portable entertainment devices

Portable entertainment devices, such as :- MP3, DVD-players, which allow people to listen to music and watch films, are now common place, what to do you think are the main advantages and disadvantages of this development?

ADVANTAGES:
-you can socialise with other people who are useing it
-easy to use
-you don't feel bored easily 
-you can use it with out internet if you downloaded a movie or a music
-talking to people and listing to them even if the are from another place in the world 
-you can take them to any were you want just charge them
-you can settle the kids in long journeys or trips 

DISADVANTAGES:
-harmful for the eyes
-health problems
-you can be addicted to it
-wasting your time with this device
-not socialising with the family 
-you have to have internet access to download thing and also if you want to watch it online
-you have to charge them to work

online check-in

Once you're checked in:

Please print your boarding pass from home or at the office prior to arriving at the Airport.

When you arrive at the airport go straight to the Bag Drop if you have luggage to check in. You will need to show your printed boarding pass (if you have printed one), travel documents including passport and e-ticket receipt/paper ticket at the Virgin Atlantic Bag Drop.

If you have hand luggage only and a boarding pass, go directly through Airport Security. 


Printing your boarding pass online:

Please note, you will be unable to print your boarding pass online, if you are travelling on any of the following routes:

Mobile boarding pass: 

Customers travelling through Manchester, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dubai & Johannesburg will be able to download a boarding pass to their mobile phone to use at all the touch points to ease their journey through the airport. This is an added option to Home Printed Boarding Passes, available online, and traditional boarding passes from a kiosk or bag drop desk.

How does it work?
Select the option to issue a mobile boarding pass once you have checked in Online via the website or via mobile check in. You can enter a mobile phone number to receive an SMS or an e-mail address to receive an e-mail, both of which will have an embedded URL link to your boarding pass. You must have an internet enabled mobile phone so you can access the URL. The boarding pass is then displayed on the mobile device screen with a bar code for scanning at the various touch points around the airport i.e bag drop, security and boarding gate. There is also text on the display with all the major information the customer, our airport staff and Crew will need to read when a bar code scanner is not available.

difference between E-passport and normal passport...

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN E-PASSPORT 

AND NORMAL PASSPORT?

A normal passport does not have a microchip, an E-passport contains a RFIC chip [radio frequency identification] which can be read without actually needing to look into the document. The ePassport's chip is of the type "Write-Once, Read-Many" that is sometimes stated using the ugly WORM acronym. Once personalized with the passport holder's data, the content of chip cannot be changed.

E-passport

Passport Canada released the chip embedded Canadian ePassport to all Canadians 

difference between GPS and navigation

what is the difference between GPS and navigation? 

GPS tracking system means to locate one thing including person, vehicle, pet etc to know its correct location. The important point is that the locating data is real-time transmitted and it can receive via cell phone and internet. And the methods to inquire are various and simple. In addition, you can also learn the speed and tracking history. Moreover, SOS and monitor function are the basic.
Therefore, it can use widely, such as tracking children, elder, vehicles for missing and used in taxi, bus, logistic area for better management.

Navigation is usually used for people who not know the road very well. Through navigation, driver can know the direction to destination. When you drive to the wrong direction, it can help you to rerouting. It’s a good tool for travelling. But it 

cannot read the vehicle travelling history. And the quality of GPS is decided by the accuracy of map in it. Old version or simple map may mislead drivers. 

There is an example that an American guy drive into sea because of the misleading of navigation.

Biometrics ICT homework...

Biometrics:

Biometrics refers to the identification of humans by their characteristics. Biometrics is used in computer science as a form of identification and access control
and one of the common biometrics is:

FINGERPRINTS:
fingerprint identification is one of the most wells known and publicized biometrics, because of their uniqueness and consistency over time, fingerprints has been used for identification for over a century.

EYE-PRINT:

Iris scanning measures patterns on the coloured part of the eye "THE IRIS", the tissue has a unique pattern of markings, which does not change, and its different for eye. Iris scanners read from the outer edge towards the pupil, detecting and plotting the marking.