I am running Windows XP Professional SP3 and I am getting this error in IE8 when attempting to enter certain web site. Error details:

User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 5.1; Trident/4.0; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET4.0C; .NET4.0E)
Timestamp: Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:02:37 UTC

Message: HTML Parsing Error: Unable to modify the parent container element before the child element is closed (KB927917)
Line: 0
Char: 0
Code: 0
URI: http://www.ilmuit.com/review/597

Solution for User

After doing some research, I found that it is an IE8 bug. So, I managed to download and install the
Cumulative Security update for Internet Explorer KB2360131 to resolve this issue.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=27630 (Windows XP) or
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=27622 (Windows Vista)

Solution for Web Developer

If you are web developer, you can’t expect your visitor to be willing to install the update. If you found that error was being caused by some 3rd party JavaScript, although your site is displaying fine in Firefox, Chrome and Opera, your visitors still getting the error message in IE8.

Here is what I did, rather then removing the whole JavaScript, I used the conditional comments on the script so that the code will NOT be executed by Internet Explorer:

<![if !IE]>
<script type=”text/javascript” src=”http://www.domain.com/javascript.js”></script>
<![endif]>

Rumors has started around about the launching of a new social network website from Microsoft called Socl.com. Microsoft Research is developing a social network at Socl.com, according to The Verge. It is a combination of social, search and collaboration and had a similar design as Google+ and Facebook. The domain name Socl.com became public and later removed by Microsoft.

Here is a screen shot of the Socl before it was taken down:

Google has released Google+ pages recently to allow people to create their own pages for brand or business. Creating a Google+ pages, also known as a Google+ brand page or Google+ business page, is like a like button on Facebook page which allow people to like your Facebook Page and view its stream from your website or blog. While in Google+ people will be add your page into their circles and view your page’s stream directly in their stream, and lets you share your thoughts, links, photos and promotions with them at the right times and attract more people and boost your brand or business on Google+.

On this post, I will show you how to create your own Google+ pages. The process is pretty straightforward. Just follow these steps to create your own business page:

1 ) First login to your Google+ account

2 ) Go to Create a Google+ page

3 ) Choose a category for your page.

4 ) Type out the “Name” and “URL Link” of your page. Choose the appropriate sub-category and set the privacy setting for your page. Check the box that says: “I agree to the Pages terms and I am authorized to create this page“.

5 ) Click the Create button.

6 ) On next page, enter the Tagline field with description to describe your page best. This description will help people to find your page on Google+. Next, click on Change profile photo button to upload a picture or logo of your brand.

7 ) Click on the Continue button.

8 ) On the next page click share on Google+ to share on your Google+ wall. Tell your circles about your newly created page.

9 ) Click on the Finish button to complete the setup wizard. You will be taken to a page which allow you to start a conversation, share a photos, videos, links and other content.

10 ) All done!

More information about Pages can be found on Google’s model page here.

I tried to run the nmap application on Windows and I get the error “MSVCR100.dll not found”.

This application has failed to start because MSVCR100.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.

Here is the screen shot:

What is MSVCR100.dll file?
MSVCR100.dll is the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable DLL file that provides programs compiled with Visual C++ a typical set of library functions required by C and C++ programs.

If you try to run a C++ program developed in Visual Studio 2010, this file is probably needed.

How to fix the missing MSVCR100.dll file?
It was actually really easy to fix this. Here is what I did. I Download and install Visual Studio 2010 c++ redistributable. That worked for most people. I don’t recommend you to download a single MSVCR100.dll file from the “DLL download website” to fix the problem. Downloading separate dll can be very dangerous and there is a great chance that you will end up with a virus.

If you need a copy of msvcrt.dll, it’s best to obtain it from its original, legitimate source:

Download from here:

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=5555 (x86) or
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=14632 (x64)

Tagged is one of the largest social networking sites on the internet. You can browse the profiles of other members, play games, and share tags and virtual gifts.

If you are a Tagged user but are not getting any fun out of it for some reason, then you may decide to cancel your Tagged account. Here is how you can cancel your Tagged account . To cancel all your Tagged account, follow the directions below:

First, log into your Tagged account:

1) Go to the Tagged Account Login Page

Log in using your account username and password

2) Once you have logged in to your account, Select Account -> Settings from the top-right corner on the Tagged site menu as shown.

3) Scroll down at the bottom of this Settings page. You would find a category Cancel Account. Click on the link labeled You may cancel your Tagged account at any time.

4) You would receive a warning saying that if you cancel your account, you would permanently lose your entire profile, uploaded photos and all your friends on Tagged.

If you are sure to continue, click on the link labeled Yes, I want to cancel my Tagged account as shown.

5) You will be asked to enter your password. Enter your current password.

6) Click on the Cancel Account button

* Once you click the Cancel button, your Tagged account will immediately remove from the Tagged and you no longer will able to login to Tagged using your username and password. All your profile information from any public view on Tagged will also be removed including your name, age, location, and photos.

Google+ has recently introduced circle sharing feature which let Google+ users to share their circles with friends. This article will show you how to share circles in Google+.

1) Sign in to your Google+ account here

2) Click the Circles tab on the top of Google+ homepage

3) Locate the Circle you want to share and click it

4) Click on Share

A share circle form will appears, click +Add more people to add the Circles you wish to share the Circle with.

5) Click the Share button when finished.

If you are Google+ user, you may have noticed that sharing of your Google+ profile pretty cranky. Currently Google+ offers no option to enable a shorter URL or custom URL like Facebook and Twitter. With URL shorterner service, it automatically shortens a long URL to a short domain name and uses only 5 or 6 character. This service are very useful when you need to send your google plus profile to your friends and collegues via web, twitter, email, SMS or phone.

Take advantage of these URL shorteners services and turn your long Google+ URL profile to something like gplus.to/ilmuit.

1) gplus.to
2) plus.ly
3) goplus.us
4) gplusnick.com

Dota 2 game will be publicly released this week with a million dollar invitational tournament at GamesCom 2011 in Cologne, Germany.  Here’s DotA 2 screenshots I found from the other blog,  DOTA 2 Experts believe these are leaked DoTA 2 in-game screenshots. They look good. Credit to Dota2Blog.

Wonder what sort of requirements they need to meet in order to run DoTA 2 when it is finally out? See below:

Doombringer

Nevermore (Shadow Fiend)

Vengeful Spirit

Dazzle

Roshan

DotA 2 Minimum System Requirements: (DOTA2 minimum configuration requirements)
Operating System (OS): Windows ® 7 / Vista / Vista64 / XP
Processor (CPU): Pentium 4 3.0GHz
Memory (RAM): 1 GB for XP / 2GB for Vista
Graphics (GPU): DirectX 9 compatible video Card with 128 MB, Shader Model 2.0. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better
Hard Drive: At least 2.5 GB of free space
Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible Sound Card

Everyone talks about Google+, a new Social networking site launched by Google. With Google+ you can group your friends, relatives into different categories called Circles and selectively connect and share information with each group. This will help you to personalize your account and control your privacy effectively, a nice approach from Google.

Currently Google+ is in trial period and it can be joined only on invitations. To get Google+ invitation officially from Google visit this page, fill & submit your first name and email address and Google will invite you to join their Google+ project.

Or to get a Google+invites immediatel­y without waiting from Google, just leave your email address in the comment section below this entry and I will send you an invitation as soon as possible.

UPDATE (21th Sept 2011)

Google + is Now Open for All, Google just announced on their official Google blog that the registration process is now open to anyone with a Google Account. Sign Up Now

Warning for all twitter users