I have also brought a Belkin Bluetooth Dongle, which enables me to do many activities on my computer. For example, I can download files from the Internet on to my computer. These files can then be sent to my phone via the Bluetooth dongle, which plugs into the USB 2.0 drives on I computer. However, to enable the files to be sent, I have to connect the Bluetooth device to I phone. I do this by activating the Bluetooth device on my phone, and searching for devices within a ten-metre range. The name of the device should appear on screen, of which I click on to pair with the phone. However, a unique pass code must be entered to complete the pairing.
I think that my phone meets my needs very well because it has everything that I need. For example, it has a messaging service, which I use frequently. Also, it has got a WAP service, which I use to download pictures, ringtones, games and videos. I can put MP3 files on to my phone and play them whilst I’m on the move, and save my photos on to the memory card, of which I can print off at any Kodak Kiosk. Most importantly, I can call my family to let them know that I’m ok, which is essential when I’m out with my friends. Overall, the Nokia 7610 is a very user-friendly mobile phone
Just like the previous iPods, the iPod photo features the touch-sensitive Apple Click Wheel. I use it to navigate through music and photos in 65,536 colours. Easier to read than ever, the iPod photo's display boasts 220x176-pixel resolution and a new Myriad typeface. Spin the wheel to Music and scroll effortlessly through dozens of play lists, hundreds of albums or thousand of songs, or highlight photos. The iPod photo displays 25 full-colour thumbnails at a time. And I can scroll through them the same way I scroll through song titles. Quickly. Just spin the wheel to see more. And when I see a photo I’d like displayed, just click the centre button on the click wheel.
I use my iPod for many different activities. For example, with my iPod having a 20GB hard drive, I can store up to 10,000 music files and 25,000 colour photos. I load all of my music and photo files via the supplied USB cable. To protect computer viruses from entering my iPod, I regularly check my iPod by using the Firewire application.
There are also different accessories that are available from the high street that enhance the quality of my iPod. For example, there is a headphone and speaker splitter, which connects into the normal headphone port and enables two sets of headphones and speakers to be connected to the iPod. Also, I can buy an iPod docking station, which enables I to listen to I music over the two speakers whilst recharging the batteries. I also use my iPod socially with my friends because I trade music and photo files with them. However, I cannot use it a school as they are banned.
I think that my iPod meets my musical needs quite well. I think this because I can load all of my music collection on to the hard drive and listen to it while I’m on the move. Also, the iPod puts all of I music collection into alphabetical order, which makes the process of finding a particular track quick and easy. However, once I brought it, the wheel was quite hard to master but I got used to it after a while, and overall, it is very user friendly. It is also very good for commercial use as well. For example, I have brought a USB cable, which plugs into my Gemini mixing deck. I usually mix the tracks onto my iPod and play a set of them while I’m at a gig. This enables me to have a rest and prepare my other sets of music.
The use of the World Wide Web at school meets my needs well in a number of ways. For example, as I’m in year ten and taking my option subjects, it is essential that I make useful notes by gathering information from the Internet. These notes will therefore help me at later stages, where I do the coursework, which count towards the examinations.
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