A pretty clever marketing by EA Sports

Do you face any lagging problem in Windows Media Player 11? While changing the track, it can take up to 5 seconds to change to the next song. To solve this problem, please follow the steps below:

1. Open Start Menu -> Type “Sound” in the search bar -> Select “Sound“.
2. In the “Sound” window, select the “Speakers” and click the “Properties” button at the bottom right.

3. The “Speaker Properties” window will pop up. Go to the “Enhancements” tab.

4. Make sure that “Disable all sound effects” option is unchecked.
5. Done!

Program blocked during startup in Vista? Don’t worry! There are solutions for it. One of the easiest way is to disable UAC. But it is not recommended as it is not a good practice to disable UAC. But there is another solution to enable the program to run during startup which is to use Task Scheduler. headcrash industries have a full instruction on how to unblock program that requires administrator privilege during startup.

A bit late, but today is Firefox’s Download Day! You can get Firefox 3.0 HERE.

To track the real time number of downloads, please visit this website. As of time I’m posting this, the total number of downloads is already reach 6.6million!

Don’t know what I’m talking about? Check out my previous post about this World Record event!

Remember that today tomorrow is the day that Firefox 3 will be released, which mean it is Download Day 2008! I’m not sure what time that it will be available for download, but please remember to check their website for latest updates! Updated: The actual date and time for Malaysia is 1:00AM, 18th June 2008 (Wednesday). For your local time, please check here.

Don’t know what is Download Day 2008? Read my previous post!

The Mozilla Firefox team is trying to set a new world record for most software downloads in 24 hours this coming June 2008!

More info here: http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord

You can help in setting this record by telling it to your friends, family members, colleague, etc…

The long awaited Service Pack 3 for Windows XP is now available to public! Click here to download the installer for XP 32-bit, English. According to DailyTech, there are 1100+ hotfixes in this service pack. SP3 should be the last service pack for Windows XP, since Microsoft will stop producing Windows XP this June.

For those who are using Windows Vista, Service Pack 1 is also available. Click here to download.

Microsoft is currently having a special promotion for Windows Vista Home Premium with SP1. For more info, please click here. Currently, Compu-zone is selling it at RM335, which is around USD100.

Please take note that this promotion is only valid in Malaysia. You need to activate your copy in Malaysia.