December 30, 2004

The New York Times > Technology > Internet Use Said to Cut Into TV Viewing and Socializing

Use of PCs and the Internet is still not easy enough. We should not have to spend this amount of time dealing with spam, viruses and fixing things. I spend at least this amount of time on maintenance. It should be easier. It's improving but not quickly enough

"The study, titled "What Do Americans Do on the Internet?" also found that junk e-mail and computer maintenance take up a significant amount of the time spent online each day.

Respondents reported spending 14 minutes daily dealing with computer problems. That would suggest that Internet users spend a total of 10 workdays each year dealing with such problems."

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