Thursday, August 7, 2008

Module 4 - Tools for using the web

In your learning log record which programs you downloaded and note which (if any) facets you think might prove useful.

The programs that I downloaded are as follows;

1. Real networks real one – This form of media player has proven to be quite good. It has a number of qualities that other media players such as Windows Media Player and Apple Quicktime Player do not have. You can play games, music, watch DVD’s and TV. The films can be downloaded from the Internet and stored in the library along with the music. This can be useful for a number of reasons. This would be useful because all forms of medias are available at your fingertips rather than searching and using a variety of forms. The latest songs, DVD’s and television shows are displayed allowing the user to stay up to date with the new releases.

2. Copernic Meta for PC – The Copernic application is an excellent application that allows twice the amount of research to be done compared to using other search engines. This would be particularly useful if results from the other search engines are not presenting results that are appropriate for your search.

3. Bookmark Buddy for Windows – This application has not proven to be as useful compared to the book marking included in the web browser window. I found that it was not as convenient to use as the book marking in my former web browser. This was mainly because it is a separate application. It also took a while for me to work out how to use it. I felt that it was more effort than it was really worth.

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