When do you use E-mail?

You use E-mails inorder to send a quick message to someone in order to usually recieve a instant repsonse. Also, it is common to use E-mail in a work situation, as it is much quicker than actually finding the person and then having a conversation with them. Also, it is more efficient to use E-mails to talk to someone abroad, as it is free unlike the expensive phone calls it would take to talk to them over international phone lines.

Digital Communication vs Voice Conversation

Communticating with SMS in text language does have some disadvantages. Sometimes, the receiever of your messages does not understans what you mean when writing in text language and this can cause complications and mean that you have to use more texts explaining what you actually meant, writing it in proper english the second time round. Also, it is hard for someone to detect when somebody is using sarcasism or is actually being serious and this can sometimes cause problems. However, it is much cheaper to send text messages but more often than not it takes you 5 or more texts to have a conversation you could have within 3 minutes on the phone. So it does take more effort and a much longer time period to have a conversation via text message.
When having a proper voice conversation, phone call, it is a much quicker way of having a conversation, due to the fact that both communicators are able to understand each easily, it is easier to detect what some really means as you can hear the tone of their voice, detecting if they are joking or not and you can talk in proper english which takes alot less thought and effort.
Also, the downside to sending a wuick e-mail against having a short conversation is, the reciever of the e-mail does not always recieve the e-mail quickly enough and the repsonse is very delayed, some people are confident enough with computers to send one back. Once again, it is hard to detect what people actually mean. Also, secondly, it is much simpler to have a short face to face conversation with someone, as you then definietly know that they have the message you wanted them to have, you have their response and there is no confusion.

Analysing the 'good old days'

I think the business should begin to use Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel. By using Access they would be able to create a database to store all necessary information. Also, using Access it is easy to perform accurate calculations, furthermore, you can create validation rules, which make sure only vaild and correct information is entered into the database. Also, by using Excel it allows the business to create a spreadsheets that will safely hold all of their information and data.
It will be much more beenficial for the business to have all there important data held on a computer as it is easy to back it up several times in case of an emergency. Also, it is much more efficient and ensures the safety of the businesses data. I think Access will be more useful for the company over Excel, due to Access having a wider range of tools needed. The accurate calculations it will easily carry out,the validation rules and easy way to store data.
It is fair to say that not all people would find it easy to be confident with Access and Excel. However, with a bit of training the company's seceraty would soon be able to enter information safely into the database or spreadsheet. I do not think it would be necesassary to have a typist, as it would be suitable for the secetary to do both jobs, saving the company money.
The introduction to the office package will have a great affect on the business and allow them to complete things in a shorter time period and with more efficiency.

Ambulance Services

'Tool man'

If John used a laptop it would help him out considerably. As he would be able to keep a diary on his laptop, he could use it to listen to music while or while not working. There is also a calculator allowing him to do all his adding up without carrying around an extra calculator. He could also create a spreassheet to hold the price list from his catalogue. Also, if he had the internet on his laptop, he would then be able to use a map online whenever he got lost instead of carrying around a map and he could also create a website and this would enable to advertise his company better and also he could communicate with his clients via e-mai, also it would be beneficial to John to have a mobile phone, as he could keep all his contact numbers and addresses on there and he always has it in case of an emergency and also it enables him to contact clients. Also, if John has GPS it would enable him to find his way to his clients quicker and easier and therefore he would have no need for the map anymore.
Although, there some disadvantages to this, John would find it hard to learn how to use all the different programs on the laptop and how to work a mobile phone and GPS and also it isn't always really sometimes the mobile phone and laptop may run out of power this then becomes a problem for John as he doesn't have his necessary information.
However, I think overall it would be very useful for John to have this equipment, although i think he shouldnt just rely on them but it would condense the amount he carries around everyday.

Online Entertainment

The latest online entertainment I have used was the Playstation 3. It is very entertaining and suitable for a wide range of people. When it is connected to the internet it makes the experience better as you can play people all over the world and therefore the element of competition makes it more exciting and you can play a large variety of different games, from fighting to music games. One limitation is that it isnt always to maintain i good internet connection and can spoil your games at time.

Downloads

In our small groups, we discovered that all of us download music at home using itunes. However, this is only good if the person has an ipod, due to its format. It is easy to buy songs over the internet, as when you buy an ablum you do not necessarily want all the songs on the CD and therefore when you download music you only have to download the music wish to, however it is easy to run a big bill when buying music over the internet, as a song is 79p which initally seems cheap but to fill your an ipod with songs costs alot of money. We also, download the latest versions of programs such as itunes, it is usual to get a pop-up telling you to download the newest version, this is very easy to complete and is usually beneficial to the costumer in some way.