Windows XP Service Pack 3 is now available!

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.

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Windows Vista SP1 Price Promotion

Windows Vista Home Premium Promotion

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.

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Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 is Out

The beta of the next version of Internet Explorer is now available! The IE team just announced the availability of the Beta in MIX08.

One of the new features that the IE team boasted about is that IE finally passed the Acid2 browser test, which mean IE conform to CSS standard. (All previous IEs failed this test) Some other features include:

  • Faster JavaScript handling. 2.5x the speed of previous IE. “Back” button support for AJAX.
  • Webslices (I’m not quite sure about it, but it said it will let you subscribe to part of a website)
  • Social integration/activities in right click. Live maps, Facebook, etc…
  • Better developer tool.

You can download the Beta version here. The IE team said that the main focus user in Beta 1 is web developer (to help them create website that compatible with IE8/standard compliance) Normal user would have to wait for Beta 2 for more features that focused on them.

It is really great to hear that Microsoft have finally releasing a standard compliant web browser. But for now, I’ll just stick with Firefox. :p

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Official Website

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HD DVD is Officially Dead

HD DVD

The format war is over. Toshiba just announced that they will stop their HD DVD business. I guess that the switch by Warner Bros really killed HD DVD.

RIP HD DVD 2006 – 2008.

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Happy Mouse Year!

Happy Mouse Year

 

 Happy Chinese New Year to all visitor of my website!

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