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Working hard..
How many different jobs have you had in the last 5 years? (Votes: 99)
Poll Closing Date : 2009-09-14
#1 1-2 I enjoy where I work. (62)
#2 3-5 I work hard. (18)
#3 12+ I am a web designer or telemarketer :) (12)
#4 6-8 I enjoy change. (3)
#5 9-12 I like to keep the door open. (2)
Mobile Connectivity
How old is your iPhone, Blackberry, PDA, Cell Phone? (Votes: 200)
Poll Closing Date : 2009-05-17
#1 More than 18 months! (59)
#2 2 months old or less (42)
#3 12-18 months (41)
#4 6-12 months (28)
#5 3-6 months (27)
Adobe's Creative Suite 4
Will you be upgrading your Adobe products to CS4? (Votes: 149)
Poll Closing Date : 2009-02-20
#1 No, cannot afford it. (44)
#2 Yes, I already have! (36)
#3 I'm not sure if I want/need to yet. (23)
#4 No, I am happy using my older CS versions. (16)
#5 Yes, but haven't yet done so. (14)
#6 Nope, no need! (12)
Instant Messengers!
Which IM do you use? (Votes: 809)
Poll Closing Date : 2008-12-19
#1 MSN Messenger (245)
#2 Yahoo Messenger (105)
#3 Google Talk (75)
#4 Adium (74)
#5 Skype (66)
#6 AIM (ICQ) (54)
#7 None (40)
#8 QQ (34)
#9 Trillian (22)
#10 Pidgin (22)
#11 iChat (20)
#12 Other (12)
#13 Meebo (10)
#14 Gadu-Gadu (9)
#15 Miranda (5)
#16 Jabber (4)
#17 Xfire (3)
Energy Savings?
How often do you completely power down your work station? (Votes: 226)
Poll Closing Date : 2008-10-03
#1 Once at the end of the day (105)
#2 Never, I use sleep / hibernate mode (57)
#3 Weekends mostly (37)
#4 2-3 times a day (26)
iPhone 3G
Are you going to buy the iPhone 3G? (Votes: 119)
Poll Closing Date : 2008-08-02
#1 Nope - I'm happy with what I've got. (36)
#2 Yes - but probably not right now. (27)
#3 No way! Don't like it much. (20)
#4 Perhaps, still undecided. (18)
#5 Yes! I can't wait! (16)
New Computer?
How long since your last major computer purchase (excluding your iPhones and PDAs)? (Votes: 225)
Poll Closing Date : 2008-07-10
#1 2-3 years (62)
#2 It's been about a year or so... (35)
#3 Less than 6 months (32)
#4 Less than a month (28)
#5 4-5 years (26)
#6 Less than a year (24)
#7 5-10 years (Houston, we have a problem).. (8)
#8 10 years or more (We want to see your homepage). (7)
Photoshop
What version of Photoshop do you use? (Votes: 508)
Poll Closing Date : 2008-05-31
#1 Photoshop CS3 Extended (170)
#2 Photoshop CS2 (132)
#3 Photoshop CS3 (102)
#4 Photoshop CS (47)
#5 Photoshop 7 or older (45)
#6 Elements 6 (4)
Section 508 Standards?!
Do you still worry about InternetExplorer 5 when developing? (Votes: 123)
Poll Closing Date : 2008-04-01
#1 Not any more, it's pretty old, so we mostly forget about it. (94)
#2 We still support IE 5 browsers sometimes. (16)
#3 We definitely support it. (7)
Plug-in upgrades needed for Flash 9/CS3...
Do you find it a hassle/problem for developing? (Votes: 36)
Poll Closing Date : 2008-03-01
#1 I still develop in Flash 8 since I know most people have that plug-in. (12)
#2 Not at all (11)
#3 I will wait a while until I'm sure most users will have the Flash 9 plug-in. (11)
The iPhone has been around 6 months...
How do you iPhone users like it? (Votes: 208)
Poll Closing Date : 2008-02-09
#1 It's the best! (61)
#2 Other (58)
#3 It's nice, but not great. (34)
#4 It's OK, but Blackberry is just as good for a lot of reasons (18)
#5 Bought it, hated it. (16)
#6 It's not good.. prefer Treo or Blackberry (14)
Google
Is Google still your number one search engine? (Votes: 247)
Poll Closing Date : 2008-01-11
#1 Yes, definitely! (197)
#2 It's Ok (28)
#3 No, there are better ones (12)
#4 Definitely not! (10)
Apple's new OS
What do you think of Mac's OS X Leopard? (Votes: 167)
Poll Closing Date : 2007-12-17
#1 I've not tried it... yet. (49)
#2 It's everything I dreamed of and more! (33)
#3 Doesn't really matter to me. (32)
#4 It's fine, does what I need, nothing extraordinary. (27)
#5 Not impressed. (19)
#6 Linux boxes are still the best! (5)
How many internet accessible devices are in your home?
PC, laptop, mobile phone, etc. (Votes: 339)
Poll Closing Date : 2007-11-13
#1 1-3 (158)
#2 4-6 (102)
#3 7-9 (38)
#4 10-12 (18)
#5 19+ (16)
#6 13-15 (3)
#7 16-18 (1)
Your Online News
What's your favorite tech news site? (Votes: 115)
Poll Closing Date : 2007-10-04
#1 Digg (18)
#2 Other (17)
#3 Fox (11)
#4 Google News (10)
#5 CNN (10)
#6 Wired News (9)
#7 Yahoo News (8)
#8 c|net (7)
#9 Slashdot (6)
#10 Msnbc (4)
#11 Reuters (4)
#12 ZDNet (3)
#13 ABC (3)
#14 CBS (2)
#15 USA Today (1)
Users Helping Users / Q & A Feature?
Would you like to see this feature on CHP? Would you like to be able to post your web design or development questions for others, or to help others by answering their questions? (Votes: 29)
Poll Closing Date : 2007-09-15
#1 This could be a great feature - please do it! (9)
#2 No, don't care (8)
#3 Yeah, this would be cool (7)
#4 Maybe... not sure if I'd use or or help others (5)
Apple's new iMac
What do you think of the new iMac? (Votes: 119)
Poll Closing Date : 2007-08-29
#1 Totally cool and ultra hip! A must have! (48)
#2 Apple... Never really cared about it much. PC for me! (27)
#3 It's snazzy and all, but not worth Steve's keynote. (15)
#4 The new iMac... It's the same thing! Don't really care. (9)
#5 I'm happy with what I have right now. I see no need for it. (8)
#6 Boring! I want an iPhone! (7)
#7 iMac? Who cares? What about linux? (3)
#8 Hate it! When is Steve going to invent the iEverything? (1)
Content Management Systems
Which is the best open source CMS that you're most comfortable using? (Votes: 140)
Poll Closing Date : 2007-08-06
#1 Joomla! (45)
#2 Other (24)
#3 Drupal (21)
#4 WordPress (17)
#5 PHP-Nuke (11)
#6 Mambo (6)
#7 Plone (5)
#8 XOOPS (3)
#9 e107 (1)
The New iPhone
Will you be purchasing Apple's iPhone this summer? (Votes: 265)
Poll Closing Date : 2007-07-12
#1 Nah, I don't want to spend the money (71)
#2 I'm not sure if I want to yet, I'm going to wait and see. (45)
#3 Maybe, but it is pretty expensive. (29)
#4 No, I don't want to switch carriers. (27)
#5 Yes, without a doubt! (I'm already with ATT) (25)
#6 No, I can't switch carriers (I have a contract) (22)
#7 Yes, but I have to switch carriers. (20)
#8 Maybe, but not quite sure yet. (20)
Your Digital Workload
How many web sites do you design a year? (Votes: 242)
Poll Closing Date : 2007-06-03
#1 More than 10 sites (104)
#2 2-3 sites (45)
#3 4-5 sites (31)
#4 1 or less sites (29)
#5 6-10 sites (27)
Your Software - Legal or Not?
Where do you get your software? (Votes: 384)
Poll Closing Date : 2007-04-20
#1 I pay for nothing, I grab it all illegally from file sharing sites (111)
#2 I pay for everything. I'm 100% legal baby! (99)
#3 I pay for everything and/or am provided software via work or other legal sources (66)
#4 I pay for more than 75% of my software legally, but grab illegally from file sharing sites every so often (48)
#5 I pay for less than 50% of my software and grab the other half from file sharing sites (45)
Design
Why are you a web designer? (Votes: 204)
Poll Closing Date : 2007-03-06
#1 It's my career - I design mainly for paying clients (122)
#2 For fun/hobby only (33)
#3 I'm in school learning about design at this time (29)
#4 I design for my own web site only (13)
What type of education do you have?
Is there a doctor in the house? (Votes: 173)
Poll Closing Date : 2007-02-05
#1 Bachelor's Degree (A.B. or B.A. - 4 years) (65)
#2 Some College (some form of higher education) (24)
#3 Master's Degree (19)
#4 Associate's Degree (2 years at a University) (19)
#5 Some High School (13)
#6 High School Diploma (10)
#7 Secret Intelligence Service (007) (10)
#8 Doctoral Degree (6)
#9 Specialty Training / Trade School (3)
#10 Other (2)
Work Stations!
Where do you do your design work? (Votes: 87)
Poll Closing Date : 2007-01-20
#1 Home (39)
#2 Design Firm (12)
#3 In a Small Business (8)
#4 Office Building (8)
#5 In a Van Down by the River (7)
#6 Wherever I can find free WiFi (3)
#7 Coffee Shop (2)
#8 Other (2)
Importance of elements in web design
Which combo do you feel is most important? (Votes: 53)
Poll Closing Date : 2006-12-11
#1 Design attractiveness, Layout, Usability (27)
#2 Usability, Layout, Color choices (15)
#3 Design attractiveness, Layout, Color choices (7)
#4 Design attractiveness, Layout, Font choices (3)
#5 Usability, Font choices, Color choices (1)
Is creating website becoming more expensive or less expensive?
Has web technology ended up LOWERING costs or has it RAISED costs for you as a web developer? (Votes: 36)
Poll Closing Date : 2006-11-25
#1 It's about the same amount of effort as it was a couple years ago (13)
#2 Definitely it's LESS expensive to create sites these days (12)
#3 Definitely it's MORE expensive to create sites these days (11)
What would you like to see more at CHP?
Help us plan more features man... (Votes: 35)
Poll Closing Date : 2006-11-17
#1 Major "How to and tutorials" section with downloadable examples (13)
#2 More new sites added more frequently to CHP (8)
#3 Web Firms directory so you can post your firm, contact info and best work examples (4)
#4 More Flash coverage, news, examples, articles (3)
#5 Design News section covering all types of web design news (3)
#6 Users Helping Users section with design questions and solutions (1)
Which browser is the best?
Not the most used, but the best one, in your opinion... (Votes: 194)
Poll Closing Date : 2006-11-07
#1 Firefox (112)
#2 Internet Explorer (55)
#3 Safari (13)
#4 Opera (7)
#5 Netscape (3)
Will design ever become automated?
Will technology be able to put real designers out of work anytime in next 50-100 years? (Votes: 65)
Poll Closing Date : 2006-10-30
#1 No way (36)
#2 Possibly (12)
#3 It's already happening (10)
#4 Yes, it could happen soon (4)
What do you think about using web design templates?
Do they deserve a bad rap or are they helpful sometimes? (Votes: 69)
Poll Closing Date : 2006-10-19
#1 They can help to speed up a lower cost project, where custom design isn't budgeted. (25)
#2 I would never use a template no matter what it looks like. (12)
#3 Templates suck because clients want a unique design - always! (10)
#4 Some of the designs are better than I can do, so I like 'em. (8)
#5 I use them to learn from sometimes since all the files are editable. (8)
#6 They are great sometimes, use them frequently. (3)
How have YOU learned to be a better designer?
Tell others how you do it! (Votes: 52)
Poll Closing Date : 2006-10-11
#1 Go online and study the best work I can find (27)
#2 I look for great designs and taught myself to copy them, so I can apply what I learn in copying, to my own work (15)
#3 Read books and online texts about designing (4)
#4 Schools, seminars, classes (3)
#5 How to tutorials online (2)
#6 Talk to others to learn more (1)
What kind of site do YOU prefer most?
Snazzy, cool, or easy to use? (Votes: 35)
Poll Closing Date : 2006-10-03
#1 Simple and easy to use is better than cool design (21)
#2 I prefer sites that are cool to look at, over easy to use simple ones (14)
Why do you come to WebSiteCool?
Help us out mates, we'll try and improve it for ya! (Votes: 41)
Poll Closing Date : 2006-09-26
#1 To get design ideas, duh! (29)
#2 General browsing - see if anything new or cool today (5)
#3 For general web news (but wish there was more of that) (3)
#4 Templates, logos, photos - the stuff that's for sale (2)
#5 To see if my site has been posted (1)
#6 Message boards (0)
Where do you go for Web Design/Development news?
What site do you find best for web designer news? (Votes: 39)
Poll Closing Date : 2006-09-19
#1 WebSiteCool (15)
#2 Sitepoint (8)
#3 Other (4)
#4 Del.icio.us (3)
#5 Slashdot (2)
#6 Digg (1)
#7 Cnet (0)
CHP Web Design Blogs Needed?
Do we need web design blogging features here or is that overkill? (Votes: 28)
Poll Closing Date : 2006-09-12
#1 No, it's not really of interest to me (10)
#2 Yeah I'd love to blog about web design stuff here (9)
#3 Maybe... not sure. (7)
#4 No, I blog elsewhere already (2)
How long have you been designing web sites?
Come on be honest... how many years have you been doing this work? (Votes: 115)
Poll Closing Date : 2006-09-04
#1 6-10 years (36)
#2 4-5 years (28)
#3 2-3 years (24)
#4 About a year, or less (17)
#5 Over 10 years (9)
Are you using AJAX in any of your site designs now?
Be honest kids... (Votes: 62)
Poll Closing Date : 2006-08-27
#1 No, but I wish I knew how (25)
#2 No, never (22)
#3 Yes, a couple times (7)
#4 Yes, frequently (4)
How many hours a day to you spend online?
Actual real time in front of a computer.... (Votes: 98)
Poll Closing Date : 2006-08-20
#1 More than 10 hours (33)
#2 6 hours or less (29)
#3 3 hours or less (14)
#4 More than 13 hours (14)
#5 1 hour or less (6)
Which search engine is better?
(We think we know the answer...!) (Votes: 91)
Poll Closing Date : 2006-08-13
#1 Google (67)
#2 Yahoo (15)
#3 Other (5)
#4 MSN (2)
Are you still using TABLEs in your HTML?
How far as you taking the w3 standard recommendations? (Votes: 162)
Poll Closing Date : 2006-07-30
#1 I use CSS a lot, but still use tables whenever they are easier. (38)
#2 I rarely use CSS. (Don't be afraid to admit it!) (38)
#3 I use CSS a lot, but I use tables for my major page structure. (37)
#4 I use CSS exclusively... no tables at all. (30)
#5 I try hard to use CSS only, but I use tables only once in a while. (13)
How many main colors should a web design have?
One, two? More? (Votes: 106)
Poll Closing Date : 2006-07-23
#1 2 main colors and shade variations of those colors (plus blacks, whites, grays) (45)
#2 3 main colorsand shade variations of those (plus blacks, whites, grays) (39)
#3 1 main color and shade variations (plus blacks, whites, grays) (9)
#4 5 or more colors is fine. (7)
#5 4 main colors or more is fine. (3)
Should George Bush be impeached ?
Ha, ok, we're getting political this time! (Votes: 126)
Poll Closing Date : 2006-07-16
#1 Yes - he's making a mess of everything! (82)
#2 No - he's awesome! (16)
#3 No - it's not so bad, he deserves to complete his term. (15)
#4 No - things are generally good, leave him alone! (13)
What Would You Like To See at CHP?
What do we need more of? (Votes: 41)
Poll Closing Date : 2006-07-09
#1 How To Tutorials (22)
#2 More new site updates (9)
#3 Freeware Fonts Archive (4)
#4 A CHP Store where you can sell templates, logos, buttons etc that you have created (2)
#5 More generally fun features like Hot or Not, Post Your Photo, Etc (1)
#6 Software Reviews by CHP Users (1)
#7 CHP User Blogs (1)
#8 More templates for sale (0)
Are You Watching World Cup Soccer?
How much of your attention is on World Cup these days? (Votes: 99)
Poll Closing Date : 2006-06-25
#1 Every day! (35)
#2 I totally don't care about World Cup Soccer (33)
#3 I'm watching some of it (15)
#4 I'm watching a lot of the matches (12)
What Is Your Specialty?
What is your primary job, what do you do with most of your workday? (Votes: 114)
Poll Closing Date : 2006-06-18
#1 Designer + HTML + CSS (43)
#2 Designer (Photoshop/Illustrator) (34)
#3 Designer + Programmer (11)
#4 Project Manager (10)
#5 Flash Artist (5)
#6 Flash Programmer (3)
#7 Programmer (2)
#8 HTML/CSS Production (2)
How Long Do You Spend On An Average Site Design?
Assuming the other pages will fall out of the homepage design, how long do you spend on an average home page design? (Votes: 178)
Poll Closing Date : 2006-06-11
#1 8 hours or less (33)
#2 2 days (26)
#3 3 weeks or more (25)
#4 5 hours or less (24)
#5 1 week (18)
#6 4 days (18)
#7 2 weeks (17)
#8 3 hours or less (15)
What version of Photoshop do you use?
How many have converted to CS or CS2? Be honest please. (Votes: 258)
Poll Closing Date : 2006-06-04
#1 Photoshop CS 2 (115)
#2 Photoshop CS (75)
#3 Photoshop 7.0 (62)
#4 Photoshop 5 or earlier (3)
Is Flash-Only A Good Decision for Websites?
What is the best direction for future of web site development? (Votes: 139)
Poll Closing Date : 2006-05-28
#1 Flash and HTML both (90)
#2 HTML-only is best (31)
#3 Flash-only (16)

 

 
 

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