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After completed testing of my ASP.Net in test server, I deployed the same application to client’s server. However, I was hit with following error:

HTTP 500 - Internal Error Server

On further testing, I can’t even connect to localhost (that’s weird!). It gives the same error as above. My client’s system has the following:

1. Windows XP SP2
2. IIS 5.1
3. Microsoft .Net Framework 1.1 (v 1.1.4322)

I tried the following but still couldn’t work:

1. Reinstall IIS
2. Reinstall Microsoft .Net Framework
3. Run aspnet_regiis.exe -i

Solution:

1. First of all I need to ensure that IE will not suppress any error messages. In order to do that, open Internet Explorer go to Tools-> Internet Options ->  Advanced Tab. Check option Show Friendly HTTP Error Messages.
2. Install IIS
3. Install Microsoft .Net Framework
4. Make sure Distributed Transaction Coordinator service is installed and running!
• open up your services panel or enter "services.msc"
• look for Distributed Transaction Coordinator (DTC)
• If it is not there, that means it is not installed.
• To install DTC, open up command prompt,
• go to your %windir/system32
• run msdtc.exe -install
• Once installed, you should be able to see DTC in your service panel.
• Start it
5. Run aspnet_regiis.exe -i to complete installation.
6. And voila! My ASP.Net application works!

For guides to reinstall DTC, click here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891801

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Our homegrown Internet advertising company, Nuffnang, had made it to TechCrunch post but for the wrong reason. Nuffnang Singapore, a counterpart of Nuffnang Malaysia,  reportedly charges publishers SGD1 for transaction fee for cash outs leaving many bloggers furious by the decision.

However, I have not heard or read any news on Nuffnang Malaysia imposing the same administration fee.

Anyone who is serving Nuffnang Malaysia and have received payment recently care to share their experience?

I do subscribe to Nuffnang (Malaysia) co-founder, Timothy’s blog, but didn’t hear anything from him. Hopefully thing turns out well for them.

Just less than 1 month from the previous release (2.0.0.8), Mozilla release another update yesterday.

The latest release fixes some of the known issues found in previous release.

Not running on Firefox. Get your own copy now.

After the recent pagerank (PR) shake up by Google, there is one question remain? Oh, maybe two. The first one would probably want to know who are affected and who survived. Now, the only question remain is whether if one should remove all paid links and stop posting for pay-per-post entry.

Google not only punish publisher who sell links by dropping their PR but sometimes reduce your site’s ranking on Google’s search engine result. Thus, making it more difficult for people to discover your blog. The worst could ever happen is they remove your site from their search engine result, totally. Don’t believe me? Try googling "John Chow" (JohnChow.com, the popular blogger who writes about making money online). You won’t find it there, at least not in the first page. (After more clicking, and onto the 5th page, no sign of JohnChow.com). Even John Cow (a parody of JohnChow.com) is on the first page. Holy cow!

So, some decided to remove paid links after their PR dropped, however, other just being obnoxious and can’t be bothered about it at all.

Here is my top reasons why you shouldn’t be afraid of Big G (read: Google). The list is not in order.

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The recent update on Google PR did cause a bit of chaos to all bloggers around the world. It seems that after the updates, their PR dropped. Some dropped one point but some even more.

The Google PR campaign started last week and I thought our very first full time blogger, LiewCF won’t get hit by it. However, when I read LiewCF this morning, apparently, his PR also drop from PR6 to PR5. I double checked it with PRChecker and it still gives the same result.

Guess, everyone falls within Google radar this time. Ouch!

By the way, can anyone appeal on this? Or just have to wait Google to do another round of updates?

Are you a victim of recent Google campaign to update Pagerank?

Loren Baker, the editor for SearchEngineJournal has confirmed that Google has emailed them regarding the PageRank (PR) update that caused many blogs have their PR dropped.

Matt Cutt, the key person in Google that heads the search engine optimization group confirmed that the PR dropped was to punish web publisher who sells links to other sites.

Many sites are affected by the updates; including:

• ProBlogger  - from PR6 to PR4 Updated:(back to PR6; thanks pablopabla)
• Engadget - from PR7 to PR5
• JohnChow - from PR6 to PR4
• and etc.

Our local blogs are not spared too.

• 5xmom - from PR5 to PR3
• Sabahan - from PR5 to PR3
• Hongkiat - from PR4 to PR2

Are you website affected? Do you really bother about it anyway?

via SearchEngineJournal

I received an email from Google this morning (see screenshot below), telling me I am entitled for free $50 Google Adwords. I think I am just lucky to get pick by them to receive this promotional item.  I am still new to Google Adwords.

Google Adwords is medium for publisher to advertise on Google Ads Network. It’s one of the most popular advertising network in the Net today.

I haven’t set up the account yet. Will probably do it later. Have you received such promotion from the Big G? Have you tried Adwords? Does it really works?

Have you updated your Firefox? Mozilla just release Firefox 2.0.0.8 recently that fixes some security issues and support more languages. Read Release Note for more details.

Not running on Firefox. Get your own copy now.

Whenever I took photos with my digital camera. I find it hard to include additional details (metadata) such as description of the picture, where I captured the photos and etc. Recently, I found a free tool that allows me to modify metadata on my photos with ease.

Photo Info from Microsoft is a utility to modify metadata on digital photos. Once installed, you can access Photo Info by right-click on the photo or multiple photos (to be edited as collection) that you want to edit and select Photo Info option.

You can even generate copyright notice automatically and access loads of features. Place your mouse over any digital photo and a tooltip detailing photo information will be display on screen.

This is certainly a great tool for anyone how needs a free tool to modify their photos details.

Download Microsoft Photo Info

When writing a long-winding post, it is best to break it down to a few pages to improve readability and page navigation.

To break a long post or page, just insert following tag in between each break:

<!–nextpage–>

The page break will look as below:

Try it out yourself.