Week 7 - iPad, websites and meda issues

iPad

In today's class we discussed the iPad after viewing the iPad Demo Video on YouTube. For me the iPad is a good invention and has great design. I consider this product not as a substituition of a normal laptop but more as a supplement which can be used while travelling or in the move. I see it as a lighter version of a laptop as you can not do everything on it that you do on your laptop. The number of applications that could be installed on it is enormous which gives us more choice and freedom. There could be some flows with the iPad but I couldn't be able to tell them as I haven't used it personally. Everyone I have talked to that has it, adores it. I guess, I would love it too! 

Website

In the second part of the class, we got the chance to browse for websites and discuss whether they are good or not. The website I chose is All Recipes where you can easily browse recipes by name and other classifications. What I like about it is the images and the way the recipes are described. I find it very easy to browse for a specific information - something I am looking for. The overall laoyout of the website is very simple but in my opinion it shouldn't be very flashy as it serves as an online cookbook. On this site especially they have included some articles and blogs which make it even more interactive. You can give ratings to the recipes you have used and write comments. The main colour of the layout is orange which may not be the best colour for a recipe website but it works and it doesn't distratct or annoy the user. The structure of the website could be a bit better, although I like the sections on the left side which show different classifications of the information. 

AllRecipes Website

Media Issue 

This week is a very important week in Britain as Prince William will be marrying Kate Middleton on Friday. As far as I know in England people are having second long weekend as they have Friday off and next week's Monday as well. Here, in Australia the media companies, meaning the major TV programmes will be broadcasting various shows regarding the Royal Wedding not only on the day it happens but also before that..

The title that I chose from the Media Report for this week is Big networks go for love as SBS opts for war. The article reads that all of the major TV programmes will be screening and broadcasting the wedding on Friday however SBS is the only one that will be showing a movie for the World War II. Considering the fact that the Royal Wedding will be on every single channel this Friday except for SBS I believe that there will be annoyed people who prefer to watch anything else but not the wedding. There will be competition for the ratings during the time when the wedding is being broadcast as viewers will have many channels to choose from. There is another question will the majority of Australians sit and watch the wedding on TV or will they rather choose to go out/watch another movie/or simply ignore it. 

In my opinion, because of the media pushing their pre-wedding shows so hard there will be many people who would be interested in watching the Royal Wedding, the question is which channel will they choose. Australian TV was introduced to me only 3 months ago, which is not enough time to make up my mind which channel has the best stories covered. I have a couple of shows/series that I follow from time to time but I am not entirely sure which is the leading channel in the country. 

As of tomorrow, the day of the Royal Wedding, I will come back from school and will sit in front of the TV watching the ceremony of Prince William and Kate Middleton.