Friday, 29 July 2011

My Digital Life

Below is a list of some of the digital communication tools I use on a regular basis and an explanation as to why.





Email: An email is a message sent from an email account to another email account (jemel5@hotmail.co.k to hibbert1@hotmail.co.uk). To send an email you need access to a computer with an Internet connection. Once you have those tools you will need an account, a popular email provider is hotmail.com or googlemail.com. Once your account is set up you can then start sending and receiving emails. As well as messages you can also send attachments through email. An attachment can be in many formats such as a doc file, mp3, wav, jpeg etc.

I log into my email accounts often; I have my personal email accessed through hotmail and my work email account accessed through Microsoft entourage. I use my personal email for anything other than work related things; leisure purposes and my work email account simply for work related topics. Sending an email is easy to do, convenient and a fast way of communicating. I find it very useful when sending documents as attachments because it saves time and money instead of having to print out a physical copy or save the document onto a USB then travelling to give it to the person.

Multimedia Messaging /Text: Multimedia Messaging Service is used to send and receive messages containing multimedia content such as video, images, audio and text. Applications include personal messaging and delivery of paid content. The Multimedia Messaging Service Centre (MMSC) provides the switching and network storage required to operate this service.

The concept of Multimedia Messaging Service is an extension of the SMS (short message service), which supports only text messaging.

I use text messaging as a more personal form of communication, I find texting very convenient at times when I don't feel like talking or sending and receiving details for a social even as you can always look back at that text without worrying about an internet connection or how much credit you have remaining.


SkypeSkype is an instant messaging; voice and video-calling application accessed on computers, mobiles phones and tablets and needs an Internet connection to work. The application also supports file transfer and is free for the basic service but costs apply for other services such as calls abroad.

I knew about Skype for a while, way before Microsoft bought the firm but its only since I've joined Live nation/Ticketmaster that I have started using it. At work we communicate to each other on Skype as an alternative to emails as we receive 100's of emails during the day so it is usually for an immediate response or light banter.


YouTube: YouTube is a website that allows you to upload and share your videos on your own channel with the world once you have signed up for an account. People all over the world can view and comment on your video but you can add restrictions as to who can view and comment on your channel. You can have members subscribe and follow your channel allowing them to see notifications anytime you add content. To watch content you don’t need to have an account but for any other functions you will have to sign up.

YouTube has made the Internet a livelier place. It has so much to offer for everyone, I have learnt allot on YouTube, watching tutorials for so many different things from how to install and use Wordpress, to how to use Adobe Illustrator to How to ride a motorcycle.


Bluetooth: Bluetooth is a wireless technology that lets you connect computers, mobile phones, and handheld devices to each other and to the Internet within a short-range. The great thing about Bluetooth technology is that it takes away the confusion and fuss of long messy cords and cables that get in the way or restrict your movement such as headphones. Bluetooth-enabled devices connect wirelessly within a 10 m range and as technology improves I’m sure the range and capacity of the Bluetooth signal will develop much further.

I use Bluetooth quite regular for listening to music, Yup! That’s rite. I have wireless Bluetooth headphones thanks to a company called Jaybird. I'm extremely impressed with these headphones, they have a great quality sound which is hard to produce when using Bluetooth as the quality is lost through streaming and the battery life is quite good. Well-done Jaybird!

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