This is where I write about website development, search engine optimization and my thoughts on various issues. If you are interested in a particular topic, then check the section under categories on the right. I hope you will find something here that might interest you. So, sit back and read along.

Archive for October, 2005

How to Make the Background of a Div Semi-Transparent?

Monday, October 31st, 2005

If you look below, the light gray div over the darker one is transparent. As a result, the content inside the darker gray div shows up through the light gray div over it. This capability can enable us to create really attractive designs. It’s really simple to do it. If you are interested, just read along.

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How I found Sahaja Yoga?

Sunday, October 30th, 2005

I have been practicing Sahaja Yoga since 1985. Although it seems long but I have a long way to go to become a Sahaja Yogi in the real sense of the word. If I look back, I do feel that I have evolved as human being as far as my spiritual growth is concerned. Although, I admit that sometimes I do get caught up in mundane issues of life. Yet, I’m trying my best.

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Unclickable Links Can Be Spidered

Saturday, October 29th, 2005

Copy the URL of this page and submit it to Search Engine Spider Simulator. You will notice that even though the following links for Style 1, Style 2 and Style 3 aren’t clickable they can be spidered by search engines.

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How to Add Alternate StyleSheets?

Friday, October 28th, 2005

The concept of alternate stylesheets is exactly as the name suggests using alternative stylesheets to change the look of a web page with a click. This makes the website utilizing this technique a little more personalized. The other inherent benefit of this feature is complete separation of content and presentation in a web page, the ideal goal for any website.

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Comment Tags Can Cause Content Duplication In IE

Friday, October 28th, 2005

At ECommerce Partners, we are required to code in XHTML and add relevant comments in between the codes to adhere to good coding practice. When the website layout is complex and we want to code the web page in XHTML, then we do have to use floating div’s. Sometimes, all this might give rise to weird problems in Internet Explorer (IE).

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How to Add Favicons?

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

Favicon (FAVorite ICON) is a multi-resolution image usually representing a company’s logo.

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