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I found that this site was very useful, as well as humane. The site offers everything anyone would need to know about dissecting a frog, but without having to use a real frog. In addition to this it gives the opportunity for the student to practice things like pinning the limbs over and over again, and even if they get it wrong it just resets, unlike real life.

I think that nowadays we will begin to see more and more of these simulation sites, because it is easier for the teacher to just use a simmulation site rather than buying 30 frogs for their students. In addition to this as I have mentioned mistakes need not be costly, and wastage averted.

Picture from NetFrog.

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I visited the banking site Barclays, this site offered lots in the way in advice and walkthroughs for how to use the online banking system. Even though I couldn't use the system I could see that the system was very effective from the walkthrough. The whole banking process we are used to has been turned on it's head into a much simpler process. Barclays supplies its customers with a calculator looking device that supplies them with a code for which they can reach their account from. from here the customer can manage their account. The really big advantage is that the device generates a different code each time, that has to be verified through Barclays, so the site is secure.
The other site I visited was Natwest, which was much the same as the Barclays, accept Natwest does not provide its customers with the code providing device. Instead Natwest simply asks for the last three digits on the back of the card. i think this is less secure then that of Barclays, because if ayone was to find out a Natwest's customer's pin number then there savings could be stolen from using the net.
I think that in the future, all banks should offer these code generating devices, as it makes the banking more secure. In addition to this I think that all internet banking could be improved with the introduction of seperate internet banking cards, with no numbers on it. This way if someone managed to steal this card it would be useless to the thief.

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http://www.ebay.com/ I visited the auction site eBay. Today eBay is very successful, I think this is because it's simplistic approach, almost anyone could log on, use the basic search engine to find an item, and then place a bid on that item. In addition to this there is often a good deal to be had when using eBay, because many auctions start at a low price people will get a good deal for what they wanted. As well as this many people use eBay, as opposed to going out and buying the product, for convinience, this is because many of the products people get of eBay will be delivered to their homes.
On the other hand, eBay does have its limitations, for example if you are looking for sometthing specific you may not find it. In addition to this some products uploaded are faulty, or unusuable, harming the reputation of the site, even though they have no control as to what people sell.

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I visited the BBC weather site to get a specific five day forecast for my area, the results were as follows;

• Monday (6th):- 15 degrees celsius (max.), 8mph wind, Dark grey clouds with patchy rain.
• Tuesday (7th):- 16 degrees celcius (max.), 24mph wind, Dark grey clouds with patchy rain.
• Wednesday (8th):- 15 degrees celsius (max.), 16mph wind, Light cloud.
• Thursday (9th):- 17 degrees celcius (max.), 8mph wind, Light cloud.
• Friday (10th):- 17 degrees celcius (max.), 18mph wind, Sunny.

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I need to plan a journey, from my home address, to Tottenham Court Road, in London. I will use Google Maps and a different site called Multimap.

• I found that even though google Maps was the more reputable company, it was Multimap that I found easier to navigate. Multimaps directions were clear and concise with regular checkpoints marking a change of road in the journey. In addition to this I founfd that you could choose between the quickest and/or the shortest journey route, which was useful.


• The problems I found using google maps was that the route it gave me seemed to go round unnecessary round-a-bouts and down into dead-ended cul-de-sacs. Additionally the estimated time of arrival that Google gave me was one and one quarter hours more than multimaps estimated time.


• However Multimap was not without its problems. Multimaps `quickest` route led me through roads that weren't pictured on the map, instead was a picture of a field. Either the road doesnt exist, or the satellite pictures had not been updated in a while.


• One thing Google maps offered that Multimap didnt was Bird's eye view, which gave me the option of taking a close-up view of the roads.0


• One thing I found in common between the two sites is that they both offer a normal map, and a terrain view, giving me the option of more detail.

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Create an SMS haiku poem/message:-

This is a poem about applied ICT;

I luv ICT
Rele is the best 4 me
luv 2 pass wiv B

Mr R

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Apart from using e-mail, i often tend to use message board sites, such as bebo and facebook, as a more social means of communication. i prefer thise over IM (Instant Messaging) because a site like facebook allows me to do much more than just message my friends, such as upload photos, post videos and alot more. Another type of communication i occasionally use is the chat system avaliable from microsoft on the xbox. this allows me to have a conversation as if i was using my landline/mobile, without paying.