Although I said yesterday that you would have to wait before you get to see the JavaScript bits and bobs I’ve added to the site, I didn’t say how long you would have to wait. Well – the wait is over:

(Make sure you view it in full screen for the best effect).

Out with the old, in with the new. That’s my philosophy regarding Unknown Tales.

Unknown Tales, the interactive story site that I built for my Independent Study, has been taken down. Well, that’s not strictly true as it still exists in archive format, but for all purposes intent, that edition of the site is gone. Read the rest of this entry »

I just wanted to take a very quick moment to give a plug for a game built by a couple friends of mine – Egyptian Labyrinth.

In Egyptian Labyrinth you collect idols while avoiding sandpits in treasure mode, strive for perfection in timed mode, and conquer the warped maze in pyramid mode. There are 50 levels per mode.

They’re also hosting a competition via their Twitter account where once they get 100 followers, they’ll give away a free copy to one of their followers.

So make sure you check it out.

I got a very nice email from the University today asking me to log into the SOLE page (the place where students can see information about their course and grades, etc).

Within this site there is a link titled Award Details, I clicked this link, and this is what I saw:

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I can’t believe that I’ve got a First – I’ve known that I’ll be getting a First for the past nine months or so, but now it’s official, and I still can’t quite believe it.

When I first started university, I figured that I would be getting a 2:2, maybe a 2:1 at most if I worked hard (I always classed myself as a B student), but to come away with a First is… well… indescribable.

I think some celebration is in order

One of the most attractive things about Windows 7 is its ability to load a virtual copy of Windows XP, with full Windows 7 Start button integration, allowing you to run XP software on a Windows 7 machine.

I say attractive – not so much for me – but for all the stone age IT departments in the world who are still using XP as their operating system of choice. This means that they can start using Windows 7 on their machines, and should they have some software that only works with XP, all they need to do is install it within the virtual machine, and it’s seamlessly available via the Windows 7 Start button.

This is all well and good, and was indeed something I was looking forward to using in Windows 7, until I found out the only way you can get this working is if your CPU supports Hardware Virtualization. I have no idea exactly what this is, all I do know is that my CPU doesn’t support it.

Drat! Read the rest of this entry »

After two years of hosting with Host Gator, I’ve decided to move to a new host – Just Host (Yes, it’s an affiliate link – it’s worth a shot ^^).

2 years ago I needed a lot of power to host sites like Arathor.net, but now that I’m stepping down from running the site, and planning on passing the responsibility back to the community itself, I just don’t need the power offered by Host Gator. I admit that I’m hoping that Unknown Tales will take off, and if it does, I can find a host suitable for it, but right now, Just Host is cheap and cheerful, and from what I can tell, seem to be well liked.

Of course, it is possible that they suck, but until I try them out for myself, I’ll never know… So watch this space and I’ll keep you updated.

It has been a few months since I last did a Wordle for this site, so I thought I’d do a new one.

First things first, I got my grades for my Independent Study back.

C+

It is not yet official, but unlikely to change. It is not as good as I would have liked, but it’s not a bad grade. It does mean, however, that I should graduate with a First with honours.

As you can see, I have a new theme on this blog. I’m looking to start learning the WordPress system and start creating themes for it, so watch this space.

Other than that, work is going well. I think I’m close to an initial launch of the site I’m building – I’ll be sure to link to it once it’s up.

Wow, so, like, it’s been AGES since I last updated this blog – sorry about that.

As anyone that was following my progress will know, I was working on finishing the Independent Study for my degree at the University of Worcester. The deadline was Thursday the 17th December 2009, and seeing as it is now the 25th January 2010, I either handed it in on time, or I didn’t. Read the rest of this entry »

You remember me praising Miles Johnson for his Cupcake forum plugin? Well that hasn’t panned out so well. Read the rest of this entry »