0       I’m Famous… Well, Nearly
          Published on: 18.08.10

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I was listening to the Terry and Rowetta show (Twitter) on the internet last night and I decided to send a message to the station slot twitterpage to say hello to Rowetta and hope she gets well as she has a horrid flu right now. So hope she gets better soon.

However Rowetta did not get the message and I wasnt mentioned on the show… till….

I sent her a message privately on Facebook and Youtube :)
She actually read my messages out on air! I was really chuffed and she even said my name!

Please click the link below to listen to what I sent in as she read it out and her reply to it!
Ro mentions me on the Tez and Ro Show!
Hope I’m not gonna get into trouble for thieving this but I feel it marks another step in my bid to blog cool stuff!

So, There you have it… I AM now famous so that means I will be getting gifts through the post from all my fans who wish to send me stuff… yeah, right? Like hell!

Finally please follow my newly-found friend Rowetta on Twitter, and chat to her as she’s a cool lady!

0       It’s Out There For Free… If You Look Hard Enough!
          Published on: 18.08.10

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Free website building has been availiable for years and years since the web was born. Yahoo had their own package called Geocities as many may know and that has closed due to everybody mostly using the pay sites to make their own website.

I decided to go look at another free webs package from webs.com to see how free for all designing has changed and what you can expect from them. Will free website hosting completely disappear because of the lack of interest and wanting more options or will they continue to thrive into little online cities that govern themselves!?

When I made an account on Webs.com I was pleased at how easy it was to set up and get started adding things.

The things I like about it are:

  • Easy quick photo albums… no code to worry about
  • Ability to upgrade to a .com address if your site takes off well. (charges may incur straight away to your bank/building society)
  • Stats for website which is hosted by a company called Clicky.com and it even allows for Twitter search. You can easily opt out of this. But I wont be going into detail about that as it isn’t what I am focussing on…
  • Easy file uploader that can have multiple files sent in each upload… The files are shown in a nice clear way. In this website builder you can upload files by email which some free hosts will not allow… Even the free Geocities wouldnt let people connect using FTP!
  • The format for a free site on Webs.com is http://yoursitename.webs.com/. Personally I think that is rather good as on Geocities free it would be your email address as the url which is a pain in the neck as people can spam your email and you can end up on a black list. so format for that is http://youremailaddress/index.htm
  • Some Google account abilities from Google Webmaster.
  • Email notification for numerous things including guestbook comments and new site members.
  • WYSIWYG editing which is useful for people who can’t code in straight HTML.
  • Community Forum where topics surrounding your site can be discussed and evaluated by others….
  • Search Engine Optimisation for adding your site to Google and Yahoo etc which helps to be found easier. Site linking and sharing are part of the deal.
  • Add social networks to your site so others can see what you are doing elsewhere: Twitter and Facebook integration. Members integration with Email Blasts so you can notify of new posts. Facebook Connect available.

Payments may incur when you decide the following:

  • Google Adwords and custom display ads with iPromote.
  • PayPal E-commerce (package details vary accordingly to what you have decided upon.)
  • There are premium packages for more webspace and tools. Domain names only available on the Enhanced and Pro accounts. Multi email addresses also.

As a free website maker the free tools that are available are quite advanced to what other free makers are. If you want the site forever then I’d suggest you pay to get premium benefits and ways to enhance your site.

0       Silence Is Golden
          Published on: 18.08.10

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Sorry about the silence, I have been working on my other site at DSHeaven.com and not really been able to write any posts for here as I have had web design blog brain freeze!

BUT I AM BACK now with a few posts which I think that you will love!

Please see what I am getting up to by following GoldChoiceUK Twitterfeed

0       Anna Richardson Comes To Town… With Disabilities
          Published on: 30.03.10

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Na not the one that did the celeb jungle but the other one that does the Sex Education Show.

I was at a private event/party and I knew a few weeks previous that Channel 4 were going to be coming to film us having fun in our group I belong to. I didnt know that it was to be a ‘celeb’ event and Anna Richardson was going to be intervieing people for the show. My mum came along and she was interviewed too and will hopefully go out in July… Date to be confirmed.

I danced the ‘Macerena’ and the ‘Cotton Eye Joe’ with Anna and it was all great fun!

I had a picture taken with Anna and I found out she is on Twitter and Facebook so I added her to Facebook and she added me back :)

Add her now on Twitter if you have it : http://www.twitter.com/annarichardso
Link to Anna Richardson on Wiki

0       Happy Mothers Day
          Published on: 14.03.10

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Happy Mothers day or if you are an American it is actually 3.14 making it Happy Pi Day!! (well someone had to say!!)

Hope that all mothers have a great day and get treated well.

I’m going ton share with you something I made for my mum… a sort of e-card… in Flash! :)

Happy Mothers Day

0       New Twitter Account
          Published on: 09.03.10

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I have a new Twitter account for my articles. Please follow it at GCUKarticles.

Main twitter is still GoldChoiceUK.

2       Spam For Breakfast, Lunch and Tea
          Published on: 25.02.10

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Anyone for a BLT?

Ah, only kidding. I am not giving away food nor even talking about the classic Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato sandwich, but I am talking about cyber blog-food… SPAM.

As I go through my blog comments this is what I have been reading:

a) I am definitely bookmarking this site and sharing it with my friends
b) Very outstanding site
c) The message here is genuinely important
d) I will invite my friends
e) I usually don’t post in blogs but your blog forced me to, amazing work… beautiful
f) I am reading this article second time today
g) Keep up the good work
h) Look forward to read more from you in the future

Question is: Do I or do I not post them? I’d like to think that they were really thinking that my blog was amazing and had some genuinely important messages but I dont feel it is because the real people arent stepping forward…
I know spam means that it is usually bad, but at times like this when you see an excellent comment you want to post it because you like it when people like what you have said and understand your reasoning behind the article…

I’m not asking for sympathy or even a reason why this is happening. I think it is great my site is being found, but not if only by bots, droids, martians, dodos, daleks and anything else that is programmed by hackers etc. My blog is far from being a spam ground for the insects to feast on… It is however a haven for all the real people who wish to gain advice and knowledge on most easy to moderate web publishing/editing tools, and the tricks of the trade!

I have had this blog/site since July 2009 and I have had a mass of spam. Most of it being about things totally unrelated to this site. It has really annoyed me and I have enabled the necessary spam catcher, in my case Akismet, but not sure if I want to go the whole hog with a capture too. I would like something like I have seen on other blogs where there is a sum like 2+2 and you have to put 4 in the box… but would that turn posters away or would it make them feel safer because they knew the site was safe and capturing spammers?

I hope to have some ideas on this please, so feel free to comment. Bots comments of course will be EXTERMINATED!!

0       Youtube to iPod in 7 easy steps!
          Published on: 27.01.10

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I showed my friend this simple way of putting his favourite Youtube videos onto his iPod and he was pretty impressed!

Hope you now have some fun in downloading and adding the videos you want for your convenience!

1. Open youtube.com in your browser and search for the video you want on your iPod (iPod Touch in my case)

2. Copy the URL of the video for example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWzrVVZ02ok
(YOU MUST WAIT FOR THE VIDEO TO COMPLETELY DOWNLOAD INTO YOUR CACHE BEFORE DOWNLOADING IT !! Waiting for the video to fully play is a great idea to make sure you have completely downloaded the video!)

3. Open in another tab or window the website www.keepvid.com and paste the copied link into the box on the website and click download (When prompted enter the code)

4. Chose the .mp4 filetype and right click the download link and select Save Target As (or simillar)

5. Save in your computer to a movie folder

6. Plug in your iPod and ipen iTunes and locate the video you have downloaded and import it into your library

7. Sync your iPod with the video and you should now have a video on there!

(8) GO HAVE FUN :D

0       Top 5 Experiences of 2009
          Published on: 16.12.09

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Here are the Top 5 things that have happened to me this year… Hope you like my selection. However the year isn’t over yet so enjoy what there is left of it!

At number 5… Driving theory passed 1st time.
Still got to pass the practical though!

At number 4… Getting a domain for my website.
Sounds silly but I really love it that I was able to get my own domain and start publishing things up online. I got my domain in July after some research. I’m very proud of it.

At number 3… Becoming mates with loads of people online.
There are a few friends I couldn’t simply thank enough for the friendship they have given me this year. It has to be a highlight in my year. Thanks to all those who care about me!

At number 2… Meeting Linvoy Primus at college
I kinda planned this days before as I saw a poster at college and decided I’d go see him. He’s a nice christian guy.

At number 1… Meeting Beverley Knight in Southampton
Yes this is the number 1 point of course because it just has to be the best thing I have done all year.

1       Oh, What A Knight!
          Published on: 25.11.09

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I want to make it clear, although you may know by now… I LOVE Beverley Knight. I feel completely content when listening to her music and terrific voice.

So… It all started before the summer when I found Beverley Knight on Twitter…(http://www.twitter.com/beverleyknight). I asked her if she’d follow me which she did very soon after: This is where the online friendship started. However, you may remember my blog post, from August, about talking to her on Radio 1xtra. Now, I have some even better news to share!

It soon became October 2009 and I booked 2 tickets to see the Beautiful Knight on Friday 13th November 2009 (in Southampton Guildhall) because it was my birthday on the 9th November. It was to be my birthday treat. I made it apparent to Beverley (via Direct Message) that I was coming to see her. She sent me back a message saying ‘We’ll meet dont you worry!’ and I was really over the moon. When I read the Direct Messages that she had sent me on the day of the show, it became clear I was really going to meet her!

The day of the concert came quick and I couldn’t wait. I got my autograph book and my camera packed in my bag along with a small present to give Beverley. I was so excited and told my closest friends I was gonna meet Bev. I got to the venue and it felt amazing to be going to see someone on stage that I’d been talking to on Twitter. I’d never been to a concert without a responsible adult before…
The support acts were Bev’s own friend and backing vocalist Billie Godfrey (The Eden Tree album is on iTunes now) and after was Mama’s Gun who really were great. Beverley came on stage at 9pm and I waved to her and she waved back to me. She clearly knew it was me! Beverley was absolutely AMAZING and I adored her 100%. (This blog post is my chance to big her up at how great she sounds!)
She dedicated Shoulda Woulda Coulda to me which was so nice as she didn’t do my favourite song (Square Peg). There is simply no end to what her voice can do and she totally blew me away, and there was still the best part to go!

After the show was led into the bar area of the venue where my friend and I waited patiently for Bev. She took a little time to come as she had some other people to meet before seeing us. I was chatting to Bryan (Bev’s male backing singer), he was really polite.

When I finally saw Beverley with my own eyes a few metres away, I felt warm inside and knew it was going to be a Knight I wouldn’t forget (EVER)! I stood in front of her so she’d see me and she said ‘hello’ to me. She had a photo taken with someone and then came to me. I gave her a huge hug which she so deserved because seeing her for the First Time was so wonderful. I got a photo with her and got her autograph. Bev was so kind and really down to earth with us. I am glad I was able to talk and didn’t fall to pieces on her. I gave Bev the present I had bought and hugged her more. I felt loved and she knew I loved her.

Picture of my mate Hollie, Bev and me: The gorgeous Beverley Knight with us!!

My mum phoned up just as I was talking to Bev and she shouted ”ello luv!’ down the phone! Bev had rememered when I spoke to her on Radio 1xtra in August, where Ronnie Herel asked if I would be able to sing to Beverley, as I had said I am in a choir! I still forgot to sing to her, although my mate decided to sing a bit of Shoulda Woulda Coulda, whilst Beverley signed autographs for us. It all ended too soon though. I really wanted to stay longer just to talk to her more. I hope I get another chance one day to meet the soul sensation and now fantastic friend, and actually sing to her next time!

Bev has a Special Kinda Cool that cant be missed and I just want her to know that she was ace that night. Hope she will Remember Me because I will always remember her and the awesome time I had the whole night!

Here are the links to the 3 tweets that Beverley sent to a friend of mine on Twitter commenting about meeting me.
http://twitter.com/Beverleyknight/status/5696698247
http://twitter.com/Beverleyknight/status/5696969151
http://twitter.com/Beverleyknight/status/5697143778

I will definitely go and see Miss Bev Knight again after she totally smashed it at the show! You should too!

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