“My personal computer and the Internet. It's where I do all of my banking and bill-paying and my weblog. I have about seven different e-mail addresses.”

— Sarah Wilkes, Web site editor, Eudora

“Probably my computer, but my cell phone would be pretty high up there, too. I work all day on a computer, and I talk a lot on my cell phone after 9 p.m.”

— Amy Perry, Kansas University pharmacy student, Lawrence

“The computer, because I'm going to school this fall to learn about the one thing that the world says I can't live without.”

— Lance Taylor, Johnson County Community College freshman, Lawrence

“The computer. I use it all the time for work, at home and game-playing.”

— Chris Redburn, customer service, Eudora