What is better XP drivers or manufacturer?

When installing new hardware such as a video card, is it better to use the drivers that Windows XP intalls upon detection, or the drivers that come with the product on cd or from the manufacture's website?
Hmmmm???

Try the manufacturers one it's add more compability with current programs.
Although there is one time when i installed a new xp driver for my soundblaster and after installing i get a "blue screen of death" everytime i play a sound. Then i have to reinstall the OS. after i never encounter that problem again.

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Beta MAC drivers for 0202 USB & 0404 USB

Hi all,
Just a quick message to let you know that there are Beta MAC drivers for the 0202 USB & the 0404 USB available. Please go to www.emu.com and on the home page there will be an image and when you click on it you will be directed to another URL where you can download them.
ATB,
- Jen -

There seems to be a web site here http://www.eduscho.at/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/at/-/EUR/TdAtBrowseCat alog-Start?CategoryName=phase_1&Entry=nlpopup
I am not sure, as it seems to be in German, to follow any links to other items that are not groceries or Coffee.
The same with this link http://www.germandeli.com/eduschocoffee.html
I was hoping it would list a name like this bit does
Hub in Apple Pro Keyboard:
Version: 1.22
Bus Power (mA): 500
Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec
Manufacturer: Mitsumi Electric
Product ID: 0x1002
Vendor ID: 0x05ac (Apple Computer, Inc.)
Yours does not seem to list the name which means we can not use that method for finding out what make it actually is.
There was a post in this thread from EZ Jim about using a macam driver.
These I understand are more camera Specific than other drivers which is why we needed a name.
The one from IOXperts may be of more help
http://www.ioxperts.com/products/webcamx.html
9:03 PM Tuesday; May 6, 2008

What's better?

Hey there everybody! I have an iMac G5 and a 32 inch Sony Bravia. What's better for video out:
Mini-DVI/VGA adapter to VGA cable to TV
or
Mini DVI/DVI adapter to HDMI/DVI cable to TV?
If there is a difference, will it be noticeable enough to spend the extra money for the extra cord?

OMG! I just found this! Mini DVI to HDMI adapter at Future Shop!
http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/startech-startech-mini-dvi-to-hdmi-video- adapter-cable-mdvihdmimf-mdvihdmimf/10155701.aspx?path=8c4cd7f1a46c9ed096fa9c61f 5a309b2en02
Would that be my best bet?

Availability of Windows 7 Beta Device Drivers for some Lenovo Thinkpads

Good Day
   Lenovo will be posting 10 Windows 7 Beta device drivers* to it's public
Windows 7 beta webpage before the end of May. The drivers posted will be:
1) Lenovo System Interface Driver
2) ThinkVantage Active Protection System
3) UltraNav Driver with support for single and multi touchpad systems
4) UltraNav Utility
5) ThinkVantage Power Manager
6) ThinkVantage Power Management Driver
7) FingerPrint Driver
8) Hotkey Features
9) ThinkVantage Access Connections ver 5.40
10) WWAN
   The drivers will be available at   www.lenovo.com/windows7beta
   These drivers are STRICTLY beta and have NO public support. Please do not
call the Lenovo HelpCenter seeking support as they will not assist you.
Feedback on driver issues via this thread is encouraged and those concerns will
be send back to the individual device driver development teams.
There will be 32 bit and 64 bit versions of some device drivers are available.
*Drivers are supported on RC Build 7100 and later. The drivers may work on earlier builds
Terry Lenovo Win 7 TestLenovo Enterprise System Experts

<chuckle> we are all excited to try them
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What is better: Builder 2 oder Plug In

Hi guys!
As i couldn't find much about that, here is my question.
Maybe it is interesting enough for some experts to have smal
discussion.
What is better to use: builder or th plug-in.?
I don''t really need the to have a design view, so pure code
would be enough for me. And what I hate about the builder is the
performance when compiling large projects. Is this better if you
use Eclipse (which version) together with the plugin. Can you have
both installed and use the same project workplace to "share" the
projects, depending on what you want to do?
What gives me the best performance for writing, compiling,
debugging?
THX

See iPhone. See iPhone charged to 100%. See user using iPhone. User opens an app and uses it. When done user goes into recently used list and "closes" app. User does this each time when using an app. User gets 145 texts. 71 hours later iPhone only has 8% battery charge. See the battery in red. User charges it.
See iPhone. iPhone is charged to 100% See user using iPhone. See user opening apps and never closing them on the recently used app list. See recently used list grow to 66. User gets 141 texts. User gets 2 more phone calls than last time. 71 hours and 1 minute later iPhone has 8% battery charge. See the battery in red. User charges it.
See user get only 1 minute difference in battery life. See user not bother to close apps anymore. See user also explain this is not exactly scientific. See user release Spot to chase down Dah-veed. See user and Jane get busy now.

What is better???--sockets question

I have a server that receives one client (one thread of them) per socket.
Is it better to have all in the same socket?
where is the bottle�s neck? in the processor or in the bandwith?

ok
and what is better for my server:
1) receive each client in a different socket
2)receive all clients in one socketAFAIK you would need a new port for each server socket. How then can your clients know which port to connect too? Therefore I think (2) is the proper solution.
For a general implementation of a tcp server, have a look at my solution at http://www.ebi.ac.uk/~kirsch/monq-doc/monq/net/TcpServer.html . You can download the code by following the link at the bottom of that page. Comments/questions welcome.
Harald.

What is better for security? WPA2 or Access control

I have a Airport express and 2 computers; a Mac and a PC.
When it come to securing your wi-fi connection so you don't get unauthorized clients on your network.
What is better
A- Just using encryption like WPA2 or some other password based system or
B- Just entering the "Airport ID" (MAC) of the computers I want to authorize in my network on the Access control panel.
Seems to me like the later is easier on the clients since they don't need a password or anything, It's completely transparent for the client. And I believe encryption slows down the connection a bit and create overhead for the computer. But maybe I don't have the full picture of the situation.
Is there anybody who can illuminated this subject for me?
thanks
PowerBookG4 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

WPA2 is virtually uncrackable only really vulnerable if you use a real word as a password.
When using access control, MAC addresses are sent unecrypted can be read and spoofed and therefore do not add any security.
Unfortunately "Closed" networks, MAC access control lists, and reduction in transmission power are all more "feel good" security rather than real security. All these various approaches are dated and mistakenly lead to overconfidence.
WPA is your friend if you value wireless security.

What is better when converting analog video for FCE, Canopus100/110/300/or5

All,
What is better when converting analog video for FCE, Canopus100/110/300/or500? I have a new MACPRO with FCE HD and I wanted to convert some of my older video that was recorded on a HI8 Camcorder... Thanks.

I have the ADVC-100 (older model) and ADVC-110. They are identical except that the ADVC-110 does not come with an AC power adapter. Currently sells for about $220USD. If all you need to do is convert from HI8 tapes, the ADVC100/110 will do the job quite nicely.
The ADVC300 adds some enhancements for video signal cleanup, but at a higher price. Currently sells for about $450USD. The ADVC500 is overkill for home use.

What is better ti use entourage or my .mac account to vidoe chat?

What is better to use entourage or my .mac account to video chat?
How do I add a buddy into my entourage buddy list?
Message was edited by: fotomike

Entourage is a Microsoft application and is probably Linked to MSN for Mac.
I have Office:Mac 2000 and this version of MSN does not Video.
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What is better Mac Mini or Mac Pro and 4K 40" screen or iMac 5K for work with Exel

I am working on Macbook pro retina for around 16 hours a day, it is ok but the screen is to small. I am opening about 25 - 30 EXCEL windows, 20 - 25 safari windows at the same time. Excel windows are small, they only show 40 rows and S column Now I am considering buying iMac 5k ( but the screen is only 27", however a very high resolution but I think that fonts and digits displayed may be too small ). I am also considering Mac Mini or Pro with 40" 4K TV ( 4k computer monitors are 27 - 31" , so better idea would be purchasing iMac 5k ) . The problem is that 40 - 42" TV don't have Display Port ( I can't find it anywhere )
Please help me to choose what would suit my needs better. I need large screen to work comfortably with an Excel sheets. What is better? Mac Mini or Mac Pro and 4K 40" screen or iMac 5K for work with Excel ?. The other problem I have is that when I spend 16 hours at work with retina macbook , my eyes are ok. Using the 30'' Dell screen 2560/1440 my eyes are tired after 2 hours.
Thanks for your help on advance
Best regards
David

Currently you can only get 4 K at 30 Hz via HDMI. Some users have reported jerky curser movement because of the 30 Hz.
I would go for the 5K iMac. You can add a second screen at 4K.
FaceTime HD camera
Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 3840 by 2160 pixels on an external display
Support for extended desktop and video mirroring modes
The Mac Mini supports:
Support for up to two displays at 2560 by 1600 pixels, both at millions of colors
Thunderbolt digital video output
Native Mini DisplayPort output
DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter (sold separately)
VGA output using Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter (sold separately)
Dual-link DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter (sold separately)
HDMI video output
Support for 1080p resolution at up to 60Hz
Support for 3840-by-2160 resolution at 30Hz
Support for 4096-by-2160 resolution at 24Hz
The 2013 Mac Pro can use three and more displays:
Mac Pro (Late 2013): Using multiple displays - Apple Support
I would go for multiple screens

What other hp print drivers will work with the officejet pro 8600

I have an Officejet Pro 8600 and like many others here, I am having a problem printing a custom size envelope (6x9). I did find that I can use the drivers for a deskjet 450 and setup my 8600 using those drivers. However, the 450 6x9 does not have a portait option in the layout.
My question is, what other hp print drivers will work in the 8600? I'm hoping one will have a 6x9 portrait layout?

Cheetah12 wrote:
Hello wingcheck,
Welcome to the HP Forums!
I understand you're receiving a problem printing a custom envelope size (6x9). You did state that you installed a Deskjet 450, but it doesn't come with a portrait option. I will do my best to assist you!
First, I need to find out your operating system on your computer? Windows or Mac?
If you have a Windows computer and using this Deskjet 450 driver, have you checked Devices and Printers on your computer to see if you have this portrait option:
1) Right click on the Deskjet 450, then click on Printer Preferences
2) Very top you should see a tab called "Finishing" and look for Orientation
3) You should see portrait, landscape, rotate by 180 degrees or mirror image.
4) Let me know if you don't have this option on this post
If not, then I would recommend installing a Deskjet 9800 to see if you have this option. Please follow this HP document on Installing an Alternate Print Driver in Windows 7 for a USB Cable Connection. When setting up this custom size, change the paper type to "Other Specialty Media". Please post your results, as I will be looking forward to hearing from you. Have a great night!
Hi Cheetah .... I don't have access to my printer at the moment due to travel, but here's what I have right now. My operating system is Windows 7 64. That's not much, but it is a start. I will have the additional information for you in a day or so. Something else I discovered in the user guide, which I didn't know, is that each tray will only handle specific media. So, when I print envelopes, I will have to use Tray 1 in order to do so.
Now I do have another question for you. Can I have installed, 2 different sets of print drivers at the same time without it causing a conflict? I'm assuming the diffenent driver will simply show up as a different printer in the listed printers, right?? Any way, thanks for your quick response, and upon arriving home, I will follow your previous suggestions. I will also keep you posted as to my success or failure.
Thanks
Paul

So what is better - time efficient - Google Sketch or Strata 3d SE for ibooks author use?

So what is better - time efficient - Google Sketch or Strata 3d SE for ibooks author use?

Yes, but I doubt if my definition of ease-of-use is the same as yours.
As always with these types of questions, the best method is to work with both, on your machine, using your environment, your content, your specs, your resources, with your time and then decide.

Hi. im ipad and ipohe user. now i want to buy my first macbook. i need to know what is better for me: macbook pro 13´´ or macbook air 13´´?? or another??

hi. im ipad and ipohe user. now i want to buy my first macbook. i need to know what is better for me: macbook pro 13´´ or macbook air 13´´?? or another??
i will not move it frecuently from home because i always have with me the iphone and sometimes the ipad.
im looking apple store online because im trying to buy it refubrished (im from argentina and travel to NYC next month)...
please i hear you...!

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What's better than Illustrator?

I've been using Illustrator for many years and several versions. My usage is nominal and occasional/once a week, and I don't get very sophisticated for my needs, so it has been OK so far. I do not do commercial work but know Ai is the "de-facto std".
But I read this forum often and see many criticisms of Ai and I do have occasional issues with Illy with tools and UI....just not as easy or robust as it could/should be...cumbersome at times.
I see JET and others here make great use of Illy but also criticize (justifiably) it for not being as good as other vector tools.
I know there are competitors, Inkscape is free, others less costly than Illy; and seemingly better/easier/faster to use...at least for some things.
So my question: What is better than Illustrator (I'm using CS5) and why? What can they do better than Ai? Is it worth having a second program and learning (tho I suspect the learning curve should be easy as they do similar things but have different GUI). Or replacing Illy with something?
Pro's/Con's that would make one make the effort to try/use something else? I don't even know what out there is better than Illy. I've searched www and got a few hints but nothing very significant.
Am I wasting my time looking?
Your feedback welcomed to help me decide whether to explore/trial other programs.

I see JET and others here...criticize (justifiably) it for not being as good as other vector tools.
I can't speak for "and others", but since I'm the only one you mention by name:
If you've already deemed the criticism justifiable, then you must already know what that criticism says. When I criticize Illustrator, I don't just say "Illustrator is crap" and leave it at that, unsupported. I'm careful to explain myself with facts pertinent to the context of the discussion. I actually own and know how to use the other programs to which I compare. I've often posted lists of comparitive features.
I've always used my real name here and sign all my posts with my initials. So finding my comments is not difficult.
I know there are competitors, Inkscape is free, others less costly than Illy; and seemingly better/easier/faster to use...at least for some things. So my question: What is better than Illustrator (I'm using CS5) and why? What can they do better than Ai?
Didn't you just answer your own question? Other than the broadly general things you just mentioned, what program do you want to compare, and for doing what? Surely you're not asking someone to do an exhaustive feature-by-feature comparison between Illustrator and all similar programs in this one thread?
All you've said about what you use Illustrator for is that your use is nominal, occasional, unsophisticated, and non-commerical. Mine isn't. Commerical graphics has been my livelihood for over 40 years. Vector-based illustration is both a speciality and a passion.
I...knowAi is the "de-facto std"
"Defacto standard" is self-fulfilling. It's effectively equivalent to saying "More people use Illustrator because more people use Illustrator."
So what? More people ride Vespa scooters than KTM motorcycles. But which one would you call "professional quality"? You can use either one to pick up a gallon of orange juice at the corner store. But if you enter an enduro, the KTM will get the job done with alot less stress.
The myth is that most software buyers choose the best. That's as naive as the faith that most voters do.
Illustrator has been slothfully resting on its "defacto standard" haunches since the dark ages (AKA the 80s). "Defacto standard" be hanged.
I do have occasional issues with Illy with tools and UI....just not as easy or robust as it could/should be...cumbersome at times.
Okay. What issues? State something specific and users actually familiar with other programs can compare.
This is the 21st century. There's really little new under the sun here. A 2D drawing program is just an interface pasted on top of mostly the same old geometric functionality. The competitive advantage goes to the offering that best (easy) and most fully (robust) empowers the user. The multiplication of easy and robust yields elegance. That's a term I've never applied to Illustrator. Illustrator is one of the oldest of the bunch, lounging under the sun for so long it's at risk of skin cancer. Yet it still fails to provide basic functionality users of other drawing programs have taken for granted for decades.
Examples that may be germane to your casual, non-commerical use? Try these things in Illustrator:
Star Tool: Draw a star. Now change the number of points it has.
Arc Tool: Draw 36 degrees of a circular arc.
Label that star with a dimension.
Distribute a group of different objects along a curve.
Uniformly space Blend steps along a non-uniform curve.
Attach a Blend to a closed path and have the first/last instances properly positioned.
Knife Tool: Cut across an open unfilled path.
Connect a text label to an object that stays connected when you move it.
Paste a simple graphic into a text string so that it flows with the text.
Perform a Find/Replace on carriage returns.
Round Corners: Apply it to an accute or obtuse angle and have it actually yield the radius you specify.
Crop a raster image.
Rotate something. Go back later and find out what its rotation angle is.
Pathfinders: Use them without wrecking existing fills/strokes.
I could go on (and have). How long a list do you want? All the features/functions associated with the above basic operations (and many more) are substandard, half-baked, or even non-existent in Illustrator. This is "professional"-grade software? No, it's largely consumerish rubbish sold at exhorbitant prices just because it's the "defacto standard."
Is it worth having a second program and learning...
Obviously, it is to me (and a third, and a fourth, and...). As I've said many times in this forum, I don't know how anyone can legitimately claim to compare two programs if they've only got workaday familiarity with one.
As with any other endeavor, the more drawing programs you're comfortable with, the less arduous it is to pick up another, because you tend to pick up on the underlying principles involved, as opposed to just becomming habituated to a particular program's command locations and procedures by rote.
But you've been using AI for "many years" and find it to be "OK". So if you're happy with it, use it.
I have a cheap, consumerish Ryobi table saw and it's "OK." But I didn't pay a professional-grade price for it, either. And I'm sure not going to write glorious reviews on it, call it "professional," and get all fearfully brand-loyal defensive about it if someone dares suggest I might ought to learn to use a different one. My use of it, like yours, is merely occasional. But I also presently need to build a TV cabinet, and I'm dreading it. If I were to open a cabinet shop, I'd be much more discriminating, and would do my own homework to make an informed decision.
Or replacing Illy with something?
One doesn't have to "replace." There's nothing any more wrong with using more than one 2D drawing program than there is with using more than one 3D modeling program, or raster imaging program, or page layout program, or word processor, or video edting program, or....
Pro's/Con's that would make one make the effort to try/use something else?
That depends on what one is doing with it. Not knowing that, I can again only offer generalities that matter to me: If you've only ever used one program of a particulat kind, you're rather in the dark regarding functionality that you may be missing that may be important to you. (Second-degree ignorance: You don't know what you don't know.) If you're mission-dependent upon that one program, you're also kind of captive to the whims and agenda of its vendor.
That very well may not matter to you, given your nominal, occasional, unsophisticated, and non-commerical use. And if so, that's fine.
I don't even know what out there is better than Illy. I've searched www and got a few hints but nothing very significant.
But you just said you've been reading a bunch of posts here which mention other programs.
Am I wasting my time looking?
Only you can answer that about your time. Time is all any of us have.
Your feedback welcomed to help me decide whether to explore/trial other programs.
No offense, but frankly it sounds like you're just not motivated enough to do your own homework. If you are sufficiently motivated, visit the websites of other drawing program vendors. Read the features lists. Dowload the demos, read the documentation, and try them out. Visit the programs' user forums. Or, if it's really not that important to you, don't.
If you've got questions about specific functionality and/or specific programs, be more specific about what you do (or want to do).
JET

Whats the size of ios7 if i want to update it from itunes?and what's better OTA or itunes?

whats the size of ios7 if i want to update it from itunes?and what's better OTA or itunes?

Whatsapp should work fine.
Doing the upgrade over iTunes will give you the opportunity to make a full backup of your phone first, and will most likely provide for a faster and smoother upgrade. I'd do it that way, and will once I get home later tongith.

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