[Dev] Sample data request: Sidebar screenshot

Mimi Yin mimi at osafoundation.org
Mon Nov 1 16:57:37 PST 2004


Hello,

We'd like to try a simple sample data gathering exercise. If you're 
comfortable doing this, please send over a screenshot of your PIM 
sidebar with a completely open tree. You're welcome to send more than 
one if you use more than one PIM (including web-based PIMs). If you 
send multiple sidebars, please indicate which one is your primary PIM.

Please send submissions to mimi at osafoundation.org

Along with your screenshot, please submit
1. a username (so we can track your submissions)
2. PIM application (please include the version and platform) ie. Eudora 
v.4 Professional for OX 9.2
3. Answers to the following questions.

Questions about your sidebar:
=======================
1. Which folders do you click on at least once a day? Including out of 
the box folders such as Inbox, Outbox, Trash, et cetera.)
2. Which folders do you click on several times a day?
3. Which folders have fewer than 10 items in them?

Questions about you:
================
Gender
-Male
-Female

Age range
-Young 'un (<25)
-Up and coming (25-34)
-At my peak (35-54)
-Oldie but goodie (>55)

How much time do you spend maintaining your sidebar organizational 
system?
-Zippo
-A wee bit
-A reasonable amount
-Too much
-It sucks the life out of me

How effective is your sidebar organizational scheme?
-What organization?
-Why do I even bother?
-Good enough, could be better
-It's da best!

How would you characterize your knowledge of computers?
-They're a mystery
-I wish I knew more
-I know enough
-I know too much
-Masterful

Please list your occupation and areas of obsession (ie. Library 
science, AI, deep-sea diving, movies about meteorological phenomena)

Thanks!

Mimi



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