www.lochalpine.org Computing Survey

It’s not too late to submit your survey; I will adjust the totals to reflect your input. Simply send the survey to me or drop it in my mailbox.

This survey was distributed at the annual meeting. Thanks to all the respondents for taking time to fill out the survey and thanks to Craig Penrose for tallying the results. Your answers to these questions will help us make sure the site is “user-friendly” for Loch Alpine residents. Please submit suggestions, material, questions and/or comments about the site to Paul Kazanjian (kazanjia@med.umich.edu). (Last update: )

Total respondents:

46

Number attending annual meeting:

n/a

Loch Alpine households:

n/a

1) Do you own a computer?

Yes

44

No

2

2) Do you plan to buy a computer in the near future?

Yes

2

No

7

3) If yes, what kind of computer do you plan to buy?

PC

6

Macintosh

1

Don’t know

0

4) How many computers do you have at home?

1

20

2

17

3

4

4 or more

2

5) Which operating system do you use? (Check all that apply.)

Windows 95

15

Windows 98 or ME

22

Windows NT 4.0

1

Windows 2000

9

Windows XP

4

Mac OS

6

Linux

1

6) What size is your primary monitor (screen)?

14”

5

15”

16

17”

12

19” or greater

9

Don’t know

3

7) What screen resolution do you use?

640 x 480

3

800 x 600

9

1024 x 768 or greater

11

Don’t know

21

8) Do you have an internet connection at HOME?

Yes

43

No

1

9) What type of internet connection do you have?

Modem (dial-up)

24

Cable modem

17

ISDN

0

Satellite

0

ADSL

0

Other

0

10) Who is your internet service provider?

Comcast

16

AOL

13

Other:
Work, MichNet (2), MSN (2), Provide, AZMail.Net, ATT, EarthLink, Juno

10

11) What is your primary web browser?

AOL (Internet Explorer)

13

Internet Explorer

19

Netscape

8

Opera

0

Other

4

12) From where do you browse the web?

Home

23

Work

4

Both

18

13) Do you use e-mail?

Yes

45

No

0

14) How often do you check your e-mail?

Never

0

Once a month

1

Once a week

2

Several times a week

11

Once a day

15

Several times a day

16

15) Have you ever visited the Loch Alpine web site?

Yes

33

No

11

Write in:
“Can’t get it”


1

16) Have you found the web site useful?

Yes

26

No

3

Write in:
”50/50”
”no opinion”


1
1

17) If the LA web site were updated regularly, how often would you visit it?

Never

0

Once a month

20

Once a week

13

Several times a week

3

Once a day

1

Several times a day

0

Write in:
”once or twice a year”


1

18) Would you approve of having your name, address, and telephone number on the LA website IF ACCESS WERE RESTRICTED BY A USERNAME AND PASSWORD (same password for entire community)?

Yes

25

No

14

Write in:
”maybe”


2

19) What other information would you like to see on our website? Please use other side, if necessary.

“Advertising of local residents
-home businesses
-community aid services
-landscape services
-baby-sitters, etc.”

“Classified services offered by community members”

“Could not find the Lore on the site”

“Community events, meetings, issues, special deals”

“Contractor notices, when they intend to block or obstruct roads”

“E-mail addresses of residents who agree to post on site”

“Everything neighborhood from anyone and get an exchange going again”

“I was quite annoyed recently to receive junk E-mail from community member who got my name from the LA Lore mailings. I DO NOT WANT ANY JUNK MAIL, JOKES, EDITORIALS, or POLITICAL COMMENTARY from my neighbors. LA “official” info mailings are OK and are all I agreed to.”

“Progress on lakes; community social events”

“Publish the Lore. Minutes of Board Minutes. Space for Q&A about Loch Alpine (such as the Lake Project)”

“Thank you for making the LA-AACC link work”

“Timely notice of Board Meeting location”

“School URLs”