This Article discusses the fact that designing a network protocol to support streaming media can raises many issues. It goes on to describe some of these issues in some detail indicating which protocol is suitable for which type of application. It also outlines some of the technical practicalities that have to be overcome.

This Article offers a summary of the development of the Auction from its inception in pre history, when it was used to sell women for marriage, to the eighteenth century. It covers its use in Roman times to sell the “spoils of war” to the ultimate auction when the entire Roman Empire was put up for sale.

This Article offers clarification in terms of the definition and application of the mutually exclusive complementary and alternative medicines. Further, it views alternative medicine in respect of its varied use and acceptability by the medical profession in different European countries. It then shows that a combination of the two can form the basis of integrated health.

This Article serves to act as an introduction to the development of the concept of Affiliate Programmes and their marketing applications. It portrays the role of pay per click and click-through rates, and identifies their importance. The pre-eminence of Amazon in such programmes is identified.

This Article considers the definition and role of Aerobic exercise. It considers its development by Dr Cooper, a US exercise physiologist, using a bicycle ergometer to measure the performance achieved, and how his work became the yardstick for most aerobics exercise programmes. It also compares Aerobic and Anaerobic exercise, and the application of each.

This article introduces the historical development of the concept of Advertising from early pre-history to the early 1900’s. It then goes on to discuss the methods employed by generations of individuals to portray messages and ideas with both a personal and commercial emphasis in order to secure a desired result.

This Article considers the development of the Adsense concept. It discusses, in outline, the Adsense variants “For Feeds”, “For Search”, and “For Mobile Content” considering the role and benefits of each. It differentiates between RSS and Atom Feeds.

This Article considers the different forms of Acne and their composition. It considers those most at risk and the regions of the body most prone to the infection. The psychological effects are also mentioned with special reference to adolescence.

This Article introduces the concept of Double Entry Bookkeeping which forms the basis for all modern accounting. It outlines the methodology of the process very simply, together with an example. It briefly mentions its historical development.

This Article introduces the concept of Audio Streaming and defines the term including streaming and non-streaming. It looks at historical development, the problems associated with the introduction of a workable system, and mentions recent innovation.