I have been asked to create a catchy, stylish and modern front cover that is aimed at teen girls.
Identify . Introduction I have been asked to help update a fashion magazine called Estrella by Mrs J. Usher. She has been running the magazine for just under two years. She has been disappointed with the sales which are not really moving. I have been asked to create a catchy, stylish and modern front cover that is aimed at teen girls. This magazine is based in London at the address, 10 Florence Rd, Haringey, London N4 and will only be sold in London for the next year, however if I can help enough their and sales go up then it shall spread. 2. Who is the 'real' user? I am working for Mrs J. Usher. She is the owner and the editor in chief of the magazine so every idea and decision goes past her first. She is connected to the problem the most since she is the owner and needs to pay all her employees, but to do this she needs the money which she isn't getting. 3. What is the current problem? The current problem is that the cover is not appealing to a wide enough audience, just young teenagers, and Mrs Usher would like to make it more mature and as catchy enough and so it attracts as many people as possible. She needs me to come up with new ideas and designs which will help them with the magazine later. I am going to create a more sophisticated design for the front cover so the rest of the team can use it as a template for the rest of the magazines. The inside of Estrella is
Heath problems caused by IT use.
Health Cause Prevention Eye strain * burning or itching eyes * blurring or double vision * headache * nusaer * fateigue * Use monitors which don't flicker * Have blinds at the windows so that the sun doesn't shine directly on the screen * Use suitable lights that disperse light evenly and don't shine on the screen * Use a screen filter * Keep your eyes at least 18 inches from the screen * Regularly look away from the screen and focus on something in the distance * Take regularly breaks - at least 5 minutes break every hour * Have regular eye tests and wear glasses if prescribed Many computer users suffer serious back problems. This is probably due to a poor posture or an awkward position while sitting at a computer. Some of the things that people can do to help avoid back pain are: - Use a fully adjustable chair. The height of the chair and the seat position should be easy to change. - Use footrests so that the legs are kept at a more natural angle - Use a monitor which is adjustable. Position it so that the neck doesn't have to bend - Take regular breaks and walk about. - Sit with the back straight and the head up, don't slouch Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) is damage to the fingers, wrists and other parts of the body due to repeated movements over a long period of time. * aching * pain in arms/wrists even after rest * weakness *
Legal issues of e-commerce
Legal and corporate issues The growth of e-commerce has enabled M&S to involve and expand their business from their stores to the world of internet. Marks and Spencer is increasingly using the internet for electronic commerce, selling goods to consumers and also offer a range of information about the available products and services. However selling and offering information on the internet brings with it a list of legal and corporate issues. These issues are designed in order to protect the customers from fraud of misuse of personal data and also laws to consider disabled consumers who may be using the internet site, therefore will require special features. M&S corporate identity, including the corporate logo design and the company corporate identity and branding is the most important information that this company can convey to its customers, therefore specific consideration are designed in regard of protecting the companies identity. Legal Issues Data protection considerations The Data Protection Act lays puts down a serious of rules that M&S must obey under their co-operation. Therefore as a successful trader any personal data that the company collects from its customers, such as name, address and billing information such as credit card details must be protected from fraud. Therefore M&S must deal fairly with the info they receive from consumers and tell the customer
Using a PC Correctly and Safely
Using a PC Correctly and Safely Online Help * The internet can be used for a numerous amount facilities. The online dictionary and thesaurus can help you by explaining certain words and giving examples of words related to them so that you understand what a word means. It can also help you find a word which is related to or means the same as that word. This can help you vary your text. * If an error message appears whilst you are working, the internet can help you understand what it means or tell you which option to choose. This is beneficial as there is less chance your work/document will be corrupted. * The help tool can assist you to choose certain procedures, help you understand ways in which to use the software and sometimes even correct your errors. This will help the whole task not seem overwhelming. * An online grammar and spelling checker is also available. This will check that all of the words are spelled correctly and most of the time gives you suggestions to spell your word differently. Viruses A virus is a program that corrupts data; it can spread from file to file or computer to computer. E-mails: As well as text, it is also possible to send other files via e-mail - these are called attachments. For example, you could e-mail a picture or a music file to a friend. Unless you are expecting to receive an attachment, treat any you receive with suspicion
Passwords Data Encryption
Using Passwords Should use a mixture of random numbers and letters. Don't make it hard to remember. Don't use names as they are too easy to search for and relate. Don't write it down on paper - lose it or someone may find it. Could use a mixture of "jumbled" initials and date of birth. If you forget password, it may not be possible to access work. How else can we protect against unauthorised access? Limit access to computers - only allow read or write access to certain individuals. Add a bio recognition device. Use a firewall. Securing Data accessed over Internet Fear of fraud if personal details are intercepted by someone. Opening you computer up to threats from viruses via download programmes - encryption The process of scrambling / encoding messages and information so that they can not be read without the key to the code. Many different types of software that can be used to encrypt data and most use the 'public key' system. Two keys - public and private. The public key is used to encrypt the message or data and the private key is used to decode it. What is its use? Encryption does not stop a hacker getting into a system it stops the hacker from understanding the data, one type of encryption is to jumble letters in the wrong order or to change letters to numbers. Recognise that a site is secure - message on screen or padlock - means any data sent to or
The Main Features and Difficulties Regarding the Regulation of E-Commerce
Laurynas Ramuckis 2118 02/02/04 La of E-Commerce; Prof. J. L. Basset The Main Features and Difficulties Regarding the Regulation of E-Commerce A narrow definition of the Electronic Commerce reads that an internet transaction is the sale or purchase of goods or services, whether between businesses, households, individuals, governments, and other public or private organizations, conducted over the Internet. The goods and services are ordered over the Internet, but the payment and the ultimate delivery of the good or service may be conducted on or off-line. 1 E-Commerce is an entirely new form of doing business, which ignores international borders of states. Traditional approach to commerce is yet more popular among the companies and individuals, however recent growth in electronic transactions creates a need for legislation and regulation of such commerce. Regulation of e-commerce faces two major disadvantages, first it involves a fast changes in the scope of e-commerce with changing technologies, and second, its' trans-nationality which leads to the question of which legal system should be applied in the regulation of electronic transactions. It has been concluded by the conference on e-commerce held in June 1998 by EC Commissioner Bangemann, that regulation on e-commerce should be
ICT Theory.
Data All the data for the new system will have to be collected together. All the names, addresses and phone numbers of all the client's contacts will need to be put together so that it will be easier to input the data to the new system. To collect the data together there will need to be a data sheet designed. One of the client members will have to be responsible for the design and handing out of the data sheets. On each sheet there will have to be fields for the relevant information for the database eg. name, address and phone number. Each sheet will be able to have information about 5 contacts. Each client member will have at least four data capture sheets to start with. These data sheets will need to be filled in by all the client for the system to work properly and reach it's full potential. Once the data has been collected and inputted into the system there will have to be security surrounding this data. I would suggest that you make one or more backup copies of the data (this will be done on CD RW disks as they can store 800mb on average). This is so that if the original data becomes lost or corrupt then the backup copies will be able to replace the lost or corrupt file. The backup copies will need to be updated regularly so that if a backup copy needs to replace a lost file then no data will be lost. People. All the client will have to be involved in the up keep
Disney's E-Commerce Strategy.
Touro University International Kevin P. Beck BUS 401 - International Business Module 1 Case Assignment: Disney's E-Commerce Strategy Professor - Dr. Paul Watkins If the Walt Disney Company expects to achieve success as it pursues international markets, effectively integrating the Internet and e-commerce into its global strategy must become one of its prime considerations. In an article published on the website Forbes.com, Disney CEO Michael Eisner indeed states: "The Internet continues to be a central focus of our company's business strategy".1 This paper will address three key points: why Disney must expand its use of e-commerce to gain leverage in the global market, how it can be done, and what the potential benefits are. Let's begin by discussing why Disney should place increased emphasis on e-commerce. If it expects to remain competitive and attract new business, Disney should strive to raise its position in the e-commerce arena. This is an important challenge because, as a major media company, it lags far behind its competitors when it comes to controlling Internet user minutes. As of June 2001, Disney provided less than one percent of online usage minutes while top competitor AOL/Time-Warner captured a sizable 32 percent share.2 Based on those statistics, it's easy to conclude that the company's ability to generate worldwide business to business (B2B) and
Comparison of two computers
Comparison of two computers The two computers I will be comparing are the Solo 1000 and the ProSentia 3000. The ProSentia is slightly more expensive than the solo at £899 than the solo at £589. The first computer, the solo, has an AMD Athlon 1000MHz processor but the ProSentia has a Pentium 4 processor 1.4 GHz that is faster than the solo. The processor is the brains of the computer and carries out the tasks, so a faster computer would suite policies 'R' us because all tasks can be carried out quicker. The solo has a 40Gb hard drive compared to the ProSentia, which has a 20Gb hard drive, the size of the hard drive is important because this stores all of the programs and work files. The solo would have more space on it than the ProSentia, this also has a 128 Mb RDRAM which is the same as the solo, the memory isn't as important because it is only used to run the programs, But Policies 'R' us will not need the memory to be to big because there programs wont be to complicated. The ProSentia comes complete with software including Microsoft Office that contains Word, Excel, Access, Outlook and Publisher. This would save the company buying it separately. It also comes with Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, an anti-virus program and other software tools. Where as the Solo comes complete with Windows Millennium Edition and Cyber link DVD playback CD creation
The advantages of Internet
Advantages of Internet Most of us know the advantages that the internet gives people quite a lot. The internet also provides a huge amount of information and services, along with utilities and applications very efficiently. The first, when using the internet, you can send email so much faster than regular letter by a postal. You can also chat with many people at once, very fast and convenient. With the internet, you not only chat with many people at the same time though where they are in the world, but also make friends quickly and easily by using the social networking website or connect Yahoo's tools, etc. Besides, you can also call phone (no charge), photo sharing, send message, and so on. The second, the internet is a huge library; you can find a lot of data in minutes. Same time, you can also track more news and events by reading electronic newspapers, watch television online, etc. In addition, you can read, copy and save information what you want. Add another one of the internets is you can touch with someone, talk directly and looking to the images of the connected user with you in Webcam (provided that they also use Webcam). Another thing is equally important, that the internet is an ideal entertainment store for you. With the internet, you can listen to music, playing games, watching movies, reading comics, novels or magazines, even self - recording your own voice.
