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iPhone 5 3,193 Sep 12, '12 11:23:07PM No
Which is your preferred ebook reader? 866 Sep 06, '12 02:23:05AM No
What do you think of iCloud for document storage? 1,135 Aug 14, '12 05:24:36AM No
Mountain Lion grade 1,390 Jul 31, '12 11:00:43PM No
The Obligatory Mountain Lion Poll 2,474 Jul 24, '12 05:04:53AM No
Laptop screen size 2,214 Jul 09, '12 12:11:38AM No
Mac App Store and software purchases 2,334 Jun 01, '12 07:28:54AM No
Does your main Mac have an SSD? 3,011 May 15, '12 01:35:51AM No
Which is your favorite Mac? 2,891 Apr 26, '12 04:58:16AM No
Mac malware 1,668 Apr 12, '12 01:37:55AM No
Which web browser do you use most? 5,633 Mar 22, '12 06:31:37AM No
Will you buy an iPad 3? 893 Mar 08, '12 06:06:04AM No
iCloud use and/or plans for use 4,642 Nov 28, '11 07:01:42AM No
Upgrade plans for 10.7 11,968 Jun 16, '11 05:22:01AM No
New features of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion 6,474 Oct 21, '10 03:04:01AM No
Expose_and_Spaces 12,382 May 11, '10 07:08:08AM No
How_many_monitors 8,281 May 11, '10 07:08:04AM No
iPad_poll_#2 1,629 Apr 16, '10 07:37:13AM No
PowerPC Macs? 2,983 Apr 04, '10 06:04:46PM No
iPad_poll_#1 10,089 Mar 10, '10 05:42:46AM No
What version of OS X are you running as your main OS? 21,758 Jan 27, '10 02:14:07PM No
It's that time again -- Browser wars #10. Which web browser is your current favorite? 14,796 Oct 12, '09 06:05:19AM No
Where should Safari's tab bar reside? 4,979 Jun 16, '09 03:24:45PM No
How many items are in the Places section of the Finder's Sidebar on your Mac? 4,171 Feb 26, '09 06:35:09AM No
How likely do you think it is that Steve Jobs will reveal some entirely new hardware product (i.e. not just a revision) during the 2009 Macworld Expo keynote? 1,967 Dec 31, '08 06:48:45PM No
When will OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) be available for purchase? 754 Dec 09, '08 09:28:09PM No
What are your feelings on the glossy-only screen in the new MacBook Pro (and MacBook)? 6,001 Nov 27, '08 06:18:37AM No
With what you know now, which machine is your next planned personal Mac purchase? 4,547 Oct 14, '08 05:25:32PM No
As of today, how many programs from the App Store are installed on your iPod touch/iPhone? 4,311 Sep 13, '08 08:08:47PM No
How many songs are in your iTunes Music library (or libraries in total, if you use more than one)? 5,200 Jul 30, '08 04:33:31AM No
How many things are listed in the Other category of your Mac's System Preferences program? 2,623 Jun 26, '08 05:56:40AM No
Including Spotlight, how many things do you keep on the right side of the main menu bar? 5,498 Jun 06, '08 04:55:15AM No
It's that time again -- Browser wars #9. Which web browser is your current favorite? 6,744 May 12, '08 07:02:19AM No
Would you buy a Mac 'clone' (a generic PC that can run OS X)? 2,176 Apr 23, '08 06:03:31AM No
Counting both internal and external hard drives that are used with Macs you own, how much total drive space do you have? 13,601 Apr 18, '08 06:48:02AM No
How many Apple iPods of any sort (including iPhones) do you own? 7,558 Mar 08, '08 08:02:08PM No
Relative to the new MacBook Air...your action plan is? 6,004 Feb 11, '08 07:05:02AM No
What product/news do you most hope to see revealed during Steve Jobs' keynote at Macworld Expo? 2,888 Jan 15, '08 05:54:26PM No
Which iCal 'event' interface do you prefer? 3,907 Jan 04, '08 06:22:02AM No
If you own an iPhone or iPod touch, which statement best describes the programs on your phone? 1,014 Nov 20, '07 07:05:08AM No
What's your single favorite app/feature in 10.5? 2,754 Nov 06, '07 08:52:30PM No
What's your single most hated app/feature in 10.5? 2,697 Nov 06, '07 08:52:27PM No
In OS X 10.5, do you personally prefer the 2D or 3D dock? [Full-size comparison shot] 4,708 Nov 01, '07 01:41:50PM No
If you're purchasing 10.5, how do you plan on installing it? 4,201 Oct 25, '07 05:36:55AM No
When do you plan on purchasing OS X 10.5? 4,471 Oct 25, '07 05:36:49AM No
How often do you turn off the power to your home cable (DSL, etc.) modem and/or router? 5,416 Oct 19, '07 06:39:12AM No
How many personal photos do you have on your machine (in iPhoto, Aperture, or whatever you use to organize them)? 4,216 Oct 03, '07 10:26:53AM No
Knowing what you know now about the recently released iPhone, how would you rate it on a scale of 0 to 10? 5,534 Aug 20, '07 06:22:48AM No
What will be the biggest "surprise" Leopard feature revealed by Jobs on Monday June 11th? 3,787 Jun 11, '07 01:29:09PM No
It's that time again -- Browser wars #8. Which web browser is your current favorite? 17,583 Jun 07, '07 10:30:41AM No
How many networked (Ethernet, AirPort, etc.) devices are on your home network (do not count printers, etc. attached directly to machines)? 7,925 Mar 30, '07 12:41:58PM No
Do you plan on buying an iPhone? 5,633 Jan 29, '07 05:01:59AM No
What one piece of Apple hardware do you most hope to see introduced at Macworld Expo? 4,163 Jan 13, '07 08:31:07AM No
In which program do you do most of your writing? 3,463 Dec 20, '06 09:49:23PM No
What program do you primarily use to launch apps and open documents? 3,459 Dec 06, '06 11:29:23AM No
What's the most interesting new iTunes 7/Music Store feature? 3,811 Nov 17, '06 06:46:01AM No
What are your buying plans for the new Mac Pro? 2,418 Sep 19, '06 07:30:30AM No
What method of application switching do you use most often? 4,369 Aug 15, '06 02:28:09PM No
Which of the following is your preferred email application? 11,727 Jul 13, '06 05:10:05AM No
Roughly how many songs have you bought from the iTunes Music Store since its April 2003 launch? 6,896 Jun 09, '06 02:01:32PM No
How often do you use Sherlock? 1,724 May 09, '06 03:39:11PM No
How do 'XP on Mac' solutions (Boot Camp and Parallels) affect your Intel-based Mac purchase plans? 5,251 May 01, '06 10:37:34AM No
Do you keep your Dock hidden or visible, and where is it on your screen? 11,339 Apr 15, '06 05:52:23AM No
Which version (major release) of OS X are you using? 6,543 Mar 16, '06 07:35:24AM No
Browser Wars #7: Which browser is your current favorite? 9,114 Feb 20, '06 07:07:24AM No
How many news (RSS) feeds do you subscribe to in your RSS reader? 3,690 Feb 09, '06 09:18:55AM No
From the Expo keynote, which new or updated Apple application are you most interested in? (iLife and iWork split into individual apps) 1,845 Feb 02, '06 07:39:09PM No
How many third-party ('Other' category) System Preferences panels are installed on your Mac? 3,019 Jan 10, '06 12:23:05PM No
What are your purchase plans for the Intel Macs? 2,060 Dec 14, '05 07:28:06AM No
Roughly when did you start visiting macosxhints.com? 2,332 Nov 27, '05 10:01:43PM No
Which of the following 'new and/or greatly improved' 10.4 applications is your favorite? 3,063 Nov 04, '05 06:35:02AM No
OS X has a system-wide Services menu available ... how often do you use something from it? 2,588 Sep 14, '05 10:27:52AM No
How often do you use the Spotlight menu or window to search your Mac? 2,654 Aug 17, '05 10:07:44AM No
Podcasts... 1,795 Jul 29, '05 10:07:28AM No
How do you feel about Apple's announced switch to Intel CPUs? 4,448 Jun 30, '05 10:17:45AM No
Browser Wars #6: Which browser is your current favorite? 4,180 May 25, '05 03:54:06PM No
For your (completed/planned) Tiger upgrade, which method (did/will) you use? 1,130 May 25, '05 03:37:23PM No
What do you think of the new interface on Apple's Mail program? 1,350 May 18, '05 06:29:12PM No
Of the 'Big Three' operating systems, which are in regular use at your office? In this poll, 'Unix' represents any Unix variant, other than OS X... 2,124 May 11, '05 02:13:05PM No
Of the 'Big Three' operating systems, which are in regular use at your home? In this poll, 'Unix' represents any Unix variant, other than OS X... 3,101 May 02, '05 07:46:05PM No
Tiger (OS X 10.4) is expected to ship on or before June 30th. How soon after it's available will you upgrade? 2,819 Apr 20, '05 10:19:13AM No
If you use a news (RSS) reader, which one do you use? 1,160 Mar 31, '05 10:27:04AM No
On a scale of 0 (least) to 10 (most), how useful is the Finder's customizable Toolbar (the top portion of each Finder window)? 1,461 Mar 17, '05 02:12:11PM No
Roughly how many hours a day do you use your Mac? [SETI etc. do NOT count!] 3,672 Mar 01, '05 08:40:48AM No
Since August of 2004, Apple has introduced the following software programs/packages. Which one are you most impressed with? 1,866 Feb 09, '05 05:28:01PM No
Are you going to buy a Mac mini? 1,769 Jan 27, '05 12:34:54AM No
What type of mouse do you use with your Mac? 2,918 Jan 12, '05 10:46:17AM No
Do you defragment your hard drive, beyond what OS X does automatically? 1,608 Dec 30, '04 09:21:09AM No
What's the resolution of your display? If you have more than one, pick the one with the highest value... 4,674 Dec 10, '04 05:50:08PM No
Various OS X apps use the drawer; some people like it, some people hate it. What do you think about the drawer? 1,023 Nov 25, '04 03:55:24PM No
On which side of the screen do you keep your dock? 1,224 Nov 17, '04 09:46:28AM No
How many items are in the top level of your primary user's Library -> Preferences folder? 2,036 Nov 10, '04 12:44:43AM No
It's that time again -- browser wars #5! Which OS X browser is your favorite? 4,005 Oct 25, '04 04:27:03PM No
Based on the tool described in this hint, how secure is your admin account's pasword? 711 Oct 11, '04 01:36:15AM No
Which iPod do you own? [Pick your fave if you own more than one!] 2,864 Oct 04, '04 02:08:15PM No
How often do you back up those files that you consider 'very important?' 2,562 Sep 24, '04 11:23:43AM No
Rate the design (not the features!) of the new iMac G5 on a scale from 0 (worst) to 10 (best) 1,339 Sep 07, '04 09:10:39AM No
Which anti-virus software do you use with OS X? 639 Aug 31, '04 08:22:12AM No
On average, how many hours per week do you play games on your Mac? 1,468 Aug 27, '04 08:41:07AM No
How many digital songs are stored on your Mac? 2,846 Aug 17, '04 12:31:23AM No
How many digital photos do you have stored on your Mac? 2,839 Aug 02, '04 12:30:51PM No
Pick your personal favorite OS X feature... 2,915 Jul 12, '04 04:43:06PM No
How much RAM is installed in your most-used Mac? 6,540 Jun 22, '04 10:18:09AM No
Which email program do you use on your Mac? 4,251 Jun 04, '04 03:31:51PM No
The assumed OS X 10.4 (Tiger) will be shown at WWDC in July. When will it be on the shelves? 2,242 May 21, '04 01:00:40PM No
For my computer gaming needs, I *primarily* use... 2,833 May 05, '04 11:17:50AM No
Counting the Finder, roughly how many GUI applications are running on your machine at once? 3,283 Apr 20, '04 11:31:00PM No
If you own an iPod, how many gigabytes of stuff (music and data) do you keep on it? 310 Mar 31, '04 07:19:57AM No
2004 Re-Polling: How often do you use Classic? 2,236 Mar 30, '04 08:11:49AM No
Counting your Mac and any connected peripherals, how many cables (power, FireWire, USB, etc.) does your setup require? 2,308 Mar 22, '04 01:24:35PM No
Most of the time, I use the Finder in this mode: 2,381 Mar 12, '04 12:20:03AM No
Which release of OS X are you running? 5,176 Feb 27, '04 12:45:36AM No
Browser Wars #4 ... Which OS X web browser do you use most often? 3,132 Feb 11, '04 03:21:20PM No
Do you think Apple will introduce a true 20th Anniversary Mac in 2004? 1,898 Feb 03, '04 04:27:03PM No
Which Macworld 2004 Apple product impressed you the most? 2,839 Jan 19, '04 07:16:35PM No
At Macworld Expo 2004, the keynote surprise will be ... 3,709 Jan 06, '04 06:27:49PM No
For the majority of your word processing (NOT programming!) needs, you use... 3,671 Dec 14, '03 02:18:22AM No
Slashdot is ... 1,814 Dec 02, '03 07:07:36PM No
The buggiest major official OS X release was ... 2,303 Nov 20, '03 04:18:20PM No
Which macosxhints.com theme do you like the best? 518 Nov 11, '03 10:03:01AM No
Panther users only - After one week with the OS, how would you rate it based on bugs, performance, install, etc.? 1,827 Nov 07, '03 12:15:47PM No
The year's best movie sequel was / will be ... 3,697 Nov 03, '03 01:26:35AM No
LotR looks to be the best, so now it's time to name the _worst_ sequel of the year ... which one sucked the most? 2 Oct 30, '03 01:39:32PM No
Panther arrives on October 24th ... you will own it when? 2,457 Oct 23, '03 06:04:26PM No
What's the first Apple operating system you used on a regular basis? 11,025 Oct 14, '03 10:51:24AM No
When do you plan on purchasing a G5-powered Mac? 1,546 Sep 23, '03 09:42:29AM No
Will new PowerBooks be released at Paris in September? 903 Sep 15, '03 10:34:42AM No
Which desktop Mac design (not features, just design!) do you like the most? 6,245 Aug 28, '03 08:37:06AM No
And now for something completely different ... will you ever buy a Segway? 1,458 Jul 28, '03 07:42:55AM No
With which major OS X version did you make OS X your *primary* OS? 3,460 Jul 17, '03 11:45:32PM No
Based on the WWDC preview of Panther, what are your upgrade plans? 1,398 Jul 04, '03 03:33:30PM No
How would you rate the new PowerMac G5 lineup? 1,539 Jul 04, '03 03:33:26PM No
What do you think is the most likely 'big news' to be announced at the WWDC Keynote on Monday? 681 Jun 23, '03 10:24:10AM No
Congratulations! You've just been hired as the new Apple CEO ... today you've decided to announce: 2,495 Jun 18, '03 05:21:34PM No
Should Apple include a multi-button mouse with new machines? 2,079 Jun 10, '03 12:33:54AM No
Do you personally plan to buy a new desktop PowerMac this year? 2,045 May 27, '03 04:43:00PM No
Within the next 30 days, how many tracks do you expect to purchase from the new iTunes Music Store? 3,824 May 14, '03 04:34:26PM No
How many Macs (working or not) do you own? 3,867 Apr 29, '03 11:13:01AM No
What are your plans regarding recordable DVD drives? 2,142 Apr 14, '03 01:24:58PM No
How often do you use Classic? 2,485 Apr 01, '03 12:23:16AM No
When do you think 10.3 will be generally available (not announced, but available)? 1,960 Mar 21, '03 11:05:35AM No
Which of the following choices would do the most to secure Apple's future success? 3,495 Mar 03, '03 06:30:56PM No
Browser Wars #3! Which OS X browser do you use most often? 4,980 Feb 18, '03 11:51:43AM No
Apple's next non-Mac hardware device will be the ... 1,312 Feb 07, '03 03:21:37PM No
Which new product from MW San Francisco do you like the most? 3,304 Jan 27, '03 03:19:46PM No
How do you feel about the announcements made at today's keynote? [No cheating - vote AFTER the keynote!] 1,024 Jan 12, '03 11:00:33AM No
How many new Macs do you plan on purchasing (for personal use) in 2003? 1,910 Jan 12, '03 11:00:18AM No
If you had your choice, would the Pick of the Week item continue in 2003? 545 Dec 23, '02 11:09:38PM No
Which Apple rumor site will turn out to have posted the most accurate Macworld SF 2003 rumors? 938 Dec 16, '02 09:51:39AM No
If you could have one of the following Apple products for free, which one would you take? 4,567 Dec 03, '02 10:55:47PM No
Which of the following is Number One on your list of OS X annoyances? 3,774 Nov 20, '02 10:43:10PM No
#057 - If 5 is 'Excellent' and 0 is 'Awful,' what is your opinion of Apple's 'Switch' campaign? 3,154 Nov 03, '02 11:28:58AM No
#056 - In your opinion, iCal is... 1,871 Oct 14, '02 09:49:13AM No
#055 - Apple's decision to drop OS 9 booting on new Macs in January of 2003 was... 2,142 Sep 29, '02 11:19:23PM No
#054 - Which of the following best matches your experiences with the Jaguar upgrade? 3,786 Sep 17, '02 12:37:53PM No
#053 - How many displays are attached to your main Mac? 1,426 Aug 31, '02 01:23:34PM No
#052 - Regarding OS X 10.2 Jaguar, you will... 2,470 Aug 20, '02 01:48:08AM No
#051 - What are your .mac plans? 2,004 Aug 01, '02 11:24:39AM No
#050 - If you previously used OS 9 and now use OS X the majority of the time, what was the primary reason for your switch? 1,021 Jul 22, '02 09:15:27AM No
#049 - At Macworld NY in two weeks, Apple will announce that Jaguar will be available ... 1,346 Jul 15, '02 07:42:23PM No
#048 - Return of the Browser Wars! (Poll #13) ... Which web browser do you use most often? 2,676 Jul 03, '02 11:11:49AM No
#047 - Now that the eMac is available to anyone, will you buy one? 1,315 Jun 19, '02 01:48:48PM No
#046 - What impact will the new xserve box have on Apple's share of the server market? 1,605 Jun 04, '02 04:00:17PM No
#045 - How long do you wait before installing an OS X upgrade? 1,620 May 24, '02 08:08:51AM No
#044 - How much will you be willing to pay for the Jaguar upgrade? 1,673 May 14, '02 12:22:04AM No
#043 - Do you own an iPod? 1,315 May 14, '02 12:21:51AM No
#042 - When did you start using OS X as your primary OS? 2,419 May 05, '02 04:17:19PM No
#041 - When will OS X 10.2 be released? 1,697 Apr 22, '02 03:01:06PM No
#040 - How often do you boot into OS 9? 1,823 Mar 29, '02 04:46:51PM No
#039 - How long will it be before Apple introduces a machine which will not run OS 9.x? 2,507 Mar 18, '02 12:43:27PM No
#038 - How does the new look of macosxhints compare to the old? 377 Feb 27, '02 08:38:32AM No
#037 - How often do you reboot your OS X Mac? 2,542 Feb 24, '02 10:19:47AM No
#036 - What are your thoughts on iPhoto? 2,384 Feb 08, '02 09:41:42PM No
#035 - Are you planning on buying an iMac2, and if so, which one? 1,068 Jan 16, '02 02:45:51PM No
#034 - What product would you most like to see introduced at MacWorld San Francisco? 1,881 Jan 07, '02 05:43:18PM No
#033 - How long will it be before Apple offers additional appearance themes for OS X? 1,574 Dec 20, '01 01:41:42AM No
#032 - How many kernel panics have you had with 10.1? 2,899 Nov 19, '01 11:04:22AM No
#031 - What are your plans regarding Office v.X? 1,224 Oct 21, '01 06:55:24PM No
#030 - What do you think will happen to Apple's market share over the next three years due to OS X? 1,058 Sep 24, '01 04:14:37PM No
#029 - Do you think the (rumored) 10.1 Macworld release will be notably faster? 585 Jul 10, '01 01:03:44PM No
#028 - Should Apple have waited until July to pre-load OS X? 788 Jun 22, '01 11:15:30AM No
#027 - Was it smart of Apple to open retail stores? 536 May 29, '01 12:19:41AM No
#026 - What type of internet connection do you have on your OS X machine? 1,096 May 18, '01 12:19:57AM No
#025 - When will OS X be pre-loaded on new hardware? 379 May 04, '01 12:15:58AM No
#024 - Will Apple release an update IN APRIL that enables DVD playback? 334 Apr 20, '01 11:45:36AM No
#023 - By what date will you be using OS X [without Classic] as your 100% full time OS? 636 Apr 13, '01 01:52:26AM No
#022 - What is the most important thing for Apple to address before pre-installing OS X? 1,007 Apr 06, '01 01:06:05AM No
#021 - Did Apple release OS X before they should have? Add comments... 915 Mar 30, '01 09:20:31AM No
#020 - Do you think the OS X Gold Master was... 244 Mar 23, '01 12:40:51AM No
#019 - How often do you use your Mac to watch a DVD? 282 Mar 15, '01 11:18:02PM No
#018 - How important is it that Apple officially supports themes in OS X? 175 Mar 09, '01 12:10:20AM No
#017 - When will Apple release a machine that runs OS X on a non-PowerPC chip? 145 Mar 02, '01 09:46:37AM No
#016 - How many kernel panics have you experienced with the Public Beta? 154 Feb 23, '01 09:25:14AM No
#015 - You plan on running X Windows on OS X because... 266 Feb 15, '01 11:59:02PM No
#014 - Should OS X include a complete, full-detail, printed manual in the box? 224 Feb 08, '01 11:28:03PM No
#002 - Name the ONE thing you want Apple to add back from OS9? 381 Feb 02, '01 08:38:19AM No
#010 - What is your feeling on the genie effect when minimizing a window to the dock? 174 Feb 02, '01 08:37:52AM No
#009 - Where will you be installing OS X when it ships? 194 Feb 02, '01 08:37:36AM No
#008 - What is your favorite feature in OS X? 296 Feb 02, '01 08:37:10AM No
#007b - How much RAM is installed on your OS X PB machine? 276 Feb 02, '01 08:36:50AM No
#007a - On which hardware are you running OS X PB? [see related RAM poll] 322 Feb 02, '01 08:36:30AM No
#006 - How long after 1.0 ships will you wait to purchase (assuming price is not an issue)? 268 Feb 02, '01 08:35:48AM No
#005 - From your perspective, what is the most important Carbon/Cocoa application that does not yet exist? 260 Feb 02, '01 08:35:27AM No
#004 - How much of a discount (US$) do you expect on OS X 1.0, knowing you paid $30 for the beta? 182 Feb 02, '01 08:34:33AM No
#003 - Assuming you own 9.0, how much are you willing to pay (US$, list price) for OS X? 347 Feb 02, '01 08:33:50AM No
#001 - Prior to using OS X, how much UNIX experience did you have? 370 Feb 02, '01 08:33:03AM No
#013 - Which OS X browser is your favorite? 230 Feb 02, '01 02:30:33AM No
#012 - What is the worst remaining UI flaw in OS X based on the MacWorld preview? 155 Jan 26, '01 01:11:14AM No
#011 - Will you purchase OS X 1.0 within a week of its release on March 24th? 258 Jan 19, '01 01:52:45AM No

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