To begin, I'd like to thank all of you that have participated in my research study so far. I appreciate your willingness to share your opinions about the tools you use to do your job.

For those of you that have not had the chance to take the survey yet, I encourage you to do so. I need 40-50 more responses before I can conduct my analysis and will stop collecting responses once I have gathered ~150, so your chances of winning the iPod Nano have increased.

A description of my study and the survey can be found in my earlier post here: http://lopsa.org/blog/2819. You can access the survey here: http://www.questionbuilder.com/console/TakeSurvey?id=38817

Dear System Administrator,

My name is Nicole Velasquez, and I am a researcher at the University of Arizona. My colleagues and I are conducting a study to examine the factors and qualities that motivate system administrators to use or not use software applications, and we would really appreciate your help. You are being invited to participate because as a system administrator, you have a unique understanding of what makes a software application (i.e., "tool") useful in your job.

The survey asks about the tools you use in your work and will take about 20-30 minutes to complete. There are no right or wrong answers; we are interested in your opinions. Approximately 200-500 system administrators are being asked to participate in this survey. As a way of thanking you for your participation, one participant will be randomly chosen to win an iPod Nano.