loosing contents
More question & answer time to solve basic problems
A program geared more toward beginners
Additional meetings on viruses, spyware & adware
Cleaning up excess “stuff” on Hard Drive
Discuss the registry
Discuss Restore – Step by step
Need a presentation on Belarc Advisor, a program suggested by a previous
presenter
More information on Windows Vista Operating System
Anything that introduces new or unusual uses for computers as I might not
keep up
Tips for troubleshooting
Any new programs, features, etc.
How to choose a printer – which one
Printers & printer problems
General Tips & Tricks
Internet Explorer 7
IE Explorer 7
SSL
Security
Q & A – screen so there is little or no reputation
Have members write down several questions for moderator & staff to answer or use for future presentations.


VOIP, SKYPE, SightSpeed, Personal DVR, Competence vehicles, e mail
Capability of cell phones
Continue keeping up with what’s going on
Setting up wireless networks
Basic trouble shooting for wireless
Networking systems
Advantages of broadband, DSL, etc.
Programs that run on different computers
Computer History
Advanced googling
Creating a web page
More of Brad G’s stuff
Volunteer activities at local non profit, civic & schools would be great to know
Online investing
Safeguards for children going on the internet
Trends in hardware & software for multi mediaPart of a meeting about what is leading edge technology that may be of value
to us
More information on Vista Operating System should be ongoing
Training on windows
At least some for the beginner
Something for relative beginners – e mail, software, browser software, graphics
manipulation
Internet poker discussion & gambling on line
Simpler stuff – basic things
Back to basics
ISP architecture
Would like a program about people and/or businesses that can be contacted
about computer setup or software loading and what they charge
Question 4. If you are willing to be contacted about NBCUG program ideas, enter your phone # or e mail address:

6 members provided contact information.

NBCUG 2003 SURVEY
What is your age range? [109 responses]

5-17 (school) (0) 0%
18-36 (X-generation) (1) 1%
37-55 (baby boomer) (8) 7%
56-64 (retiree) (19) 17%
65-75 (medicare) (51) 47%
76-up (old timer) (30) 28%
 
What is the speed of your fastest PC? [109 responses]

0-100 mHz (2) 2%
101-200 mHz (5) 5%
201-400 mHz (11) 10%
401-600 mHz (13) 12%
601-800 mHz (8) 7%
801-1000 mHz (10) 9%
1.1 gHz - 2 gHz (38) 35%
2.1 gHz -up (13) 12%
I do not know (9) 8%
 
What speed modem do you have? [105 responses]

Under 14.4 kbps (0) 0%
14.4 kbps (0) 0%
28.8 kbps (2) 2%
56 kbps (69) 66%
DSL (11) 10%
Cable (23) 22%
I do not know (0) 0%
 
What operating system do you use mostly? [105 responses]

DOS (0) 0%
Windows 3.x (0) 0%
Windows 95 (3) 3%
Windows 98 (37) 35%
Windows 2000 (6) 6%
Windows ME (15) 14%
Windows NT (0) 0%
Windows XP (43) 41%
Linux (1) 1%
Other (0) 0%
Do not know (0) 0%
 
What Internet browser do you use mostly? [104 responses]

Internet Explorer (94) 90%
Netscape Navigator (1) 1%
Both Explorer & Navigator (4) 4%
Other (5) 5%
I do not know (0) 0%
 
What e-mail program do you use mostly? [104 responses]

MS Outlook Express (75) 72%
MS Outlook (8) 8%
Netscape Messenger (2) 2%
Eudora (11) 11%
Pegasus (0) 0%
Other (8) 8%
I do not know (0) 0%
 
Are you satisfied with the NBCUG meeting place? [103 responses]

Yes (102) 99%
No (0) 0%
Not sure (1) 1%
 
Should NBCUG be organized better? [101 responses]

Yes (4) 4%
No (80) 79%
Not sure (17) 17%
 
How many operating PCs are in your home? [103 responses]

1 (48) 47%
2 (34) 33%
3 (13) 13%
4 or more (8) 8%
none (0) 0%
 
How many PCs are networked together in your home? [101 responses]

2 (15) 15%
3 (3) 3%
4 or more (3) 3%
none (80) 79%
 
Do you have AntiVirus software that you keep updated online? [102 responses]

yes (96) 94%
no (6) 6%
not sure (0) 0%
 
Have you been infected with a PC virus within the past year? [102 responses]

yes (15) 15%
no (87) 85%
not sure (0) 0%
 
Are you satisfied generally with NBCUG meeting topics? [104 responses]

Yes (101) 97%
No (3) 3%
 
Have you bought a new PC in the past year? [104 responses]

Yes (25) 24%
No (79) 76%
 
Do you have a web page that you created? [108 responses]

Yes (20) 19%
No (88) 81%
 
 
 

 

NBCUG 2002 SURVEY
What is your age range? [110 responses]

5-17 (school) (0) 0%
18-36 (X-generation) (2) 2%
37-55 (baby boomer) (9) 8%
56-64 (retiree) (17) 15%
65-75 (medicare) (61) 55%
76-up (old timer) (21) 19%
What is the speed of your fastest PC? [108 responses]

0-100 mHz (3) 3%
101-200 mHz (5) 5%
201-400 mHz (17) 16%
401-600 mHz (14) 13%
601-800 mHz (11) 10%
801-1000 mHz (14) 13%
1.1 gHz - 2 gHz (25) 23%
2.1 gHz -up (5) 5%
I do not know (14) 13%
What speed modem do you have? [107 responses]

Under 14.4 kbps (0) 0%
14.4 kbps (1) 1%
28.8 kbps (5) 5%
56 kbps (63) 59%
DSL (15) 14%
Cable (17) 16%
I do not know (6) 6%
 
What operating system do you use mostly? [107 responses]

DOS (0) 0%
Windows 3.x (1) 1%
Windows 95 (4) 4%
Windows 98 (50) 47%
Windows 2000 (5) 5%
Windows ME (22) 21%
Windows NT (1) 1%
Windows XP (21) 20%
Linux (1) 1%
Other (2) 2%
Do not know (0) 0%
What Internet browser do you use mostly? [107 responses]

Internet Explorer (89) 83%
Netscape Navigator (6) 6%
Both Explorer & Navigator (8) 7%
Other (3) 3%
I do not know (1) 1%
 
What e-mail program do you use mostly? [107 responses]

MS Outlook Express (71) 66%
MS Outlook (9) 8%
Netscape Messenger (4) 4%
Eudora (14) 13%
Pegasus (0) 0%
Other (8) 7%
I do not know (1) 1%
Are you satisfied with the NBCUG meeting place? [105 responses]

Yes (99) 94%
No (1) 1%
Not sure (5) 5%
Should NBCUG be organized better? [103 responses]

Yes (3) 3%
No (83) 81%
Not sure (17) 17%
 
How many operating PCs are in your home? [110 responses]

1 (49) 45%
2 (33) 30%
3 (15) 14%
4 or more (13) 12%
none (0) 0%
How many PCs are networked together in your home? [108 responses]

2 (15) 14%
3 (3) 3%
4 or more (7) 6%
none (83) 77%
 
Do you have AntiVirus software that you keep updated online? [110 responses]

yes (99) 90%
no (9) 8%
not sure (2) 2%
Have you been infected with a PC virus within the past year? [109 responses]

yes (25) 23%
no (78) 72%
not sure (6) 6%

NBCUG 2001 SURVEY

What is your age range? [110 responses]

5-17 (school) (0) 0%
18-36 (X-generation) (0) 0%
37-55 (baby boomer) (10) 9%
56-64 (retiree) (15) 14%
65-75 (medicare) (65) 59%
76-up (old timer) (20) 18%
What is the speed of your fastest PC? [108 responses]

0-100 mHz (1) 1%
101-200 mHz (10) 9%
201-400 mHz (24) 22%
401-600 mHz (21) 19%
601-800 mHz (16) 15%
801-1000 mHz (11) 10%
1.1 gHz - 2 gHz (11) 10%
2.1 gHz -up (1) 1%
I do not know (13) 12%
What speed modem do you have? [106 responses]

Under 14.4 kbps (0) 0%
14.4 kbps (0) 0%
28.8 kbps (6) 6%
56 kbps (75) 71%
DSL (5) 5%
RoadRunner (14) 13%
I do not know (6) 6%
What operating system do you use mostly? [105 responses]

DOS (0) 0%
Windows 3.x (1) 1%
Windows 95 (12) 11%
Windows 98 (65) 62%
Windows 2000 (3) 3%
Windows ME (21) 20%
Linux (0) 0%
Other (3) 3%
I do not know (0) 0%
What Internet browser do you use mostly? [107 responses]

Internet Explorer (89) 83%
Netscape Navigator (10) 9%
Both Explorer & Navigator (5) 5%
Other (3) 3%
I do not know (0) 0%
What e-mail program do you use mostly? [107 responses]

MS Outlook Express (67) 63%
MS Outlook (11) 10%
Netscape Messenger (6) 6%
Eudora (15) 14%
Pegasus (0) 0%
Other (7) 7%
I do not know (1) 1%
Are you satisfied with the NBCUG meeting place? [106 responses]

Yes (90) 85%
No (2) 2%
Not sure (14) 13%
Should NBCUG be organized better? [106 responses]

Yes (3) 3%
No (78)