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About Kiven
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Expertise
I can answer questions regarding to blogging, new media, wordpress, usability, problogging, online and console gaming, html, cross browser design issues, layout techniques and graphic optimization.

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Currently serving as the Editor in Chief for New Media of the highest ranked Philippine Website as per Alexa. Also the Owner of the premier gaming and entertainment blog in the Philippines. Past: Professional Web designer with experience in the development of corporate/commercial sites and more than a dozen non profit/NDA websites.

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Philweavers.net - the philippine web designer's network

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Questions Answered By Expert  Kiven 
In Category  Web Design

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Creating a blog?8/18/2008
  Q: I thinking about creating a news type blog with wordpress and do my own hosting. I was wondering if ...
  A: RSS is for syndication of content. You can update a blog's content by syndication feeds and ...
No Navigation buttons in Firefox8/12/2008
  Q: I created a website with MS Publisher. The site works well on IE, but when I open it on Firefox, the ...
  A: A link would help. =) oh also Firefox and IE have different rendering styles. Firefox adheres a bit ...
SEO8/8/2008
  Q: I have recently started a job in SEO for a commercial website. Having been giving some training we ...
  A: -------------------------- Having looked at analytics again it seems that whilst people are using ...
SEO8/8/2008
  Q: I have recently started a job in SEO for a commercial website. Having been giving some training we ...
  A: You need to look into your analytics a bit deeper and see what keywords bring traffic to your site ...
standardized website dimensions7/14/2008
  Q: I was wondering if there's an agreed upon standard for website dimensions. I personally enjoy more ...
  A: In my opinion there is no standardized dimensions. some like to do fluid layouts while some like to ...
Doc. files7/6/2008
  Q: On my website... I want to make links to "doc." files for uploading. As I understand it, doc files ...
  A: i would suggest using plain old text files, or simple html if there is formmating involved. but if ...
Doc. files7/6/2008
  Q: On my website... I want to make links to "doc." files for uploading. As I understand it, doc files ...
  A: .doc file can be opened by a number of version so microsoft word. any version? im not so sure since ...
Video6/11/2008
  Q: I have a church site created on word press. I need to place archived videos on the website. I move ...
  A: your video size is too big for streaming. you might want to research on converting them to .mp4, ...
Video6/11/2008
  Q: I have a church site created on word press. I need to place archived videos on the website. I move ...
  A: first of all you havent told me: 1) the size of the video 2) the format of the vide 3) which plugin ...
Wordpress theme question5/28/2008
  Q: This is actually more of a CSS question, I guess. I'm trying to figure out how to convert my fixed ...
  A: you might want to check out the following sites, since they provide more insight than i can with the ...
Automated web design4/17/2008
  Q: I designed my own web site 4 years ago and I'm in need of a redesign. I'm proficient in Adobe ...
  A: First off i apologize for a bit of a delay in answering your question due to person al reasons. As ...
Pictures on web3/18/2008
  Q: I see many websites that have instead of one big picture they puzzle together smaller pictures to ...
  A: its called a photomosaic. you can use andreamosaic http://andreaplanet.com/andreamosaic/ ...
Forums and Google AdSense3/17/2008
  Q: I have a question about forums. I have one running at: http://www.caribbeanmedicine.com/forum/ If ...
  A: that google adsense code is there because you are using the software of ...
blogs vs webpages12/10/2007
  Q: Don't know if you can help me, but I want to start my own blog using my full name. And have been ...
  A: wordpress automates a lot of things that a blog should have to be considered a blog like : ordering ...
changed folder name11/18/2007
  Q: I'm currently using Dreamweaver MX. Hope you can help me. I've created a folder called: "Images" in ...
  A: i think i would do it the same way you described. or if i remember correctly, change the folder name ...
Directory in website11/5/2007
  Q: Hope this question find you in best of health. I want to enter to site directory can you guide me ...
  A: this really depends on the folder permissions on a particular server. usually web servers dont allow ...
Tables10/25/2007
  Q: hope you can help. I have been struggling with sorting out a small issue on my website. Please take ...
  A: i think this is a table issue. check your td's and tr's to see if they really should be where they ...
my collage10/3/2007
  Q: I'm working on a collage to make as my background for myspace. What I did was copied pics I like, ...
  A: Here's my suggestion since i do not know which application you are using to edit your pictures plus ...
Website Design10/1/2007
  Q: I would like to make up a simple website to promote affiliate products. Is it ok to do that on ...
  A: blogger.com is ok as well as wordpress.com or blogspot.com. these are good if your posts are ...
looking for logo and pictures9/17/2007
  Q: How are you? I'm a dermatologist and I'm constructing my web site with the help of an expert. I have ...
  A: off the top of my head, i suggest you course all your requests through your expert since he/she ...
videos and layout6/26/2007
  Q: My site is www.eventchoice.com.au I am thinking of updating it in 3 ways and was hoping to gain your ...
  A: here are my thoughts: 1) personally, i hate splash intros. lol. especially on service oriented ...
html6/11/2007
  Q: not sure how to do this basically i want to have an address bar in my web page to load the entered ...
  A: you may wanna read up on html frame targeting: you have a form, user enters url, it loads in the ...
Links dont work on Firefox6/10/2007
  Q: I rebuilt my website www.stanchesterquire.co.uk using MS publisher with a more up to date version ...
  A: first thing you wanna do is to check all your links so that they don't contain any spaces/special ...
Redirecting a website5/3/2007
  Q: I created a flash intro to my website but am having difficulty redirecting the intro to my home ...
  A: These webpages may help you. ...
Database for Website3/18/2007
  Q: I am in the process of creating of creating my website. However, I am stuck with creating a ...
  A: I suggest that you research on the following topics: PHP MYSQL If you do need to use a microsoft ...
browsers2/22/2007
  Q: Recently I switched to Firefox browser. To my surprise, a little box at the top of web page with ...
  A: increase the enclosing div's height to something higher this is your code: <div align="left" ...
static or dynamic?1/4/2007
  Q: I have a project and I’m supposed to design a website for the 50th anniversary for my university… I ...
  A: it would really depend on the timetable and skillset of those involved in the project. most "fluid" ...
web page size1/2/2007
  Q: I am a photographer but am just now learning how to use adobe photoshop to make a web page of my ...
  A: usually webpages are deisgned with the traditional screen sizes such as 640x480, 800x600 or ...
web site12/30/2006
  Q: I recently made a simple web site with"Publisher" which is now live on web. The site needed some ...
  A: there are as number of reasons why that happens, here are some steps you might wanna take: 1. ...
updating the website12/28/2006
  Q: I designed a website with frontpage 2003 and then i uploaded it into the web and it works. the site ...
  A: here are some free alternatives to frontpage: ...
New Web Business11/27/2006
  Q: I'm in the middle of building a large shopping portal for ancient & traditional Egyptian items. ...
  A: its does look good although a couple of comments 1) lose the scrolling text. it doesnt add to the ...
Webdesign Question9/17/2006
  Q: I am not an expert in webdesign by far but I do know the basics. I have created two websites that ...
  A: first of all are you using percentages when assigning width and height to your div or tables? if you ...
Multiple login9/7/2006
  Q: i used to work on this educational website where i used to proxy for students who had no time to ...
  A: the server is probably banning multiple logins through your IP address. try looking for web based ...
Web Layout8/3/2006
  Q: How do we size a document or web page in Dreamweaver so that it opens propotionatetly in the same ...
  A: you will need to go with cascading style sheets or otherwise known as CSS. here are some site that ...
Aligning issue7/25/2006
  Q: please help me out im confused now. I made a website with dreamweaver and i worked with layers i ...
  A: hey, good day to you too. check these sites out. you might find these helpful. ...
Put a video onto a web page7/24/2006
  Q: I've got a video that I took with a digital camera on Apple QuickTime player, and I'd like to put ...
  A: here are some sites that may be of use to you: ...
Custom Fonts7/21/2006
  Q: I just donwload some custom fonts off of a website in a "compressed zip" file. When I tried to load ...
  A: extract the zip file and you should get a .TTF file. copy and paste it to your windows/fonts folder ...
I sure hope you can help me7/19/2006
  Q: ok kevin here's the problem. I have two young puppies that love to chew things up all the time. ...
  A: yes you can do that. off the top of my head, Yahoo messenger has a feature that allows users to ...
about my site !6/28/2006
  Q: I hosted my site www.tips4diet.com from about 3~4 weeks, The site design is so simple what do u ...
  A: if you want to make your site look good and if youre not a designer yourself, then i a good way to ...
Frontpage Question4/11/2006
  Q: Kiven, I am creating a website using front page and I have run into a problem that I'm sure is easy ...
  A: im assuming that the arrows are basically just one or two image files, so just changing the images ...
Website Security4/7/2006
  Q: I have a website that includes text, photos, links, downloadable pdf files, and a video. Are there ...
  A: good day, here are some ideas that may help, since this would be more under web server security 1) ...
PHP Image Resizing3/29/2006
  Q: My programmer has just finished my shopping cart software. To make handling images easier I will be ...
  A: i apologize for the delay in my snwer since th day i got your question, allexperts has been haveing ...
positioning3/9/2006
  Q: I am having a problem. I changed careers, I decided to become a web designer, I am obsessed with it ...
  A: good day, you can try this: create a table with two rows (one top, one bottom) put the two image ...
What's the simplest page building site?3/9/2006
  Q: My neighbor wants to put up a web page with pics of his dog, new car, etc., and some info about a ...
  A: you can check out a big list of wysiwyg editors here ...
graphics on web page3/5/2006
  Q: I have a web page that I used frontpage98 to set up that works great, but I would like to know is it ...
  A: use jpeg if youre going to upload photographs, for text images and line art (art with straight ...
website design3/5/2006
  Q: I'm looking for a SIMPLE, VERY USER FRIENDLY yet professional looking website building device. ...
  A: good day. godaddys website building tool is alright if you think that the templates it has to offer ...
web design2/26/2006
  Q: I would like to create a website like this: http://www.fineprint.com/ could you please tell me ...
  A: the easiest way to do this is to contact a local web developer and ask him if he can do the a ...
resolution2/17/2006
  Q: I have a web site that I see a full screen of it in 800x600. However, when it is a higher ...
  A: you need CSS or cascading style sheets to do this, check out googles link of sites that can help you ...
Designing for different screen resolutions1/29/2006
  Q: I'm using Dreamweaver 8 and my screen resolution is set to 800 x 600, as my eyesight isn't very ...
  A: i apologize if you felt uncomfortable with my answer and i categorically state that i never intended ...
Web Design1/23/2006
  Q: Next month I will receive my associate degree in Web Design. I am currently working on a major ...
  A: i would be honored to answer although i do not guarantee a comprehensive explanation for each of ...
adding video to website1/12/2006
  Q: com and the software i use is called webeasyprofessional 6. the web site is coming along ok but i ...
  A: 1. you need a application like dr. divx (www.divx.com),or adobe premiere (www.adobe.com) to capture ...
graphics12/8/2005
  Q: How do I create some of the snazzy graphics I see on alot of web pages; where pictures are melded ...
  A: in order to do something that looks great it needs 50% skill and 50% tools. 1. skill - obviously ...
software upgrades11/30/2005
  Q: That's what I thought. However, my partner wants to follow up with one additional question. If we ...
  A: hmmm since its been a while since ive even touched a copy of corel draw, i would say if you can get ...
software upgrades11/29/2005
  Q: I designed my website using Frontpage 2000. I will be revising it soon and putting up 5 more sites. ...
  A: if you have the resources to get a good webpage editor i would rank em like this corel draw < ...
web design11/29/2005
  Q: i learn dreamweaverMX and i use beavior for my button and picturs but it cannot do right please help ...
  A: http://www.tutorialized.com/tutorials/Dreamweaver/Behaviors/1 ...
Search Engines11/23/2005
  Q: I'm designing my website - www.eye2eye.org I'm almost finished, but one thing is not clear to me. ...
  A: these might help: http://searchenginewatch.com/webmasters/article.php/2167931 ...
site design11/23/2005
  Q: I am interested in learning the trade of website design. I am very computer literate from a user ...
  A: just like if a would be carpenter bought a hammer, he still needs something or someone to learn how ...
dreamweaver 8 vs dreamweaver mx11/8/2005
  Q: I can get dreamweaver mx 2004 for $120. I am going to teach myself web design for my website ...
  A: if dreamweaver mx 2004 is wayy cheaper than dreamweaver 8 i suggest you grab it since it is a solid ...
Web Portals10/26/2005
  Q: Can you give me a working definition of what a Web portal and "Web portal technology" are? I work in ...
  A: maybe you want to visit these links for standard definitions ...
Website Logo9/17/2005
  Q: My Q is how do i let people see a small version of my logo on the webbrowser tags, you know the ...
  A: i beleive these pages can help you with your question ...
Where to start?8/19/2005
  Q: I have a website: www.CaribbeanMedicine.com It is contains info about medical schools in the ...
  A: first of all there is no program that makes a website look professional. it is the web designer ...
browser error7/26/2005
  Q: I've been trying to fix all the Browser errors I had in my page. With Dreamweaver it's very easy. ...
  A: it may be this line,line 2 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" ...
Cookies JS and CSS7/20/2005
  Q: Hope you are well. Is there a way to detect if javascript, css enabled, and cookies are enabled all ...
  A: i believe these sites can help you more indepth than i can: ...
Embedded AVI7/15/2005
  Q: Kiven: I read the references you suggested and am not 100% clear on a couple of items. First, the ...
  A: since im out of time, i would say the best way is to test it on a live project. that way you can do ...
Embedded AVI7/14/2005
  Q: Kiven: I have an embedded AVI video graphic embedded in one of my web pages. When it is displayed in ...
  A: ill direct you to http://cita.rehab.uiuc.edu/mediaplayer/sami-web.html or ...
How do I make back up files?6/19/2005
  Q: I created 50 pages in a free geocities site.Then in order to get rid of their pop-up ads,I upgraded ...
  A: basically you need FTP access to your orig site get a FTP program, enter your geocities user and ...
Updating website content6/12/2005
  Q: Me and a group of friends want to start our own website. Unfortunately, i am the only one who knows ...
  A: well i had that problem before and used a content management software like phpnuke or post nuke. re ...
index.html6/7/2005
  Q: Kiven, I will try to make my problem clear. I'm using NVU, a WYSIWYG web author. I accidentally ...
  A: have you asked your friend what excatly did she do to remove the code? a good idea is this, backup ...
Build A Web Forum6/2/2005
  Q: I am currently in the process of building a webpage for my small business. i have done all the pages ...
  A: if you control your own webserver or have the ability to run scripts on it then you can install one ...
mp3 files5/13/2005
  Q: By way of introduction, I'm a volunteer on this site in European history and I've answered over 450 ...
  A: i tried accessing the page and the files opened up in windows media player.i have the most current ...
email on my website4/25/2005
  Q: I am building a website and I would like to have email accounts directly off of my site. I was ...
  A: yes, you probably would be running apache or iis as your server and both have modules for the ...
Search engine positioning.4/7/2005
  Q: Sorry not to reply sooner. In your letter what do you mean by "have you put in the metatags and ...
  A: i wouldnt know the exact algorithm that they use to rank pages and such although it would be a good ...
Cross browser issues4/4/2005
  Q: Kiven, I am designing a site and am having some roblems with different browsers. When i preview my ...
  A: off the top of my head the easiest way to do this is to design for the 2 competing browsers.use a ...
Web Page Design3/30/2005
  Q: For instance, I need to create 10 web pages. But if I want to use the same header, footer and ...
  A: if youre using asp then you can use one page only.all you have to do is load the same page but ...
building web sites3/7/2005
  Q: I have a web editor called Microsoft FrontPage and I want to know how to make a table going down and ...
  A: i dont use frontpage so ill try to help you by asking you to use the built in HELp function of ...
Information/scrollbar window on webpage2/18/2005
  Q: I'm working on this webpage, where my friend want to have some sort of a scrollbar window where he ...
  A: was he looking for like the one at my website at www.bangag.org/kiven? here is the code <iframe ...
rounded browser window borders2/17/2005
  Q: Heyas, I'm attempting to make a web page such that I have a border surrounding the browser window ...
  A: i honestly havent implemented that kind of border images although a very good place to start would ...
Please explain copyright law...2/15/2005
  Q: I don't quite understand the difference between commercial and personal web pages. I have a couple ...
  A: the sites usually have a agreement or a legal document that explains how the banners will be working ...
Simple Web Page Design2/15/2005
  Q: I work in a small office that has three locations and I'm looking to setup a web page. I know some ...
  A: you can try geocities.com or type "free webhosting" in google although if you want your doamin name ...
web design2/3/2005
  Q: I'm looking to design and create a very sexy web-site that reviews local bars & restaurants. ...
  A: i think you should speak to the one who will build your site (a designer or programmer), he can ...
web Pages1/4/2005
  Q: I've had my first computer for about a year now and I've been having someone else put together the ...
  A: enlarging pics requires an image editor such as photoshop although you can specify what size it will ...
layout- maximum vertical, screen res.12/5/2004
  Q: I am designing the GUI in Photoshop, for the sake of artistic merit. Is it still possible to scale ...
  A: static images cant be resized on the fly depending on the resolution on the viewer, although you can ...
layout- maximum vertical, screen res.12/4/2004
  Q: I am a newbie making a website that shall use a GUI in the shape of a capital A. I would like the ...
  A: i would be recommend using macromedia flash since you can scale it to any size without sacrificing ...
web design11/21/2004
  Q: I would like to ask you which software I should use to design a website. I want to make a nice ...
  A: a quick search of google reveals a couple of candidates ...
Newbie Web Page10/27/2004
  Q: I live in Jacksonville where the Super Bowl will be and I think I have a good idea to earn some ...
  A: you may want to start experimenting with cascading style sheets or CSS. here are some of the sites ...
web site design9/10/2004
  Q: My name is Sunil . I was thinking about designing my own web site. Do you know of any good cheap do ...
  A: well when i started out i used only notepad.now i use dreamweaver which is pricey. but there are ...
web design8/26/2004
  Q: How are you? I am making a personal photo page. I consider myself an OK programmer and advanced ...
  A: im doing great! thanks for asking! my answer to your question would be depending on the photos used ...
FTP8/17/2004
  Q: I have FTP access to a web site. (1) Into which directory do I upload my HTML programs? (2) How do ...
  A: im afraid the answers you need are better searched thru google, they can give you a more in depth ...
FTP8/14/2004
  Q: I know how to program in PHP using Apache web server on my PC, but have never put anything on the ...
  A: download a ftp program like cuteftp enter the settings and connect...voila... you have access to the ...
Search engine positioning.8/12/2004
  Q: How much difference is needed between similar web pages to ensure their rating is not downgraded in ...
  A: have you put in the metatags and checked it? google might show your pages next to each other due to ...
website8/1/2004
  Q: i have a power point presentation that i want to use as the site intro. i saved as web page, but ...
  A: http://ruby.fgcu.edu/courses/nedwards/webct/ppt_tutorial/saveasweb.htm you can try that link for a ...
cross browser design issues7/13/2004
  Q: I just found some informsation that said I should code the HTML for Netscape and for IE. Won't that ...
  A: the issue here isnt a design/layout issue rather than a plugin since the music is not part of the ...
cross browser design issues7/13/2004
  Q: How do I fix the following website. It is fine in IE but in Netscape. The chat is fine but the ...
  A: i dont know what version of netscape youre using but you might want to upgrade to the latest version ...
Dreamweaver Help7/6/2004
  Q: I am trying to dev a Web site with Deamweaver and this is my first site. A similar page is at the ...
  A: 1. the navigation on the left are called mouse rollovers. meaning if you roll you mouse over them ...
Website Enhancement7/3/2004
  Q: I just learn about web designing.... please do tell me how to enhance my website... just be straight ...
  A: from what i saw you have some talent in flash but you need to do more on the layout and color scheme ...
Web design6/17/2004
  Q: We are looking at making up a website for a retail store and are after an opinion or your thoughts ...
  A: i think the both have their own drawbacks and advantages as you mentioned yourself. what i would do ...
Link to paragraph on same page5/11/2004
  Q: I just want to create a link so that when I click the name of the person it will bring me to the ...
  A: try this <a href="#LindaMcartney"> No spaces. <a href="#" name="LindaMcartney" id="LindaMcartney"> ...
netscape vs. IE5/10/2004
  Q: 1) Do you have a suggestion as to what I could do to make Netscape understand my tables. I ...
  A: 1) you could use CSS, or cascading style sheet. do a google on that one since there are thousands of ...
netscape vs. IE5/10/2004
  Q: Why do Netscape and IE display the same nested tables differently (Netscape shrinks it and displaces ...
  A: the problem lies in how both browser render pages. netscape and ie follow different standards. this ...
FORM information4/28/2004
  Q: In a form, I insert three single line TEXT FIELD and the form is to open another page when user ...
  A: the solution is to put a script that check if the three lines have input if yes then continue to ...
SwishMax with a WYSIWYG (html) writer software4/24/2004
  Q: I am trying to design a website with Netscape composer or a similar product. It is for a class ...
  A: swish max is a standalone product. netscape or ie only display the html where you link your flash ...
dreamweaver3/31/2004
  Q: and thanks for taking the time to read this. I designed and sliced my web page in photoshop then ...
  A: found your problem file:///E|/MY%20DOCUMENTS/MY%20PICTURES/images/go.jpg it seems that your images ...
files3/12/2004
  Q: I have a webpage where I have 150 thumbnails and 150 large images (100 kb). I have all the files ...
  A: i think that putting all images in one folder doesnt slow it down. there are a lot of factors that ...

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