Has You Computer Taken Over Your Life?

[azzfox]

I bet there is many victims out there just like me who has made there computer a priority like if your not at school or work your on the computer, and most probably a messenger of some kind. If so tell us about it. Also not that long ago there was this topic on Nova100's Hughesy, Kate and Dave (now just Hughesy and Kate) program one morning discussing this and even Hughesy admitted to having an obsession with "My Space", a website which hosts a small amount of webspace for your personal use.

I might as well add a poll for a better view on results

Multiple Choice Poll is up

[KingDiamond]

It owns me most weeknights from 10-2am

[azzfox]

if any mods would like to add an "r" on the end of "You" in the thread title that would be good

[1vngal]

I'm on mine a fair bit. But it's only coz I don't really have much to do during the day or night. I'm at home most of the time being unemployed and studying from home. But, i don't ditch things that have/want to do, just so I can be on the computer.

So I voted no, and I always am on msn if I'm on the computer.....

[sixshooter]

Yeah... I 'm not sure about it owning me or I owning it.

[hakhawk]

well, wen ur battling blue screens of death on your way to work in the car, i reckon it has.

that and im on the pc a lot at home.

(note, the carpc doesnt bluescreen often enough to worry about, only when im stressing it with a million things at once)

[Till_Lind]

Well TV is crap and I spend too much money on crap, so can't get out too much. So yeah, I do spend too much time on the computer I think. I'm not on like every waking hour, but still too much.

[maxy0987]

Yeah i think im on the computer too much but its because i have nothing else to do while at home.
Coming home from uni in the afternoons ill spend maybe 4 hours on the PC, talking to my girlfriend on msn or just surfing the web like now.
Other days i go visit my girlfriend/work and then the PC will just fill in time in the morning or at night.
It because TV sucks and the PC/internet is an interaction that the TV doesnt provide (having said that there are a few TC shows i watch instead of being on the PC each week)

As said above, if im on the computer im on MSN as well

[VRSS]

i used to come on the computer too much, but now that i have my P's i can do things after school and stuff so no more being stuck at home haha

[jack.mc]

My prorities are work (uni)/time with The Girl, going out, a few other things, then computer at the bottom. I tend to still be on it a lot, now that I have a website.

Basically, I try not to let it control me.. And do an ok job :P

[Julie]

Yep atm it has, bloody ebay lol, but nah its all good for me, cos its making me money I'm always selling stuff on ebay, and answering emails from customers and stuff. Setting up a website too so its prob only gonna get worse.

[Charg'd]

i voted no, i only come on, if im talking to people on msn, then ill look around jc or wherever

[Lumps of cheese]

Yep atm it has, bloody ebay lol, but nah its all good for me, cos its making me money I'm always selling stuff on ebay, and answering emails from customers and stuff. Setting up a website too so its prob only gonna get worse.

Same, sell a bit on ebay so i will be on it at least an hour of a night.

[Patrio7]

MSN mostly, used to use ICQ a while back, dont like Aim or Yahoo.

oh and i host my own Ventrillo server ^_^

but by computer is my life, and my main machien died last night, hdd failure, good thing it was only my windows drive. just need to see if i can recover the my documents folder. still, get myself a new 120, re-allocate my last 80 as the new C: and use the 120 as a new stuff drive. good thing 120's are cheap, that or i might splash out and get a 200 or 250 ^_^

[stocky]

MSN mostly, used to use ICQ a while back, dont like Aim or Yahoo.

oh and i host my own Ventrillo server ^_^

but by computer is my life, and my main machien died last night, hdd failure, good thing it was only my windows drive. just need to see if i can recover the my documents folder. still, get myself a new 120, re-allocate my last 80 as the new C: and use the 120 as a new stuff drive. good thing 120's are cheap, that or i might splash out and get a 200 or 250 ^_^

better off getting a 320gb. theyre the best value for money.

and yes i spend too much time on the pc

[azzfox]

good thing 120's are cheap, that or i might splash out and get a 200 or 250 ^_^

better off getting a 320gb. theyre the best value for money.

i bought a 200gb Samsung, actually bout 186gb (200,000,000,000 bytes) off ebay not that long ago for $123 inc postage. now i see even cheaper 200's from that same seller

[tr3nt]

Yeah.. It's either

Out Cruising
On the PC; or
Working..

so yeah.. it's controlling me at the moment.. but I love it

[NVE_069]

Yup im forever getting into shit for spending more time on the net then with my gf lol, but i cant help it, its like if i miss out for a day ill get withdraws hahha if that makes sence

cheers

[Streetvision]

Yes, it did.

not so much anymore.

[crazyspoon05]

Because I work a lot of odd shifts, etc I usually come home and there's nothing on TV so will spend time on the net, especially Ebay and forums

[Patrio7]

i bought a 200gb Samsung, actually bout 186gb (200,000,000,000 bytes) off ebay not that long ago for $123 inc postage. now i see even cheaper 200's from that same seller

200gig seagate ( i use western digital or seagate's exclusivly, dont like other brands ) $98 ^_^

but yeah, my pc is my life, mostly forums msn ( to mates who arent within 1hours reach via road ) and anime, love my anime ^_^