Online- Entertainment

The internet has grown phenomenally in the recent years. This growth has enabled it to become a hub for entertainment of sorts. Entertainment is available on pc and mobile phones (smart phones) devices such as I-phone and Blackberry’s. The internet offers opportunities to the entertainment industry as it makes send, streaming and receiving any information wanted quick and easy. This information caters for millions of people. There are many and various types of entertainment that can be found online.

Online entertainment makes it more interesting, relaxing and enjoyable for users who are often online and also for everyone.

Types of online entertainments

Online chatting:
Online Music: Bear share, You-Tube and spotify Online Videos: You-Tube
Social Networking: Face book, Twitter, Skype and My space
Online Games: Action, Puzzles and adventures
I-players

Online chatting: is talking to other people who are using the internet at the same time as you. Usually, this talking is the exchange of typed-in messages requiring one site as the repository for the message and a group of users who take part from everywhere on the internet. This is another method of relaxing and provides entertainment needs of people online. There are many chat forums where people from a variety of countries can chat generally. Forums are always 24/7.

Advantages of chat rooms:
Can meet new people
Brings people together of different ages, nationalities, ethnic groups, social classes, religions and political persuasion. Such people may not have the opportunity to interact with the real world.
Opens your mind to competing views, opinions and perspectives

Disadvantages:
Anonymity- no accountability
High Prone of Viruses
You really don’t know who you are talking to. Although they may appear friendly and nice, the reality may be somewhat different.

Online Gaming: is a game played over some forms of computer network. Online games can range from simple text based game to games incorporating complex graphic and virtual worlds populated by many players simultaneously. Online entertainment has become popular among young people, though they also appeal to an older range of people as well as they are a great way to relax and remain pleasurable

The demand for online gaming has pushed computer companies to make the perfect computer with the ability to host massive games with hundred of people online without an element of lag or connection loss. In recent times, computers have become so powerful and low cost that many of us play computer games for entertainment. You can buy specialised games machines that hook up to a television or you can use the Internet to play online games with thousands of other people who are also online with you

Games can come in number of Genres such as: Card Games, adventures and Brain games.

Advantages of online Gaming
Many researchers have proved the positive effect of playing online games on youngsters mind. A Word, Puzzle and trivia game enriches the children’s speech. Classic computer games such as
Tetris benefits the kids ability to focus, analyse shapes, think and plan ahead.
Some online games are free. It’s also cheaper to buy online games. Therefore save you money.
It’s multiplayer, it’s a good way to make new friends with similar interests to yourself and they can also help you in the game if you are ever stuck.

Disadvantages of online Gaming.
One of the key disadvantages that online gaming has is its inherent lack of physical person-to-person contact.
Can be addictive. It can also isolate you from Human companionship, distort your sense of reality, shorten your sight and also damage your back
They can cause you and other children to spend valuable time in the of the computer at the expense of work, school or family obligation


Music: more people are finding that they enjoy music online as it’s a cheaper alternative to purchasing their favourite tracks. There are lots of sites, which allow users to freely download and listen to music. Websites such as Lime wire and Bear share allows you to download mp3 files for free. However this is actually illegal as its breaking the copyright Law.

You-Tube is a video sharing website that has grown to be one of the most watched sites in the world. On you-tube you can post videos, watch music videos and also download. Many people uses U-tube as a way of staying connected with new update in music.

In the first decade of the 21century, technology made it possible to download music from the internet to your computer. Before this, you had to go to a music store physically and purchase an album or CD if you want to hear the latest favourite artist.

Advantages of downloading music:
You can download at any time and you get the music (almost) straight away.
You may only pay for the part of the song you want, you don’t have to pay for the whole CD just to get one track, you may be able to purchase just one track making the experience cheaper.
Convince: You have the ability to log on one of the many music sites on the internet and buy your music at the comfort of your home.

Cost: Many music sites charges a small fee for their membership and a charge for each download. It may seem like a lot of fee, but song for song it works out to less than typical cost of a CD. The ability to purchase and download music from the internet has lowered the price per song. If you combine this with the ease of purchasing at home, the cost save is even greater because no money is spend on travel to and from a store.

The internet has proven it power can have affect the music industry as file sharing has been rampant among customers. Aside from free software for music downloads, file sharing have also proliferated, save in internet users the cost and effort of downloading and installing particular software for music and file sharing. Still there are some disadvantages with music download especially those that are free or illegal.

Disadvantages of downloading music
Space: downloading music takes up priceless spaces on your hard drive. This might not be a problem for casual listeners, but audiophiles with considerable gigabytes of mp3 into heir libraries might take issues. A popular solution to freeing up spaces on computer is by using external drive to store music. As of July 2010, prices for terabyte external hard drive at around £65. External drives allow users complete and total access to their music libraries without taking up spaces on their main hard drives.
Illegal: downloading internet for free drastically affects the music industry in terms of album or digital single sales and record industries creates lower profits. Although illegal downloading is technically a crime, it is difficult to trace them.
Viruses: Although downloading music online is relatively easy, you cannot always be sure whether the music files you download is free from viruses. While most sites claim that the file is virus and spyware free, there might be hidden viruses, which a free and basic antivirus program cannot detect.
Corrupted files and inaccuracies: free music download don’t always work. Download which normally comes in mp3 format can be corrupted, meaning they don’t work. Some downloads can also take several hours to finish. Other problems include the accuracy of music, as many downloads can be mislabelled and have wrong titles.
Sound quality: sometimes, the music doesn’t have sound quality as good as the original. It is difficult for digital files to have same quality that a physical CD can have.

Downloades

Download services is a way of downloading things off the internet onto your computer or phones. There are many services that can be downloaded over the internet, ranging from entertainment to maintenance services. With the internet, we have been able to download things such as Music, Games, Video, photographs, software’s, books and many more.

A majority of the downloads are paid for and then downloaded as digital downloads. This applies to downloading services can comes in a range of diverse forms, they can be found on many different websites. Many downloading should be purchased although nowadays a lot of downloading can be done illegally.

SOFTWARES: is a collection of instructions that enables a user to interact with the computer or have the computer perform specific tasks for them. Without any software the computer would be useless. For example, you wouldn't be able to interact with the computer without software operating system. Soft ware box usually contains all the disks (Floppy diskette, CD, DVD or Blu-ray) required to install the program onto the computer, manual, warranty and other important documentation.

Example of software is the P.D.F software, invented by Adobe. This makes downloading easier and quicker.

Smartphone: is a device that lets you make telephone calls, but also adds in features such as the ability to send and receive email, edit office document and download various things. A smart phone will be based on an operating system that allows it to run application. Apple’s I-phone runs the IOS and the blackberry smart phone runs the BlackBerry OS. Other devices run Google’s Android OS, Hp’s Web’s and Microsoft’s Windows Phone.

Apps: An app is a piece of software; it can run on the internet, on your computer, or on your phone or other electronic device. A Smartphone gives you the ability to do more. It allows you to create and edit Microsoft offices documents or at least view the files. It may allow you to download apps in almost anything. Or it may allow you to edit photos, get driving direction via GPS and create a playlist of digital tunes.

Patches: A patch is a small piece of software’s that is used to correct a problem with a software program or an operating system. Patches are often called “fixes.” Services packs (allows for an easy and simple installation) usually contain many different patches.

Diagnostic program: is used in locating problems with the hardware or operating system environment that it is running on/in. Diagnostic programs provide solution to the user to solve issues. The use of Diagnostic software can save a great huge of time. This tool does not usually identify what the cause of a system problem is, they often provide hints or at least valuable information about what is in the system and how it’s working. Example of diagnostic tools includes: Norton system information and Microsoft Diagnostic.

Panda Antivirus Pro is based on a solid foundation of cloud computing which allows its vast user base to automatically share information which will help in the fight against future viruses. This in turn

Add on’s: is a piece of software that allows you do different things in IE, like flash files on a web new site, or to make a pdf of a webpage(if you have Adobe Acrobat Pro). Some are useful antispyware add-ons like McAfee’s site Advisor. O the other hand , some add on are malicious pieces of spyware/Malware and may slow down your pc down or do create more damage to your system.

Advantages of downloads

Lifetime membership for one-off charge- a lots of download services site offers a lifetime membership. So you pay once and never pay again. You can also have free software Bundles.

Can download lots of different thing from the internet

Some downloads are free and legal.

Less time consuming than going to shops and buying it(Don’t have to buy it manually)

Downloading takes up less physical space.

Disadvantages of Downloads

Slow downloading speeds: some download sites are notorious for slow download speeds simply because their resources cannot cope with high traffic volume.

Scam sites: some of the music might be copyright. Be careful of what music and the sources you are downloading from. Because in all business, there are black sheep.

Can download Viruse

I personally download lots of thing online. Inlcude: Music, Application forms and entertaiment such as Skype, Yahoo messenger. etc

Contemporarie issues in Ict

I have decided to have a look in number of contemporary’s issues about impact of it in health.. The use of it have been high in the health sector, Education system and development of technology such as (Ipod, blackberry and laptops) etc.Ict has the potential to impact upon almost every aspect of health sector. In public health, information management and communication process are essential, and are facilitated or limited by the available information and communication technology.

In developing countries, preventable diseases and premature deaths still inflict a high toll.Inequity of access to basic health services affects distinct regions, communities, and socialGroups. Under-financing of the health sector in most countries has led to quantitative andQualitative deficiencies in service delivery and to growing gaps in facility and equipmentUpkeep. Inefficient allocation of scarce resources and lack of coordination among keyStakeholders have made duplication of efforts, overlapping responsibilities, and resourceWastage common and troublesome problems.

Most countries are at some stage of health sector reform, trying to provide expanded and Equitable access to quality services while reducing or at least controlling the rising cost of Healthcare. Health reform processes have many facets and there is no single model being adopted by all countries (PAHO, 1998). ICTs have the potential to make a major contribution to improving access and quality of services while containing costs. Improving health involves improving public health and medical programs designed to provide elective, emergency, andlong-term clinical care; educating people; improving nutrition and hygiene; and providing More sanitary living conditions. These in turn ultimately involve massive social and economicChanges, as many health challenges go well beyond the health sector.

 The health sector has always relied on technologies. According to WHO (2004), they form the backbones of the services to prevent, diagnose, and treat illness and disease. Ict are only one category of the vast array of technologies that may be of use. Given the right Policies, organization, resources, and institutions, Ict can be powerful tools in the hands of those working to improve health.

Ict have been used in saving lives and prevented avoidable maternal deaths. Such as in South African, the use of mobile phone has enabled tuberculosis patients to receive timely reminder to take their medication. In developing countries, multimedia communication programs are increasing awareness of how community responses to HIV and AIDS can be strengthened. In Bangladesh and India, global satellite technology is helping to track outbreak of epidemic and ensure that effective prevention and treatment method can reach people in time.

Advantages of Ict in health care
 Reliable information and effective communication are crucial elements in public health
Practices. The use of appropriate technologies can increase the quality and the reach of both
Information and communication. Increased information helps people to improve their own
health. The ability of impoverished communities to access
Services and engage with and demand a health sector that responds to their priorities and
needs is influenced by wider information and communication processes mediated by Ict.
 The use of expert system (software using database) to guide diagnosis, recommend treatment and monitor implementation.
 Medical staff world wide have many opportunities to update their skill through internet –based advices and training initiative.
Case studies: Transforming healthcare through technology s

Disadvantages of Ict in health care.
In some of the electronic monitoring system, During an acute episode, patient may not be able to take their reading.
These are examples of how Ict have made an impact on health care

 IMPROVED DISSEMINATION: of public health and facilitated public disclosure and dialogue around major public health threat.

ENABLED REMOTE CONSULTATION: diagnosis treatment through telemedicine.
Support more effective research and the dissemination and access to research finding.

 Strengthened the ability to monitor the incidence of public health threats and respond in a more timely and effective manner and improved the efficiency of administrative system in health care facilities.

• Medical staff world-wide have many opportunities to update their skills through internet-based advice and training initiatives. For example, Moorfields Eye Hospital in London provides an internet-based consultancy service for ophthalmology patients in a number of African countries.