downloads

several types
music
video
images
games
files
programmes
any data can be downloaded if you know the right places to go
can be done legally
or illlegally
legally such as on sites like i-tunes on which a user can purchase various types of media
Extract from itunes website on the itunes shop
iTunes Store
Imagine an entertainment superstore open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. One that delivers anything you want, instantly. Shop the iTunes Store for music, movies, TV shows, iPod games, audiobooks, free podcasts, and more. And you can give as good as you get with iTunes gifts

Illegally such as thepirate bay kazaa
there are programes which you can download and from there you can connect to a peer to peer file sharing interface this means that if someone has the track or film you want you can download from their computer.

When downloading people immediately think of music itunes and such peer to peer interfaces such as limewire
but downloading isnt just this
microsoft have a download website for updates patches and improved security
also many companies offer free downloads of their basic programes in a bid to get the user to buy a full version at a later date
such companies are AVG who do antivirsues
Zonealarm who do firewalls
Spybot search and destroy which searches your computer for malsoftware and viruses
these are perfectly safe and good programes they have an auto update so that your always protected and with the networks i have running i use these to keep mine and others computers safe

entertainment

lots of types
videeo
music
games
i looked at the 4od site from chanel four an free online service in which u can view previous episodes of televisions shows and films
they are unbridged but you have to download a 4od player to view them
another site which offers similar options is tv-links.co.uk
this is fully online so you dont have to download a player.
there are several sites which offer similar services but focus on a certain aspect or topic such as riptv.com which offers extreme sports fans a place to upload videos + VIEWING PROFESSIONal videos that are uploaded weekly.
you tube is a site which hosts videos from users these are in clips of 10 minutes long.
you get all types of videos on here
10 minutes at a time of films
tv shows
comedy clips
they all have benefits and downsides
utube
can upload
limited by the 10 minute at a time
40d
have to register + download a player
unbridged tv shows
can be downloaded or viewed online
riptv
can upload
shows can be longer than 10 mins
have to be on extreme sports though
tv-links
not all the links work
shows longer than 10 mins

Government site evaulation

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/index.htm
too much info on one page
Too lazy to look at all
Page doesn’t make me want to read into it more
On this page the only eye catching thing is the act on c02 calculator
It’s a big thing that the government are trying to change but with all the other important things that should be on the website I think that they should all be relatively interesting looking rather than just the mass scrawl of red hyperlinks with the content in black underneath.
Good point short scroll bar
Top choices UK Honor system (Gordon giving them for cash now????)
Frustrating clicked on the cost of vehicle tax link and then had to read a page and then at the bottom is a link to show actual prices.
Much preferred if the link went straight to the actual cost tables and had explanations underneath them.

On the whole I have only seen a small amount of the website but in my opinion it is pretty poor .