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Spotify is basically a streaming application, but different to any I've ever seen before. Their database contains a massive selection of songs, all of which are available to you at the click of a mouse. The quality of the service is so extraordinary you won't even notice a delay, the bitrate of the music streamed is around 160kbps and I challenge anyone to notice any difference to playing...]]> http://www.stevelacey.net/blog/6 http://www.stevelacey.net/blog/6 Sun, 08 Feb 2009 17:45:31 +0000
Whoever spots them all and post there location as a comment on this post first wins a box of celebrations!

(The Santa on this post doesn't count!)

Good Luck!]]> http://www.stevelacey.net/blog/5 http://www.stevelacey.net/blog/5 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:39:36 +0100
The concept is basically for a website that distributes SMS text messages to users alerting them when new stock arrives in on Amazon items that they're watching. Users can buy 'credits' from Stockazon via PayPal and search and add items to their basket via the website.

The website is still very much in development but you...]]> http://www.stevelacey.net/blog/4 http://www.stevelacey.net/blog/4 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:18:45 +0100
Now I would certainly not be the first to acknowledge that the new website is the pinnacle of what we as developers look for in modern web design, pretty much everything about it is fantastic. But should it have really cost £85.1 million to do it?

There are many reports in the tabloids at the moment claiming the BBC overspent by as much as £36 million (Source: The Guardian); however the figure I'm more likely to be convinced by is what was stated...]]> http://www.stevelacey.net/blog/3 http://www.stevelacey.net/blog/3 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:53:12 +0100
The explosion was caused by an electrical fire in one of the rooms of the facility, the blast was powerful enough to take down 3 walls in an...]]> http://www.stevelacey.net/blog/2 http://www.stevelacey.net/blog/2 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:29:52 +0100
There may be some tiny issues over the next month or so and features I may add such as a fixed position for images in posts or 'trackbacks' and a 'tag cloud' but the basic system is good to go.

If you're one of the people that for some reason still uses Internet Explorer, you may notice some graphical issues around the...]]> http://www.stevelacey.net/blog/1 http://www.stevelacey.net/blog/1 Thu, 29 May 2008 14:13:23 +0100