I’ve been seriously neglecting my blog over the past few weeks, and this is due to work i’ve been doing on my Lyrics Site and my new blog design.

Lyrics On ælabs

The first of which, lyrics.aelabs.net has been totally rewritten to employ a cache that I wrote that serves up a text file with previously downloaded data if a page is asked again, and other tweaks to make it run better. I’ve also sorted out the URLs, to properly use URL encoding so that both the lyric wiki and last•fm can both understand the song request the same, so stuff like Angels & Airwaves works when you type it in.

The New Alan Edwardes

My new blog design over at beta.alanedwardes.com has undergone many changes since I last posted about it with a screenshot, and after some prompting I have written in different daily colour schemes and the ability of the user to set a theme themselves. I kindly you to take a look yourself, and leave a comment if you have any constructives.

Grand Theft Auto IV

Finally! Yes! I preordered GTA IV for PC on game.co.uk a few weeks ago, and it will be arriving on the 21st. I hope it’s worth the longer wait.