Wednesday, 8 May 2013

Unit 14 D1

Tablet Comparison
Google Nexus Vs iPad: While both tablets are similar in concept and design, they are different in varied ways, such as the screen size or weight of the tablet.
For example, the Google Nexus 10 is lighter than the iPad 4, but by only a minuscule amount, and while the iPad 4 allows 4G connection in the UK, the Google Nexus 10 does not, and while it is possible to compare an earlier tablet to the tablets of today, the result would be biased and unfair towards the earlier tablet.
With high resolution comes a great processor, which both of these tablets need, and while the Nexus 10 has a fairly strong processor in it's own right, the iPad 4 blows it out of the water with 39 fps compared to the Google nexus 10's 27 fps.
While the iPad is more expensive at £399 compared to the Google Nexus's £319 (£80 cheaper), The iPad is more powerful for it's price, therefore meaning that if you have the money to spend, you should probably buy the iPad.











I shall now compare the iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S4 phones.

Both Phones are different, yet share some characteristics.
For example, the Samsung Galaxy S4 has a 5-inch SAMOLED Screen, compared to the iPhone 5's 4-inch IPS LED screen, allowing the Galaxy to win in this area, along with a 1920x1080(1080p) Display, compared to Apple's 1136x640.
While Apple wins in the category of Display Technology, with in-cell display to make the screen look as if it's part of the glass, while Samsung's Galaxy S4 uses some variant or another of Pentile, which makes it look silly on occaision, and while Apple uses metal cases, Samsung uses Plastic, making the Galaxy S4 look cheap in comparison to the iPhone 5.
Overall, if you like Aesthetics and good looks for things, choose an iPhone 5, if not, choose a Samsung Galaxy or a different android phone.

Wednesday, 1 May 2013

M2 Unit 34


Website Review

The creation of an interactive website requires a program such as Dreamweaver, which allows you to create a website with a semi-difficult interface, along with allowing you to switch between code and design view, or picking a split of both, allowing for a look at what you’re designing, and easy to edit code.
With a set of buttons, you can create website navigation systems, flash buttons to link to pages, and embedding and navigation to Pay Pal via a buy now button, using forms I made various buttons for the website I created, as I used Submit buttons in order to create a prototype website navigation system.
I created a header using Photoshop for use with my website.
I used a background as previously my website looked bland, and therefore I decided to fix that.
I used a table to create a basis for my website, using the table button, and then set upon making a background for each page, using extensive searches of google images, this is what came up:
Along with this image, i decided to use various others which will not be shown. And this is the result: My central homepage, which links to all areas of the website.

As i do not have a pay pal account, i had to use the one on the Kingswood School BTEC website, and i believe it worked well.
I merely copied the code for the pay pal button and placed it on my trailers page, as shown here:
When the user presses this button it links to the designated pay pal page.

Along with the pay pal button, i also inserted a you tube clip for my trailer, as seen in this Code view, along with inserting the embedded code so the trailer could be viewed on the web page.

I also inserted some forms to create different buttons to navigate the website with, as shown below, these submit buttons would navigate to different areas of the website, that as this was a test, i did not create a two-way system for these buttons yet.

Wednesday, 6 February 2013

P3 unit 34

     Area in the Privacy Policy Page of Amazon.co.uk, showing they comply with the Data Protection Act


Security risks include: Viruses, Hacking, and Identity theft.
For example, Identity Theft is where someone of less than clandestine manners hacks into your account, be it email, Amazon, or bank account, and uses it for less than clandestine things, like spreading viruses to friends and family, stealing their identities, and hacking into their accounts.

An example of Identity theft(Not actually this easy)

Thief: Hey, can I have your Email address and password?
Fool: Sure!
Thief: Thanks!

Examples of protection from said risks include: Secure Socket Layers, firewalls, and a strong password, AKA not something with 5 letters like Hoers, more like something like Troubled Horse, I’d also recommend placing numbers in passwords, but not like this: H0e47, as it is hard to remember..