Update 2 – Last.fm/Spotify mashup

by leon on March 2, 2009

Here is the video of the mashup in action. I’m thinking up a new idea using the Last.fm api that will hopefully work better. As this was just a proof of concept it won’t be released any time soon.

Update to Mashup

by leon on March 2, 2009

So it seems my server got overloaded due to the excessive api calls my lastest mashup was making to the last.fm server. This did work fine when I had it running locally, I may post a video of it in (…)

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Another Last.fm/Spotify mashup

by leon on March 1, 2009

A month or so ago I hacked the last.fm for wordpress plugin to allow for integration with Spotify. The basic  idea was that the plugin would pull in your recently played tracks and then allow users to open those tracks (…)

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Google Apps Status Dashboard

by leon on February 27, 2009

After changing my domain hosting to Dreamhost, I also set up Google Apps for my Mail and Calendar services. So far the service has been brilliant and I didn’t seem to notice any problems after Google’s recent outage. In response (…)

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Last.fm/Spotify WordPress Widget

by leon on January 6, 2009

I have created the WordPress widget that displays recent tracks from last.fm with the ability to open the tracks in Spotify. Read more and check it out here - http://thisisleon.co.uk/plugins/ Hope you like it. Any feedback add them to the comments (…)

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Add Spotify to WordPress

by leon on January 6, 2009

I have hacked the Last.fm for WordPress plugin from here to search Spotify. At present I don’t plan to release the plugin but will do shortly after I have tidied up the code. You can test it out by firstly (…)

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Spotify – an end to illegal downloads?

by leon on January 4, 2009

A new service called Spotify aims to halt the illegal downloading of music by allowing users to stream content to their PC’s and Macs. The idea is pretty simple; rather than the user paying upfront for the music it is (…)

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How I came to love my Apple TV

by leon on January 4, 2009

(with a little help from my iPhone) So I finally gave in and brought an Apple TV last month and managed to get a little discount thanks to the Thanksgiving Sale. It was a long and arduous decision; I read (…)

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Aspect Ratio Calculator

by leon on December 19, 2008

This is my latest Flash extension panel – Ratio Calc. We’ve all been there, creating a video player for an application and having the task of working out the aspect ratio, or perhaps resizing images or even just trying to (…)

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Custom ringtones for your iPhone

by leon on December 16, 2008

Just a quick post to show you a web service that allows you to create and download ringtones for your iPhone. Simply head to http://audiko.net and follow the instructions. Here is one I made earlier: http://audiko.net/ringtone/Roots+Manuva/886290/Buff+Nuff+%28Prod.+By+Toddla+T%29/en.html?fresh