Improvements that I could make upon this website are:
Improvement: The usage of a user database so that students who use this website could have a User ID and Password and based on this form would determine what movies and trailers they could watch and purchase. Benefit: This way, students who are under the age guideline of a particular film wouldn't be able to buy it and also, parents would be able to moderate the films that they buy as they grow older - assuming that the parents are buying the movies.
Improvement: I would make the buttons larger for navigation and create more space on pages like the 'Films' page where I had to squeeze each individual image on. I would have liked to have had text saying what movie it was, the age guideline and a link to an individual trailer page. On this trailer page I would have a 'back' button to return to the previous page. Benefit: This would make it so that film age ratings could be much clearer and it would also clue the site user up on what films were on show because they might not be able to read the small text on the film poster images.
Improvement: In terms of content, I would have liked a more intricate background page which would have made the website less bland and visually, more interesting to look at and browse through. I would have also have like to have changed the balloon image on each page as a different part of the film for example - Home would have an image of the house without the balloons, Films would have and image of the Doberman dog from the movie, etc... Benefit: This would make it more interesting and make it look more professional rather than keeping to the same picture of the balloon.
Improvement: If this website was updated weekly, I'd have liked to have had a changing theme from one movie to another e.g. Up to Shrek 2. Benefit: This would advertise the films available for the current week and possibly interest more people to join.
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
M2
I used Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 to create my website. The webpage was created as a HTML document so that it would be an internet based application which I could view on the internet. The first thing that I had to do was define my site so that all my materials would be in organised places and that material that I would use would be in those selected folders.
When creating the website, I used a Table which allowed me to put all of my contents inside.
After creating this, I was able to create a header for my heading to go into and compartments for images and other text.
When creating navigation, I had to create buttons with links and have them on each page so that there was a way to go back to the page before without having to resort to the 'Back' button on a browser. These were created by creating an image in another program and importing them into Dreamweaver. Then by clicking them, at the bottom of the page, the selected item's properties comes up. By going onto 'link' and selecting the destination page i wanted it to be linked to, the link would work and be copied onto other pages where I wanted the links/navigation. Other buttons like the submit button on the reviews page was created by going into Insert > Forms > Buttons.
Example 1
Example 2
The media used on the website was all placed in its designated folder ready for use e.g. Images, Text, Pages. This is so that after I had created an image, it could be dropped into the web page. On the 'Trailers' page, there was some scripting that had to be done when embedding YouTube videos into the site. I had to change my view from designer to split where i could see both the designer and coder views and inserted the script of the embed code where I wanted it.
This also went for things like the Paypal button on the web page.
I created drop down menus so that there were options for the user to choose from like when deciding what movie to buy and what method. This was done by going onto Insert > Form > List/Menu. After this, there were values and value names that had to be written in so that there would actually be something in the list. e.g. the 'Payments' page
A lot of my interactive tools were created first in PowerPoint because I wanted them to look a certain way whereas my images were created in Adobe Photoshop. I exported my images and text as PNG file extensions so that they would look the same as when I made them initially. I had to make sure that the backgrounds were transparent so that the images and text wouldn't come up with white backgrounds after which, I had to make sure they were the right size because at first, my images were too small to fit into the table. After thje conversion of file types I was able to save them into the designated folders and either drag them into Dreamweaver or import them.
Finally, creating a text box where a user could write a review for a movie was made by going to Insert > Form > Text Field. From there I was able to determine how big my text box would be and how much text it would allow, if there would be a scroll or if there wouldn't be and various other tweaks from the properties tab below.
P5 + M3 + D3
D3
I have created a website which consists of 5 pages titled: Home, Films, Trailers, Payments and Reviews all of which contain information necessary for the creation of a film club website.
The overall housestyle is an image from the film 'Up' in the left pane along with an area for navigation and a block for the website contents on the right-hand side.The webpages are all titled 'The Kingswood Film Club' so that they know what site they are accessing. I chose Up as an image because it is a film that is advertised on the site and the overall colour scheme goes nicely with it. Bright blue is eye-catching and since it is a school based website, why not have an image in the clouds for students to access?
Home
The homepage consists of a title above the balloon 'Home' and a block of text explaining what the website does and how to contact the school should there be any inquiries on the right. This is more of an introductory page to the site.The reason for this is because the title will indicate what page is being viewed and the the information allows there to be a formality for whoever may want to get in contact with the school. It also explains that there are age ratings on some movies and so not everyone will be able to watch a specific movie.
Films
On this page there are six movies to choose from and again is set out as above with a title above the balloon etc... By clicking the movie, you would be taken/linked to the trailers page where you can view a trailer for movie you want to see. The page in itself is to show what's on offer to watch and view trailers for.
Trailers
This page contains the trailers of the movies that are currently on. I embedded the codes from YouTube videos to make them playable on the website. The purpose of the trailers page is to give the viewer a sneak peak of what they will see in the film so that they know if its for them or not.
Payments
The Payments page consists of two drop down menus that are titled 'Select Film Title' and 'Select Viewing Method'. These drop down menus are much easier than listing out the films individually and they still allow the customer to decide what they want. The Viewing Method was something I thought that was necessary because some people would prefer to watch movies in the cinema while others would prefer to watch it at home either with family or on their own depending on the preference. This meets the user's needs as it is easy to choose the film and viewing method, the prices are listed below and then the Paypal button is just below for either the user or the user's parents to pay.
Reviews
This page is for the user to review any film that they have watched that is on the site. There is a drop down box to select the movie that you would like to review, a text field for the user to write their review and a submit button to submit the review. This page's purpose is also to inform the viewer of what other people thought of the film and what kind of feedback it has as a whole.
Wednesday, 1 May 2013
P4
Information about the website and what the visitor or member can do here. Contact information and etc…
Followed by an image, the movie
title will be shown with a link to the
reviews page.
This page will display the current
movie trailers and what is available.
This screen will contain the
JavaScript for the payment button followed by the title of the movie.
This page will contain the list of
movies followed by the reviews of them written by other users.
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
P2 + P3
User Side Factors:
Download Speed
This factor is dependant on the ISP and how fast the download speed provided by the is. A fast download speed will generally make web pages load faster as the media is downloaded faster and such. The use of a direct connection through ethernet cable is also another way that makes the connection more effective as there is no wireless disturbance. Ethernet is a much faster method. If the download speed is slow, consequently the loading of web pages will be slow.
Computer performance
Depending on how fast a computer runs will determine how fast commands can be processed and delivered to the screen as data. Things that affect this are things like RAM space, temporary internet files, bookmarks, etc... The less space there is taken up on the usre's computer, the faster it will process applications.
Wireless Interference
When using a wireless connection, there are factors that can cause limited or no connectivity. Usually it is the distance from the router/hub that can cause problems while at other times it can be the number of users of the same router. The weather can also impact the connection to the ISP which can result in limited or no connectivity depending on the actual weather e.g. cloudy, rainy, etc...
ISP problems
Sometimes the internet service provider's servers shut down or close temporarily for maintenance.
Server Side Factors:
Web Server Capacity
This factor is based on the amount of hits a website can take before it slows down. If there are more hits than it can handle, the information retrieval process slows however, if there is a lower amount of traffic then the information can be accessed quickly based on this.
Available Bandwidth
This is what decides how much content a user can download through the ISP. Depending on the level of bandwidth, the user can download in large quantities or will be limited in how much they can download so even if a user has a fast computer with high-speed internet, they will still be limited to their bandwidth.
No. of Processes Before Page Load
This factor relies mainly on how many processes the website has to execute before loading all of the information. This can be slow if the server has many items on one page at a time or a large amount of content and this can be even slower if the user has a low bandwidth.
No. of Hits
This is all to do with how many people are trying to view a website at once. Depending on how well a site deals with traffic, this can substantially slow the process of loading pages for whoever is using the site and because each hit is a download, there is only so much the server can handle until it will be unable to load more pages for the number of people trying to access it. If a website does reach the limit, then the webpage that the user is trying to view will be unavailable and they would be redirected to a page that informs them of this.
P3
A website that stores user information must entail the user into a legally binding contract which is the terms and conditions of using the website. Websites use a 'Sign In' feature which creates a user account containing all of the user's information. This is protected by an encrypted password which only the user should know and is given an ID for the user to be identified by on the site.
Here is Amazon.com's Terms of Use Agreement
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9 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CLAIMS
10 AMAZON SOFTWARE TERMS
11 OTHER BUSINESSES
12 AMAZON'S ROLE
13 OUR LIABILITY
14 APPLICABLE LAW
15 ALTERATIONS TO SERVICE OR AMENDMENTS TO THE CONDITIONS OF USE
16 WAIVER
17 CHILDREN
18 OUR CONTACT DETAILS
19 NOTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF RIGHT INFRINGEMENTS
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1 OUR CONTRACT
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Please note that unless otherwise stated on the website, delivery estimates are just that. They are not guaranteed delivery times and should not be relied upon as such.
Despite our best efforts, a small number of the items in our catalogue may be mispriced. We will verify pricing when processing your order and before we take payment. If we have made a mistake and a product's correct price is higher than the price on the website, we may either contact you before shipping to request whether you want to buy the product at the correct price or cancel your order. If a product's correct price is lower than our stated price, we will charge the lower amount and send you the product.
Unless expressly indicated otherwise, Amazon is not the manufacturer of the products sold on this website. While we work to ensure that product information on our website is correct, actual product packaging and materials may contain more and different information to that displayed on our website. Ingredients may also change. All information about the products on our website is provided for information purposes only. We recommend that you do not rely solely on the information presented on our website. Please always read labels, warnings and directions provided with the product before use.
For healthcare products, in the event of any safety concerns or for any other information about a product, please carefully read the information provided with the product or contact the manufacturer. Content on this site is not intended to substitute for advice given by a medical practitioner, pharmacist or other licensed healthcare professional. Contact your healthcare provider immediately if you suspect that you have a medical problem. Information and statements about products are not intended to be used to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease or health condition. Amazon accepts no liability for inaccuracies or misstatements about products by manufacturers or other third parties. This does not affect your statutory rights.
When ordering products from Amazon for delivery outside of the EU you may be subject to import duties and taxes, which are levied once the package reaches the specified destination. Any additional charges for customs clearance must be borne by you; we have no control over these charges. Customs policies vary widely from country to country, so you should contact your local customs office for further information. Additionally, please note that when ordering from Amazon, you are considered the importer of record and must comply with all laws and regulations of the country in which you are receiving the products. Your privacy is important to us and we would like our international customers to be aware that cross-border deliveries are subject to opening and inspection by customs authorities. For more information see Customs Information.
1-Click ordering is the fastest and easiest way to order products safely and securely from Amazon. If you are using a public or shared computer terminal, we strongly recommend that you deactivate 1-Click ordering when you are not at the computer.
Amazon and its affiliates will not be responsible for (i) losses that were not caused by any breach on our part, or (ii) any business loss (including loss of profits, revenue, contracts, anticipated savings, data, goodwill or wasted expenditure), or (iii) any indirect or consequential losses that were not foreseeable to both you and us when the contract for the sale of products by us to you was formed.
The laws of some countries do not allow some or all of the limitations described above. If these laws apply to you, some or all of the above limitations may not apply to you and you might have additional rights.
Nothing in these conditions limits or excludes our responsibility for fraudulent representations made by us or for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or wilful misconduct.
We will not be held responsible for any delay or failure to comply with our obligations under these conditions if the delay or failure arises from any cause which is beyond our reasonable control. This condition does not affect your right to have the products sent to you within a reasonable time. If the delay occurs before the products are dispatched, we will not charge you for the products until they are dispatched and you may cancel your order at any time prior to dispatch.
These conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and the application of the United Nations Convention of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is expressly excluded. We both agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the District of Luxembourg City, which means that you may bring a claim to enforce your consumer protection rights in connection with these Conditions of Sale in Luxembourg or in the EU country in which you live.
We reserve the right to make changes to our website, policies, and terms and conditions, including these Conditions of Sale at any time. You will be subject to the terms and conditions, policies and Conditions of Sale in force at the time that you order products from us, unless any change to those terms and conditions, policies or these Conditions of Sale is required to be made by law or government authority (in which case it may apply to orders previously placed by you). If any of these Conditions of Sale is deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that condition will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining condition.
If you breach these Conditions of Sale and we take no action, we will still be entitled to use our rights and remedies in any other situation where you breach these Conditions of Sale.
We do not sell products for purchase by children. We sell children's products for purchase by adults. If you are under 18 you may only use Amazon.co.uk with the involvement of a parent or guardian.
Amazon.co.uk is the trading name of Amazon EU SARL. Our contact details are:
Amazon EU SARL, Société à responsabilité limitée, 5 Rue Plaetis, L2338 Luxembourg
Share Capital: EUR 37,500
Registered in Luxembourg
RCS Luxembourg No: B-101818
Business Licence Number: 104408
Luxembourg VAT Registration Number: LU 20260743
Download Speed
This factor is dependant on the ISP and how fast the download speed provided by the is. A fast download speed will generally make web pages load faster as the media is downloaded faster and such. The use of a direct connection through ethernet cable is also another way that makes the connection more effective as there is no wireless disturbance. Ethernet is a much faster method. If the download speed is slow, consequently the loading of web pages will be slow.
Computer performance
Depending on how fast a computer runs will determine how fast commands can be processed and delivered to the screen as data. Things that affect this are things like RAM space, temporary internet files, bookmarks, etc... The less space there is taken up on the usre's computer, the faster it will process applications.
Wireless Interference
When using a wireless connection, there are factors that can cause limited or no connectivity. Usually it is the distance from the router/hub that can cause problems while at other times it can be the number of users of the same router. The weather can also impact the connection to the ISP which can result in limited or no connectivity depending on the actual weather e.g. cloudy, rainy, etc...
ISP problems
Sometimes the internet service provider's servers shut down or close temporarily for maintenance.
Server Side Factors:
Web Server Capacity
This factor is based on the amount of hits a website can take before it slows down. If there are more hits than it can handle, the information retrieval process slows however, if there is a lower amount of traffic then the information can be accessed quickly based on this.
Available Bandwidth
This is what decides how much content a user can download through the ISP. Depending on the level of bandwidth, the user can download in large quantities or will be limited in how much they can download so even if a user has a fast computer with high-speed internet, they will still be limited to their bandwidth.
No. of Processes Before Page Load
This factor relies mainly on how many processes the website has to execute before loading all of the information. This can be slow if the server has many items on one page at a time or a large amount of content and this can be even slower if the user has a low bandwidth.
No. of Hits
This is all to do with how many people are trying to view a website at once. Depending on how well a site deals with traffic, this can substantially slow the process of loading pages for whoever is using the site and because each hit is a download, there is only so much the server can handle until it will be unable to load more pages for the number of people trying to access it. If a website does reach the limit, then the webpage that the user is trying to view will be unavailable and they would be redirected to a page that informs them of this.
P3
A website that stores user information must entail the user into a legally binding contract which is the terms and conditions of using the website. Websites use a 'Sign In' feature which creates a user account containing all of the user's information. This is protected by an encrypted password which only the user should know and is given an ID for the user to be identified by on the site.
Here is Amazon.com's Terms of Use Agreement
AMAZON.CO.UK CONDITIONS OF USE AND SALE
CONDITIONS OF USE
1 PRIVACY
2 ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
3 COPYRIGHT, AUTHORS' RIGHTS AND DATABASE RIGHTS
4 TRADEMARKS
5 PATENTS
6 LICENCE AND ACCESS
7 YOUR ACCOUNT
8 REVIEWS, COMMENTS, COMMUNICATIONS, AND OTHER CONTENT
9 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CLAIMS
10 AMAZON SOFTWARE TERMS
11 OTHER BUSINESSES
12 AMAZON'S ROLE
13 OUR LIABILITY
14 APPLICABLE LAW
15 ALTERATIONS TO SERVICE OR AMENDMENTS TO THE CONDITIONS OF USE
16 WAIVER
17 CHILDREN
18 OUR CONTACT DETAILS
19 NOTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF RIGHT INFRINGEMENTS
20 NOTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFYING AMAZON OF DEFAMATORY CONTENT
ADDITIONAL AMAZON SOFTWARE TERMS
CONDITIONS OF SALE
1 OUR CONTRACT
2 RETURNS
3 PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
4 PRODUCT INFORMATION
5 CUSTOMS
6 1-CLICK ORDERING
7 OUR LIABILITY
8 APPLICABLE LAW
9 AMENDMENTS TO THE CONDITIONS OF SALE
10 WAIVER
11 CHILDREN
12 OUR CONTACT DETAILS
Last updated on September 5, 2012
Welcome to Amazon.co.uk.
Amazon EU SARL and/or its affiliates ("Amazon") provide website features and other products and services to you when you visit or shop at Amazon.co.uk (the "website"), use Amazon products or services, use Amazon applications for mobile, or use software provided by Amazon in connection with any of the foregoing (collectively "Amazon Services"). Amazon provides the Amazon Services and sells our products to you subject to the conditions set out on this page.
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Notice and Procedure for Making Claims of Right Infringements
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You may not extract and/or re-utilise parts of the content of any Amazon Service without our express written consent. In particular, you may not utilise any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools to extract (whether once or many times) for re-utilisation any substantial parts of the content of any Amazon Service, without our express written consent. You may also not create and/or publish your own database that features substantial parts of any Amazon Service (e.g. our prices and product listings) without our express written consent.
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One or more patents owned by Amazon apply to the Amazon Services and to the features and services accessible via the Amazon Services. Portions of the Amazon Services operate under license of one or more patents. Click here to see a non-exhaustive list of applicable Amazon patents and applicable licensed patents.
Subject to your compliance with these Conditions of Use and applicable Service Terms and your payment of any applicable fees, Amazon or its content providers grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable licence to access and make personal and non-commercial use of the Amazon Services. This licence does not include any resale or commercial use of any Amazon Service or its contents; any collection and use of any product listings, descriptions, or prices; any derivative use of any Amazon Service or its contents; any downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of another merchant; or any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.
All rights not expressly granted to you in these Conditions of Use or any Service Terms are reserved and retained by Amazon or its licensors, suppliers, publishers, rights holders, or other content providers. No Amazon Service, nor any part of any Amazon Service, may be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without our express written consent. You may not frame or use framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) of Amazon without our express written consent. You may not use any meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilising Amazon's names or trademarks without our express written consent.
You may not misuse the Amazon Services. You may use the Amazon Services only as permitted by law. The licenses granted by Amazon terminate if you do not comply with these Conditions of Use or any Service Terms.
If you use any Amazon Service you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer, and to the extent permitted by applicable law you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. You should take all necessary steps to ensure that the password is kept confidential and secure and should inform us immediately if you have any reason to believe that your password has become known to anyone else, or if the password is being, or is likely to be used in an unauthorised manner. You are responsible for ensuring that the details you provide us with are correct and complete, and for informing us of any changes to the information you have provided. You can access and update much of the information you have provided us with, including your account settings, in the Your Account area of the website.
You must not use any Amazon Service: (i) in any way that causes, or is likely to cause, any Amazon Service, or any access to it to be interrupted, damaged or impaired in any way, or (ii) for fraudulent purposes, or in connection with a criminal offence or other unlawful activity, or (iii) to cause annoyance, inconvenience or anxiety.
We reserve the right to refuse service, terminate accounts or remove or edit content if you are in breach of applicable laws, these Conditions of Use or any other applicable terms and conditions, guidelines or policies.
Visitors may post reviews, comments and other content; send e-cards and other communications; and submit suggestions, ideas, comments, questions or other information, as long as the content is not illegal, obscene, abusive, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing of intellectual property rights, or otherwise injurious to third parties or objectionable and does not consist of or contain software viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings or any form of "spam". You may not use a false e-mail address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead as to the origin of a card or other content. We reserve the right (but not, in the absence of a valid Notice Form, the obligation) to remove or edit such content. If you believe that any content on or advertised for sale on any Amazon Service contains a defamatory statement, or that your intellectual property rights are being infringed by an item or information on any Amazon Service, please notify us by completing and submitting the appropriate Notice Form and we will respond.
If you post content or submit material, and unless we indicate otherwise, you grant: (a) Amazon a non-exclusive, royalty-free and fully sublicensable and transferable rights to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media; and (b) Amazon, its sublicensees and transferees the right to use the name that you submit in connection with such content, if they choose. No moral rights are assigned under this provision.
You agree that the rights you grant above are irrevocable during the entire period of protection of your intellectual property rights associated with such content and material. To the extent permitted by law, you agree to waive your right to be identified as the author of such content and your right to object to derogatory treatment of such content. You agree to perform all further acts necessary to perfect any of the above rights granted by you to Amazon including the execution of deeds and documents, at our request.
You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that you post; that, as at the date that the content or material is posted: (i) the content and material is accurate; and (ii) use of the content and material you supply does not breach any applicable policies or guidelines and will not cause injury to any person or entity (including that the content or material is not defamatory). You agree to indemnify Amazon for all claims brought by a third party against Amazon arising out of or in connection with the content and material you supply except to the extent that any liability arises from our failure to properly remove the content when it is notified of the illegal nature of the content (Notice Form) arising out of or on the grounds of, or originating from the content that you have communicated to us.
Amazon respects the intellectual property of others. If you believe that your intellectual property rights have been used in a way that gives rise to concerns of infringement, please follow our Notice and Procedure for Making Claims of Right Infringements.
In addition to these Conditions of Use, the terms found here apply to any software (including any updates or upgrades to the software and any related documentation) that we make available to you from time to time for your use in connection with Amazon Services (the "Amazon Software").
Parties other than Amazon operate stores, provide services, or sell product lines on this website. In addition, we provide links to the sites of affiliated companies and certain other businesses. We are not responsible for examining or evaluating, and we do not warrant the offerings of, any of these businesses or individuals or the content of their websites. Amazon does not assume any responsibility or liability for the actions, product, and content of all of these or any other third parties. You can tell when a third party is involved in your transactions, and we may share your information related to those transactions with that third party. You should carefully review their privacy statements and other conditions of use.
Amazon allows third party sellers to list and sell their products at Amazon.co.uk. In each such case this is indicated on the respective product detail page. While Amazon as a platform provider helps facilitate transactions that are carried out on the Amazon platform, Amazon is neither the buyer nor the seller of the seller's items. Amazon provides a venue for sellers and buyers to negotiate and complete transactions. Accordingly, the contract formed at the completion of a sale for these third party products is solely between buyer and seller. Amazon is not a party to this contract nor assumes any responsibility arising out of or in connection with it nor is it the seller's agent. The seller is responsible for the sale of the products and for dealing with any buyer claims or any other issue arising out of or in connection with the contract between the buyer and seller. Because Amazon wants the buyer to have a safer buying experience, Amazon provides the Amazon a-to-z guarantee in addition to any contractual or other rights. For conditions relating to the sale by third parties to you on Amazon.co.uk see the Participation Agreement.
We will do our utmost to ensure that availability of the Amazon Services will be uninterrupted and that transmissions will be error-free. However, due to the nature of the internet, this cannot be guaranteed. Also, your access to Amazon Services may also be occasionally suspended or restricted to allow for repairs, maintenance, or the introduction of new facilities or services. We will attempt to limit the frequency and duration of any such suspension or restriction.
Amazon will not be responsible for (i) losses that were not caused by any breach on our part, or (ii) any business loss (including loss of profits, revenue, contracts, anticipated savings, data, goodwill or wasted expenditure), or (iii) any indirect or consequential losses that were not foreseeable to both you and us when you commenced using the Amazon Services.
We will not be held responsible for any delay or failure to comply with our obligations under these conditions if the delay or failure arises from any cause which is beyond our reasonable control. This condition does not affect your legal right to have goods sent or services provided within a reasonable time or to receive a refund if goods or services ordered cannot be supplied within a reasonable time owing to a cause beyond our reasonable control.
The laws of some countries do not allow some or all of the limitations described above. If these laws apply to you, some or all of the above limitations may not apply to you and you might have additional rights.
Nothing in these conditions limits or excludes our responsibility for fraudulent representations made by us or for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or wilful misconduct.
These conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and the application of the United Nations Convention of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is expressly excluded. We both agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the district of Luxembourg City, which means that you may bring a claim to enforce your consumer protection rights in connection with these Conditions of Use in Luxembourg or in the EU country in which you live.
We reserve the right to make changes to any Amazon Services, policies, terms and conditions including these Conditions of Use, and Service Terms at any time. You will be subject to the terms and conditions, policies and Conditions of Use in force at the time that you use the Amazon Services. If any of these Conditions of Use is deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that condition will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining condition.
If you breach these Conditions of Use and we take no action, we will still be entitled to use our rights and remedies in any other situation where you breach these Conditions of Use.
We do not sell products for purchase by children. We sell children's products for purchase by adults. If you are under 18 you may use the Amazon Services only with the involvement of a parent or guardian.
Amazon.co.uk is the trading name for Amazon EU SARL, Amazon Services Europe SARL and Amazon Media EU SARL. This website (excluding the Amazon.co.uk Marketplace and MP3 Music Service) is owned and operated by Amazon EU SARL. The Amazon.co.uk Marketplace, together with any other third-party seller programmes operated on the website from time to time are operated by Amazon Services Europe SARL. The MP3 Music Service is operated by Amazon Media EU SARL.
For Amazon EU SARL:
Amazon EU SARL, Société à responsabilité limitée, 5 Rue Plaetis, L-2338 Luxembourg
Share capital: EUR 37,500
Registered in Luxembourg
RCS Luxembourg No: B-101818
Business Licence Number: 104408
Luxembourg VAT Registration Number: LU 20260743
For Amazon Services Europe SARL:
Amazon Services Europe SARL, Société à responsabilité limitée, 5 Rue Plaetis, L-2338 Luxembourg
Share capital: EUR 12,500
Registered in Luxembourg
RCS Luxembourg No: B-93815
Business Licence Number: 100416
Luxembourg VAT Registration Number: LU 19647148
For Amazon Media EU SARL:
Amazon Media EU SARL, Société à responsabilité limitée, 5 Rue Plaetis, L-2338 Luxembourg
Share capital: EUR 12,500
Registered in Luxembourg
RCS Luxembourg No: 112767
Business Licence Number: 110001
Luxembourg VAT Registration Number: LU 20944528
If you believe that your rights are being infringed, you may fill out and submit the Notice Form. We respond expeditiously to rights owners and their agents who complete and submit the Notice Form to communicate concerns about any alleged infringement.
Upon receipt of a Notice Form we may take certain actions, including removing information or an item, all of which are taken without any admission as to liability and without prejudice to any rights, remedies or defenses, all of which are expressly reserved. Furthermore, in submitting a Notice Form, you grant to Amazon the right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, and display its content throughout the world in any media. This includes forwarding the Notice Form to the parties involved in the provision of the allegedly infringing content. You agree to indemnify Amazon for all claims brought by a third party against Amazon arising out of or in connection with the submission of a Notice Form.
Note on Third Party Seller Listings: Please keep in mind that Third Party Seller listings are merely hosted on Amazon.co.uk and are posted solely at the direction of Third Party Sellers who may be contacted via their "Seller Information" page, accessible from any of their listings.
ASIN and ISBN-10, Defined: "ASIN" stands for Amazon Standard Item (or Identification) Number and is a ten (10) character identifier. It can be found below any listing under "Product Details". "ISBN-10" stands for International Standard Book Number and is a ten (10) digit identifier that can be found on some book listings under "Product Details".
Important Warning: giving false, misleading or inaccurate information in the Notice Form to Amazon may result in civil and/or criminal liability. You should contact a legal advisor should you have any questions.
Because millions of products are listed and many thousands of comments are hosted on Amazon.co.uk, it is not possible for us to be aware of the contents of each product listed for sale, or each comment or review that is displayed. Accordingly, we operate on a "notice and action" basis. If you believe that any content on or advertised for sale on, the website contains a defamatory statement, please notify us immediately by completing and submitting a Notice. Follow the instructions in the Notice and send a printed and signed copy to: Defamation Notices, Legal Department, c/o Patriot Court, 1-9 The Grove, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 1QP.
Important Warning: giving false, misleading or inaccurate information in the Notice to Amazon may result in civil and/or criminal liability.
1. Use of the Amazon Software.You may use Amazon Software solely for purposes of enabling you to use and enjoy the Amazon Services as provided by Amazon, and as permitted by the Conditions of Use, these Software Terms and any Service Terms. You may not incorporate any portion of the Amazon Software into your own programs or compile any portion of it in combination with your own programs, transfer it for use with another service, or sell, rent, lease, lend, loan, distribute or sub-license the Amazon Software or otherwise assign any rights to the Amazon Software in whole or in part. You may not use the Amazon Software for any illegal purpose. We may cease providing any Amazon Software and we may terminate your right to use any Amazon Software at any time. Your rights to use the Amazon Software will automatically terminate without notice from us if you fail to comply with any of these Software Terms, the Conditions of Use or any other Service Terms. Additional third party terms contained within or distributed with certain Amazon Software that are specifically identified in related documentation may apply to that Amazon Software (or software incorporated with the Amazon Software) and will govern the use of such software in the event of a conflict with these Conditions of Use. All software used in any Amazon Service is the property of Amazon or its software suppliers and protected by Luxembourg and international copyright laws.
2. Use of Third Party Services. When you use the Amazon Software, you may also be using the services of one or more third parties, such as a wireless carrier or a mobile platform provider. Your use of these third party services may be subject to the separate policies, terms of use, and fees of these third parties.
3. No Reverse Engineering. Unless explicitly permitted under applicable mandatory law, you may not, and you will not encourage, assist or authorize any other person to copy, modify, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble, or otherwise tamper with, the Amazon Software, whether in whole or in part, or create any derivative works from or of the Amazon Software.
4. Updates. In order to keep the Amazon Software up-to-date, we may offer automatic or manual updates at any time and without notice to you.
These Conditions of Sale govern the sale of products by Amazon EU SARL to you. Amazon.co.uk is a trading name of Amazon EU SARL. For conditions relating to the sale by third parties to you on Amazon.co.uk see the Participation Agreement. We offer a wide range of Amazon Services, and sometimes additional terms may apply. When you use an Amazon Service (for example Your Profile, Gift Cards or Amazon applications for mobile), you will also be subject to the terms, guidelines and conditions applicable to that Amazon Service ("Service Terms"). If these Conditions of Sale are inconsistent with the Service Terms, those Service Terms will control.
Please read these conditions carefully before placing an order with Amazon EU SARL. By placing an order with Amazon EU SARL, you signify your agreement to be bound by these conditions.
Your order is an offer to Amazon to buy the product(s) in your order. When you place an order to purchase a product from Amazon, we will send you an e-mail confirming receipt of your order and containing the details of your order (the "Order Confirmation E-mail"). The Order Confirmation E-mail is acknowledgement that we have received your order, and does not confirm acceptance of your offer to buy the product(s) ordered. We only accept your offer, and conclude the contract of sale for a product ordered by you, when we dispatch the product to you and send e-mail confirmation to you that we've dispatched the product to you (the "Dispatch Confirmation E-mail"). If your order is dispatched in more than one package, you may receive a separate Dispatch Confirmation E-mail for each package, and each Disptach Confirmation E-mail and corresponding dispatch will conclude a separate contract of sale between us for the product(s) specified in that Dispatch Confirmation E-mail. Your contract is with Amazon EU SARL. Without affecting your right of withdrawal set out in section 2 below, you can cancel your order for a product at no cost any time before we send the Dispatch Confirmation E-mail relating to that product.
Please note that we sell products only in quantities which correspond to the typical needs of an average household. This applies both to the number of products ordered within a single order and the placing of several orders for the same product where the individual orders comprise a quantity typical for a normal household.
Please review our Returns Policy which applies to products sold by Amazon. In addition to your 30-days returns guarantee, customers in the European Union are entitled to a statutory withdrawal right of seven business days. Details of this statutory right and an explanation of how to exercise it are provided in the order confirmation e-mail and in the Returns Policy.
Amazon does not take title to returned items until the items arrive at the returns address destination. At our discretion, a refund may be issued without requiring a return. In this situation, Amazon does not take title to the refunded item.
All prices are inclusive of legally applicable VAT.
We list availability information for products sold by us on the website including on each product information page. Beyond what we say on that page or otherwise on the website, we cannot be more specific about availability. As we process your order, we will inform you by e-mail as soon as possible if any products you order turn out to be unavailable and you will not be charged for those products.
Please note that unless otherwise stated on the website, delivery estimates are just that. They are not guaranteed delivery times and should not be relied upon as such.
Despite our best efforts, a small number of the items in our catalogue may be mispriced. We will verify pricing when processing your order and before we take payment. If we have made a mistake and a product's correct price is higher than the price on the website, we may either contact you before shipping to request whether you want to buy the product at the correct price or cancel your order. If a product's correct price is lower than our stated price, we will charge the lower amount and send you the product.
Unless expressly indicated otherwise, Amazon is not the manufacturer of the products sold on this website. While we work to ensure that product information on our website is correct, actual product packaging and materials may contain more and different information to that displayed on our website. Ingredients may also change. All information about the products on our website is provided for information purposes only. We recommend that you do not rely solely on the information presented on our website. Please always read labels, warnings and directions provided with the product before use.
For healthcare products, in the event of any safety concerns or for any other information about a product, please carefully read the information provided with the product or contact the manufacturer. Content on this site is not intended to substitute for advice given by a medical practitioner, pharmacist or other licensed healthcare professional. Contact your healthcare provider immediately if you suspect that you have a medical problem. Information and statements about products are not intended to be used to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease or health condition. Amazon accepts no liability for inaccuracies or misstatements about products by manufacturers or other third parties. This does not affect your statutory rights.
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Tuesday, 26 March 2013
P1 + M1 + D1
P1
For information to show on-screen on a PC from an internet based application, there are various processes that must be run through.
First of all you would need to have the application/program to run the internet such as Internet Explorer or Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, etc... Next there needs to be a connection to the internet via router or hub which deals with the wireless or fiber optic connection depending on your ISP's (Internet Service Provider) method - The ISP is a company like Virgin, BT and others that provide a connection. You would then have to insert into the address bar of your application (in this case i'll use Internet Explorer) and type a domain name which is essential for getting the information that you want. The domain name works as a IP address to connect to and this domain/website will send information to your computer screen in the form of 'packets' which can be all forms of text, audio and images including links. These packets are sent to your computer through the ISP, the router and then to your computer which is linked to your IP.
M1
Cloud Computing
Cloud computing is the means of connecting through a network or service with a handheld device, portable desktop or any other kind of technology that connects through the use of apps/applications to the internet that allows the storage of data online..
Online Applications
Online applications are internet based applications that require no download or install to your computer. These consist of flash games, wikipedia, 9gag, google search, etc...
Blogs
These are sites that contain information published by the user. The 'posts' are what the blogger would publish to be seen by whoever the audience is set - this includes sites like twitter and facebook.
Web 2.0
Web 2.0 is the term used which involves the change in the internet and how webpages changed from still HTML pages to more interesting and active webpages which enabled the sharing of information and files online. This involved blogs, and online applications like posterous and soundcloud.
D1
Here's the link to a website that I used explains each of the TCP/IP protocols in a comprehensible amount of detail. http://www.w3schools.com/tcpip/tcpip_protocols.asp
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
TCP is used for transmission of data from an application to the network.
TCP is responsible for breaking data down into IP packets before they are sent, and for assembling the packets when they arrive.
For information to show on-screen on a PC from an internet based application, there are various processes that must be run through.
First of all you would need to have the application/program to run the internet such as Internet Explorer or Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, etc... Next there needs to be a connection to the internet via router or hub which deals with the wireless or fiber optic connection depending on your ISP's (Internet Service Provider) method - The ISP is a company like Virgin, BT and others that provide a connection. You would then have to insert into the address bar of your application (in this case i'll use Internet Explorer) and type a domain name which is essential for getting the information that you want. The domain name works as a IP address to connect to and this domain/website will send information to your computer screen in the form of 'packets' which can be all forms of text, audio and images including links. These packets are sent to your computer through the ISP, the router and then to your computer which is linked to your IP.
Cloud Computing
Cloud computing is the means of connecting through a network or service with a handheld device, portable desktop or any other kind of technology that connects through the use of apps/applications to the internet that allows the storage of data online..
- TCP
- IP
- HTTP
- SSL
Online Applications
Online applications are internet based applications that require no download or install to your computer. These consist of flash games, wikipedia, 9gag, google search, etc...
- Can range from all of the protocols below
Blogs
These are sites that contain information published by the user. The 'posts' are what the blogger would publish to be seen by whoever the audience is set - this includes sites like twitter and facebook.
- TCP
- IP
- HTTP
- SSL (for passwords and the like)
- MIME
Web 2.0
Web 2.0 is the term used which involves the change in the internet and how webpages changed from still HTML pages to more interesting and active webpages which enabled the sharing of information and files online. This involved blogs, and online applications like posterous and soundcloud.
- Can range from all of the protocols below
D1
Here's the link to a website that I used explains each of the TCP/IP protocols in a comprehensible amount of detail. http://www.w3schools.com/tcpip/tcpip_protocols.asp
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
TCP is used for transmission of data from an application to the network.
TCP is responsible for breaking data down into IP packets before they are sent, and for assembling the packets when they arrive.
IP - Internet Protocol
IP takes care of the communication with other computers.
IP is responsible for the sending and receiving data packets over the Internet.
HTTP - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
HTTP takes care of the communication between a web server and a web browser.
HTTP is used for sending requests from a web client (a browser) to a web server, returning web content (web pages) from the server back to the client.
HTTPS - Secure HTTP
HTTPS takes care of secure communication between a web server and a web browser.
HTTPS typically handles credit card transactions and other sensitive data.
SSL - Secure Sockets Layer
The SSL protocol is used for encryption of data for secure data transmission.
SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SMTP is used for transmission of e-mails.
MIME - Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions
The MIME protocol lets SMTP transmit multimedia files including voice, audio, and binary data across TCP/IP networks.
IMAP - Internet Message Access Protocol
IMAP is used for storing and retrieving e-mails.
POP - Post Office Protocol
POP is used for downloading e-mails from an e-mail server to a personal computer.
FTP - File Transfer Protocol
FTP takes care of transmission of files between computers.
NTP - Network Time Protocol
NTP is used to synchronize the time (the clock) between computers.
DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DHCP is used for allocation of dynamic IP addresses to computers in a network.
SNMP - Simple Network Management Protocol
SNMP is used for administration of computer networks.
LDAP - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
LDAP is used for collecting information about users and e-mail addresses from the internet.
ICMP - Internet Control Message Protocol
ICMP takes care of error-handling in the network.
ARP - Address Resolution Protocol
ARP is used by IP to find the hardware address of a computer network card based on the IP address.
RARP - Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
RARP is used by IP to find the IP address based on the hardware address of a computer network card.
BOOTP - Boot Protocol
BOOTP is used for booting (starting) computers from the network.
PPTP - Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
PPTP is used for setting up a connection (tunnel) between private networks.
Tuesday, 12 March 2013
Wednesday, 27 February 2013
M3 + D2
I also gave the previous image stop frame so that at the end of the animation it keeps the current page on/visible. I added the command also to make the button transition to the navigation page.
I also redesigned the Navigation page so it would be brighter and more interesting as the feedback I got with my earlier version said that the Navigation page was quite blank.
This is the page with the buttons on it.
Evaluation
In these amendments I have followed the advice/feedback that Julie has given and have included by adding additional images which I thought would make the navigation page more interesting to fill the blank space. I also made a stop frame so that the introductory screen wouldn't be missed and becomes interactable-more user friendly. This means that the user would have to begin pressing buttons and clicking from the word go and also with newly designed navigation page, the tour would seem much more interesting.
Improvements that could be made are:
- Now that there are additional images on the navigation, the other pages linked to it look very dull. I could add images which follow a similar theme to liven up each page with relevance to the picture.
- The Kingswood school logo is still a bit distorted from conversion. I could find or create a better logo which is a vector image/PNG to make it so that it wont get distorted. Alternatively, I could scale a vector version of the image down and save it as a small image rather than have to make the image smaller in Director.
- Another improvement would be to have ALL of the buttons in this Tour the same colour because some are white and the ones on the navigation page are purple. Even though they are still in the right colour scheme, they shouldn't deviate otherwise the tour will look unprofessional.
- The cross-hatch designs are still quite simple. I could improve this by adding different shapes, maybe even curving the lines could make it look more intricate.
Friday, 22 February 2013
P6
- Is it fit for purpose? Explain why.
- Are the media elements appropriate? Give reasons.
- Does it work without errors or broken links? Screenshot any problems.
- Is it professional? Explain why.
Iain's virtual tour is very well constructed and is very well fit for the department in the opening screen. This screen has a button which says 'Enter' which obviously implies to click on it. The welcome screen is also illustrated with a tape/movie film and runs an animation which creates the dynamic feel to the media department. This kind of animation is similar to stop frame animation and so is completely related to the department as is the image displayed. There is also a crown logo which indicates the Kingswood School's trademark as a part of this virtual tour. The colours are bright and eye catching although some clash, it could be argued that this is all the more eye catching. The font is dynamic and also interesting because it is circus themed which implies fun and the like.
The rest of the tour is themed brown and red with a woody kind of feel to it. While I would say that this contrasts greatly to the 'Enter' screen and changes the overall theme, the transitions still give the virtual tour some life. This detracts from the professionalism of the original idea: a white background and bright, sharp colours. The text is easy to read and the change of the feel sets in after progressing through the information presented. All of the content in Iain's virtual tour is made originally by him bar one image which he edited out of another image from the internet and joined to his original in Photoshop.
There are no errors with the links. All of the links allow easy navigation to the corresponding page and when introduced to another section, a transition/animation is played either bringing items into view or making them appear.
This particular page shows a button for additional information. This link functions perfectly well too.
One more feature that could be improved are the buttons. The text used in each box is a different size and the placing is a little bit uneven - so straightening this out and giving the font a size that works for all button boxes would be a major visual improvement.
To top it off - Improvements you should make:
One more feature that could be improved are the buttons. The text used in each box is a different size and the placing is a little bit uneven - so straightening this out and giving the font a size that works for all button boxes would be a major visual improvement.
To top it off - Improvements you should make:
- Change either the 1st page to suite the overall theme of the tour or change the rest of the VisualTour to fit the 1st page(Welcome screen).
- Work on the text size in the buttons on the left hand side of your VisualTour.
- Make the size of the buttons themselves even so that they all line up, it will look more pleasing to the eye this way.
- If you are going to use sharp colours that clash, make sure you continue the colour scheme. Also, look out for spelling mistakes - There is one on the second page titled 'Welcome to the media department' in the column of text. Throughout - not 'Through out'.
- Some more pictures in your gallery would be nice - maybe how to get there from reception. You could do this by adding a link as you did with the course details and making an additional page which shows how to get to the media department.
Wednesday, 20 February 2013
P3
All images and content used within the Virtual Tour of the drama department is property of The Kingswood School, Northamptonshire, Corby, Gainsborough Road.
All content is used for a non-profit basis and is intended for educational usage only.
Copyright ownership also belongs to that of The Kingswood School.
All content is used for a non-profit basis and is intended for educational usage only.
Copyright ownership also belongs to that of The Kingswood School.
Tuesday, 19 February 2013
P5
On MouseDown
Go to frame 282
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