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- Driver
- (1) A loudspeaker. Although the terms "driver" and "speaker" are used synonymously, the phrase "the speaker has four drivers" means that the speaker cabinet has four individual speakers inside.
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- Driver Updater (msi)
- Direct Driver Access to Over 1,022,203 Drivers. Receive direct access to our driver downloads. This includes unlimited downloads for all your systems. With over 128 GB of driver's on our servers, when we say we guarantee the file will be there we mean it. Most sites just provide link service....
- Tags: Driver, Driver Updater, Strategy, Databases, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Software downloads 2008-07-17
- Drivers caught red-handed holding phone
- Starting July 1, California drivers caught holding their cell phones to their ear while driving are being slapped with a $20 dollar ticket for the first offense, and a $50 ticket for the second. CNET.com's Kara Tsuboi rode along with the California Highway Patrol near Berkeley, Calif., as officers nabbed...
- Tags: Phone, Driver, Telecom & Utilities, News, kara tsuboi, cell phones, hands free law, california, highway, patrol, traffic, driving, bluetooth, headset
- Videos 2008-07-07
- NVidia says no to request to release open source drivers, once again
- Nvidia reiterated that it won't provide open source drivers for Linux because the company claims there is no need for it. Nvidia provides binary Linux drivers and has open sourced some drivers such as the nv X driver and other utilities that work with the proprietary driver, including the...
- Tags: NVidia Corp., Driver, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-06-23
- Developers criticize Nvidia, other holdouts for hindering Linux desktop
- Linux kernel developers are getting tougher on Nvidia and a few other holdouts that have refused to release open source drivers. More than 100 Linux kernel developers – including top developer Andrew Morton – issued a letter today condemning closed source modules or drivers for Linux to be "harmful and...
- Tags: Desktop, Developer, Linux Desktop, NVidia Corp., Driver, Graphics, Linux Kernel Developer, Open Source Driver, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-06-23
- The key to Windows success? It's all about the drivers
- The greatest advantage of the Windows ecosystem is that there are so many choices. The biggest problem with the Windows ecosystem is that there are so many choices. Ironic, isn't it? The sheer number of choices means you can almost certainly...
- Tags: Problem, Driver, OEM, Graphics Subsystem, Vista/Server 2008/Win7 Ecosystem, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Notebooks, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- Fixing Windows Vista, Part 3: Top Troubleshooting Tools
- Do you think Windows Vista is slow, crash-prone, or unreliable? Join the crowd. Over the past year, reviews of Windows Vista by mainstream media outlets, the technical press, bloggers, and ordinary users have been, for the most part, scathing. And many of those bad reviews were absolutely accurate. My...
- Tags: Performance, PC, Driver, Microsoft Windows Vista, CPU, Tool, Dialog Box, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Performance Management, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
- Drivers highlight Linux Summit progress
- The final release on the recent Linux Collaboration Summit is out and the big word is drivers. No, not like this Big Bertha, available from the World of Golf for just $200. (But she's a beauty, ain't she?) Software drivers. If...
- Tags: Driver, Linux, Scanners, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-04-24
- DomeDriver (zip)
- Did you know that there is real life in snowdomes? If you concentrate yourself for a long time it could be that you see e.g. Max the DomeDriver. Max is a taxi driver like every other taxi driver with the difference that he lifes in a snowdome. His job is...
- Tags: Life, Driver, DeepSpace, Cyberthreats, Games, Recruitment & Selection, Viruses And Worms, Security, Personal Technology, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Software downloads 2008-04-24
- VersionTracker Pro (exe)
- Whether you are keeping a home PC up-to-date or you're an IT professional, VersionTracker Pro--a new CNET service--delivers all the information you need to make the right decision on updating your drivers and software.VersionTracker Pro checks your installed drivers and software against an online database and offers upgrade details, compatibility,...
- Tags: Software, CNET Networks Inc., Driver, Tools & Techniques, Management
- Software downloads 2008-04-24
- Realtek AC'97 Driver (Windows Vista) (zip)
- Realtek AC'97 Driver. This package includes drivers for Vista 32-bit and 64-bit editions. This version may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
- Tags: Driver, Microsoft Windows Vista, Realtek Semiconductor, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), 64-Bit, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2008-04-23
- Fixing Windows Vista, one machine at a time
- If the "Vista sucks" movement has a public face, it's the Sony Vaio. No one knows that better than my new friend Jeremy Toeman. In May 2007, this 15-year Windows veteran replaced his old, beloved, XP-powered Vaio with a newer Vaio that came with Windows Vista Business installed. Practically overnight,...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Clean Install, Installation, Driver, Microsoft Windows Vista, Machine, Recovery Partition, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-04-21
- MHX Driver Searcher (zip)
- MHX Driver Searcher is a search utility to look for compatible drivers for hardware on your computer. Includes a reduced driver search database than the professional version. However, it also includes a live helper section soyou can log on for free and request a driver. To do this please provide...
- Tags: Driver, Hardware, MicroHARDxce, MHX Driver Searcher, Productivity
- Software downloads 2008-04-15
- PHATsoft Taxi Accounting Software (zip)
- Easy-to-use financial record-keeping software for taxi drivers, executive car operators, chauffeur drivers, and private hire drivers. Keep a record of journeys and income.Easy to use, basic functionality: does most of your record-keeping in a non-complicated way. Version 1.4.1 includes unspecified updates.
- Tags: Accounting, Driver, Phatsoft, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Financial Accounting, Tools & Techniques, Finance, Management
- Software downloads 2008-04-11
- Creative backs down on modded Vista drivers
- Question for you. If a company releases a product with drivers that are, how can I put this kindly, lacking, and someone else decides to mod those drivers to add new features and fix broken stuff, should that be allowed or is the company right to kick up a fuss?...
- Tags: Driver, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-04-04
- Driver Updater Pro (exe)
- Driver Updater Pro is a professional driver management tool features both driver management and hardware diagnostics. Driver Updater Pro provides such practical function as driver update. If you often reinstall your operating system, you may not forget such painful experiences of searching all around for all kinds of drivers. This...
- Tags: Driver, Hardware, XPC Tools, Driver Updater Pro
- Software downloads 2008-03-28
- Black Ice TIFF Printer Driver for XP/Vista 32-Bit (exe)
- The Monochrome Vista/XP/2000 Driver is designed for developers and sophisticated end users to build faxing, document imaging, e-commerce, archiving, or raster image capturing applications. The Monochrome driver is based on Black Ice Technology, not on Microsoft Mini-driver technology. Black Ice guaranties the monochrome driver will print 100,000 pages in a...
- Tags: 32-bit, Microsoft Windows XP, Driver, Microsoft Windows Vista, TIFF, Black Ice Software, Monochrome Vista/XP/2000 Driver, Monochrome Driver, Document Management, Business Intelligence, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Data Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows
- Software downloads 2008-03-20
- Want Vista SP1? Here's what to expect
- When Microsoft released Windows Vista Service Pack 1 to manufacturing on February 4, they promised to make it available for the general public in mid-March. Today they delivered on that promise, making SP1 available to Windows Vista users through Windows Update and as a standalone installer package from the Microsoft...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Update, Version, Driver, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, SP1, Installer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-03-18
- facsBridge T37FSP (msi)
- Windows Fax driver capable of sending a fax via e-mail (store-and-forward facsimile, as defined in ITU-T recommendation T.37). The driver is natively integrated with Windows 2000/XP/2003 Fax Service and Fax Printer. Availability of Internet fax service provider with e-mail-to-fax gateway, or T.37-compatible device (like Cisco fax-enabled router), is required. Facilitates...
- Tags: Driver, Fax, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2008-03-03
- No Vista SP1 bits for users until mid-March
- Customers who've been waiting for Microsoft to release the final Vista Service Pack SP 1 bits are going to have to wait another month or two to actually get their hands on them -- at least through legal channels. In a posting to the Windows Vista team...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Update, Driver, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Nash, SP1, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-02-04
- Weird ATi Catalyst 8.1 bug
- I've just upgraded a few systems to the latest ATi Catalyst suite version 8.1 and I'm noticing a strange bug. Here's the deal - I updated the driver and rebooted. Next I noticed a small white square a few pixels across in the upper left hand corner...
- Tags: Pixel, Driver, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-01-17
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