TASK 2 Internet Commerce

Let's go shopping! How to make the best decision with the best information to be found.

PROJECT 1

Your video storage shelves are too full.  It's time to reduce the physical space that they are taking in your home.  Furthermore, you want something portable, as you are off to college and won't have the space in your life for all the "junk"

Initial proposed solution: Store all your videos on 2 mirrored portable back-up drives...HUH? One drive you will put in a safety deposit box, the other you will connect to your TV/computer for videos.... any time you want.  Research what is out on the market, and decide what you will purchase.

First, let's look at the technology available to view digital format movies, as that may make a difference in what we really end up buying.

Organize your findings using a Microsoft Word table

 

PROJECT 1, PART 1
  • What's new in TV Technology/Internet Ready TV (URL)
site 1 URL:  Your Own Commentary/Summary from this URL

 
site 2 URL: Your Own Commentary/Summary from this URL

 
User Review Site URL: Summarize at least 3 Comments/Reviews
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

 
  • How does one connect a lap top to any newish TV set and stream video from a computer to the TV
Site 1 URL with video instructions:

 

 Your Own Commentary/Summary from this URL
site 2 URL with great directions:

 

 Your Own Commentary/Summary from this URL
  • Apple prides themselves on being on the cutting edge.  How do they address streaming video from a computer to the TV?  What is their device?
site 1 URL: Your Own Commentary/Summary from this URL

 

 
User Review Site URL: Summarize at least 3 Comments/Reviews
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

 
  • NetFlix streaming video is wildly popular, what do they suggest as devices to link your computer to the average home TV?
site 1 URL: Your Own Commentary/Summary from this URL

 

 
User Review Site URL: Summarize at least 3 Comments/Reviews
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

 
Decision Time!  How will YOU  view your digital movies?  Defend your decision with the criteria of
  • Cost
  • Ease of use
  • One other criteria of your choosing

 

PROJECT 1, PART 2
  • What size storage device should you get?
Memory/Storage Comparison Chart URL:  Your Own Commentary/Summary from this URL

 
site 1 URL "expert" recommendation: Your Own Commentary/Summary from this URL

 
site 2 URL "expert" recommendation: Summarize at least 3 Comments/Reviews
  • 1
  • 2
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Decision Time!  Which storage device would YOU  use to store your digital movies?  How much memory would you purchase? Defend your decision with the criteria of
  • Cost
  • Ease of use
  • One other criteria of your choosing
   

 

 

PROJECT 2

Using your new abilities to find tech things, you decide you want more stuff to make your life easier.

Similar to the previous project, you want to find some stuff to buy, and provide a link to them. The difference is, you want to compare prices to make sure you are getting the best deal possible. So, you decide to find two of each of the following, and compare prices.

Find two of the following.

portable everyday storage (consider storage size, portability, flash drives, external hard drives)

MP3 Player (consider Storage size, compatible files, video, smart phones)

Printer (consider laser printers, other features/2 in 1s (Printer/Copying machines)

BE SURE TO READ USER REVIEWS!!!

ASK YOURSELF IF YOU WOULD BUY THIS ITEM FOR THIS PRICE!

PROJECT 2, PART 1 
  • Portable Storage, expanding on what you already know.

 
Research storage size. Find how much storage costs, per gigabyte. I.E. 1 GB=$? Cite URL you found answer.
Research portability (size.)   Find out the ups and downs to having smaller size as opposed to larger.

 

 Cite URL you found answer.
Flash drives. Find 6 different names for flash drives, and find a picture of a unique looking one.
External hard drives. What are they? Are they popular?

 

PROJECT 2, PART 2 
  • MP3 Player, find out the best way to listen to your favorite music.

 
You already know about storage size, so find an MP3 with the most storage you can. Link the URL.
.MP3 is not the only music file in the world. research .OGG, .WAV, .MIDI, and .MP4

 

 Find a music player that also plays any one of these other formats.
Some MP3 players can play video media, as well as music. Find an mp3 player that plays video, shouldn't be too hard, most do nowadays
Smart Phones. The most popular is arguably the iPhone, find another.

 

PROJECT 2, PART 3 
  • Printers, no computer should be without one.

 
Research laser printers, how do they work? Provide URL
Ink, every printer needs one, but do you need to pay that much? Find out just what you're paying for.

 

 Provide URL
Other Functions, can your printer copy documents?

 

 Find 2 other things printers can do.

Resources

Shopping websites

http://www.bestbuy.com/   http://www.tigerdirect.com/  

http://www.cyberguys.com/

http://www.smarthome.com/_/index.aspx

http://www.newegg.com/

http://www.geeks.com/

http://pcstats.com/

http://www.surpluscomputers.com/ good deals, small inventory