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How much computer time do you spend?

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I'm spending about 10 hours a day ( 6 days a week) behind my desktop, i have a family so that & other things take my time too.

But sometime i have days of 24 hours, if my aderline is keep me awake from a good idea:)

How much time do you spend behind your machine?

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Hmmm, probably between 10 and 14 hours. Maybe more. Smiling

This could be an interesting topic, good idea.

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JeevesBond;225687 wrote: Hmmm, probably between 10 and 14 hours. Maybe more. Smiling

Ha ha ha. Yeah right. There are 24 hours in a day, you sleep for 6-8 of those (often much less), which leaves 16-18 hours awake. Leave one hour for eating dinner and cleaning up, and maybe another hour for watching TV with me (if I'm lucky). You're still at 14+ (minus showering, using the washroom, dealing with the cat etc.). You'd only be down to 10 if I made you do yard work or something Wink

For me, It's usually 7-8. I work for 7 hours and on a typical day I'll only check email at home. I have lots of other things to do and I'd get bored and/or mentally ill if I spent all day on the computer.

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Megan;225694 wrote: Ha ha ha. Yeah right. There are 24 hours in a day......................

uh oh, I sense danger Laughing out loud

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maybe 9-11 hrs. because i work with my computer.. that's the reason

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10-15

I occasionaly have a 24hr stint if there is something I am right in the middle of and don't want to leave...or a problem
but generally around 13 hours

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That's a scary question of which I try not to think about Smiling. I work at my computer (unless I'm on a service call or something), I do most of my school work at my computer (3 out of my 5 classes are distance learning), and my free time...one word - Stumble! Also, I have a TV tuner card w/ MythTV, so watching TV technically doesn't take away from time on my computer.

So ya, I would say 12 hours easy +/- a few.

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I spend 8 hours a day.

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I spend 8 hours - 3 days per week. And then some time on other days as well!

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5-6 hours a day.

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maybe 8 to 10 hours..

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Well, I spend 12-16 hours a day "on" the computer in the usual sense of being near one. However I often spend many hours physically away from any computer, whilst thinking in much the same way as I would were I normally operating one. Even when I'm normally operating a computer, I spend a lot (the majority?) of my time thinking rather than physically interacting with the machine. So to remove the machine but retain the state of mind should count as "computer time" too -- meaning I can spend anywhere up to 20 hours a day or occasionally all 24 hours in a day on it.

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Well, I go to school five days a week and work four shifts a week, so when I have a night or day off, I'm typically on the computer about a total of 2-3 hours off and on all night with increases when I'm working on a specific website or new idea. Smiling

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Hmm... I'm on the computer a lot during the day but it's highly interrupted time. I've got my laptop on the table by the couch and pop on and off a lot. I don't get much concentrated computer time, though, unless I manage to get the boys napping at the same time.

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8 to 10 hours a day.

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Three hours a day, seven days a week.

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depends on the day of the week. I got a computer class at the highschool on weekdays (55mins), a 3 hour class on tuesdays and thursdays, and whenever i feel like being on when im not buisy.

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hmm, well, I dont meen to be sad, and plz dont tell me to get a life, but apart from sleeping and toilet breaks, pretty much every minute of every day. I have my life, my business, my entertainment and my education right here in front of me, why move? besides, I sometimes get lost if I venture outside my study. whats the point of wasting time?

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around 6 hrs everyday

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Only six hours? That's not much! You need to add at least another 10 to that. Laughing out loud

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Well, the old joke around my house since I've been involved in this business (many, many years) was that I am having an affair with someone with the initials I.B.M.

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7-8 Monday to Friday, less on the weekends and that is plenty for me.

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Hmmm, 10-14 hrs, It is average time of me. I do not want to sit on computer more time. In free time i want to play with my littlie baby.

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Seven days a week. or approx 12 hrs/day. I want to convert my siting time on computer is to 15-16 hrs. :clock:

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Let me think... 4-5 hrs. on my mac a day and about 2-3 on the PC. But that's plenty for me. Have to take care of my pets. Wink

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9 am to about midnight.. 15 hours give or take

about half of it spent here, not "working" Smiling

ooh - I stay away from all nighters unless absolutely necessary - in the 80s I once worked 36 hours to edit the dubbing for a film before the producer flew to Spain to finish it - I was hallucinating at the end, very detailed work on a strange movie Harvey Keitel would prefer you don't see (IMDB rating 3.4 out of 10)

at least 1/2 hour each morning on Skype with my colleague in India discussing "when will the producer pay me?"

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I would say about 12 hours a day!

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I am almost on most of the time. If i am not online or on my laptop then i am online or on my mobile phone which might as well be a computer.

I tend to spend my time with family, food, education and sleep.

Other than that, i am online or testing codes and seeing which i like best..

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i earn my bread and butter from the computer only. i take up designing jobs from different sites. my work stretches upto 10-14 hours daily

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Hello,
I spend my 12 hours on computer daily.9 hours are include my job and others are my persnol hours.

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I am now spending less hours on the computer, as not only do i have my personal life; with a fiancee now...

But i have to do some written personal projects, which are website draw up's, storyboards and planning information... (Thanks APC for the article!)

I spend most of my time, talking to clients online, spreading the word about my web hosting company, managing blog's and websites and also checking and replying to emails.

I tend to be busy now, but i should be back to my normal, "most nights" here soon.

It is 09.04AM, i have been online since about 07.00AM.

I get up nice and early and go to sleep past midnight, my computer just hibernates and then i defrag it every two weeks.

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I usually spend most of the time in front of my computer. I think it is about 10 hours.

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I spend at least 6 hours on computer. More often, i am playing games on computer.

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i spend about 8 hours of a day in front of computer

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about 8 hours a day for me, sometimes all day though

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I am working in a computer firm.In daily,i spend about eight hours in my computer.

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I spend about 8 hours on my computer daily.

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I spend about seven hours on my computer.

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I spend at least 5 hrs on computer. I use the computer for my work, playing games, listening musics.

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At the moment, I am on the computer a lot more than I used to be because I have so many work projects to do, and they take a lot of time.

Most of them, I have to do and invest money into and then I get the money back with more.

I am working a big links directory at the moment, and should have it all done in a few weeks(Yet to be seen)...

I shall sell AD space there after I have lots of visitors on a regular basis; cheaper rates for TWF, GeekPoint, and Digital Point forums...

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About... 10 to 12 hours a day, 7 days a week. and i still have a life! hehehe..

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widgets wrote:
I'm spending about 10 hours a day ( 6 days a week) behind my desktop, i have a family so that & other things take my time too.

But sometime i have days of 24 hours, if my aderline is keep me awake from a good idea:)

How much time do you spend behind your machine?

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I spend atleast 8 or 7 hours a day on the computer because my job calls for it.

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Far too much time Sad

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almost 12 hours.

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I spend 10 - 12 hours per day.
so all working hour I spend on computer.

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i think 8 - 10 hours per day 6 days a week...

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Too much. Smiling Probably 8 hours. Based on my aching right arm it seems like more. Smiling

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I spend 8 hours a day.

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12 hours every day.

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moderator pls delete

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I spend nine hours a day.

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For me it averages to about 6 hours a day. But I tend to view the time spent differently, depending on what I am using the computer for. For instance, when I write fiction, I don't log onto the internet expect for the occasional Dictionary.com reference. When I am doing research or other work, I'm mostly on the internet. It's the second type of work that I'm trying to limit, because you get most easily distracted then.

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I spend 8 hours on my computer daily, cause I use it work. At home I do not turn it on, cause my eyes are tired after work...

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About 8-10 hours. The main question - how much of this time is spent on work, and not just wasted.

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About 16 hours I would say on an average day, wow thats bad lol.

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I havent counted but its more than 10hrs a day,it varies actually...if i have work to do its goes upto 16hrs also n without wrk may be around 10-12hrs chatting with friends n browsing new sites of my interest and if i sit to watch movie online it takes another 4hrs extra.

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My computer works 24 hours a day, so all the time, when I’m at home I use it. It may be a work, or just a fun.

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Hmmm.... about 6-8 hours a day for me. I really need to always monitor my earnings online so I always am at my PC. Thank goodness my wife is helping me with all the work. She's the best!

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Like 8 hours is what I spend. Nothing more. I usually freelance or work on my sites in this time.

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at least 4-12 hours a day in from of my monitor, but on the week end i try to reduce it to just 2-4 hours ... never forget to take rest a while ...

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I spend at least 10 hours a day behind my computer.
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10 to 12 hours each day. Weekends are my full time recreation days !!

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It is very different how much time I use a day, normally about 8 to 10 hours... also the weekends.

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Since I am doing home based work, I spend about 8 hours on the internet.

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I spend at least 9 hours a day.

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I have been in IT sector since couple of years and have to spend lot of time with my PC, everyone wants to learn and earn so minimum 8 hour shitting must be with computer.

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6 to 8 hours which includes my gaming and project sessions too

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i spend around 7-8 hours on net.
most of which either i visit forums or chat with friends.
i am very fond of orkutting and facebooking.

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I try not to spend more than 2 hours as I have other things I do beside computers. I still think the 2 hours is quite a lot and am working to reduce it to a couple of minutes a day Smiling

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My work is related to computer. So I have to spent most of the time in front of computer. I daily spent more than 5 hours in front of computer. It is a nice question.Thanks.

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i spend about 15-16 hours on net everyday.

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I spent about 9 hours in front of computer screen, because i earn my livelyhood with this.