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Wired Ethernet Connectivity for the Microsoft Surface
UPDATE 5/12/2014: The information below is out of date. Beyond Microsoft asking us to remove the driver download, this process will no longer work on Windows 8.1 due to the driver not being signed for...
View ArticleWindows RT (Surface) USB Ethernet Driver Going Away 12/23
The driver that enables certain USB Ethernet adapters like the Plugable USB2-E100 to work with new Windows RT devices like the Microsoft Surface has been pulled from the chipset manufacturer’s site...
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Plugable UD-3000 Firmware Upgrade (for Windows 8)
Update 12/24/2012 – All Plugable UD-3000 Universal Laptop Docking Stations purchased from Amazon after Dec 24, 2012 already have the update mentioned in this article. If you purchased after that date,...
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Windows Multipoint Server 2012 and Plugable USB Zero Clients
Windows Multipoint Server allows you to share a single PC among many users by connecting many USB zero clients (USB terminals). It’s a huge maintenance, power, and cost savings. Microsoft’s newly...
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All New Plugable USB 3.0 Universal Docking Stations Updated for Windows 8...
***All docks ordered after 12/19/2012 already ships with the latest firmware, do not attempt to use the firmware upgrade tool for these units.*** All units of the Plugable UD-3000 USB 3.0 Universal...
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Latest Technology for Up To 8 Monitors on Windows
Plugable is excited to be launching our new Plugable UGA-3000 USB 3.0 / 2.0 to VGA / DVI / HDMI Adapter for Multiple Monitors on Windows. It’s available today in the USA from Amazon.com and 27...
View ArticlenVidia drivers Oct 2012 and Later vs. DisplayLink Dec 2012 and Earlier
We’re seeing a number of reports that nVidia’s drivers for certain chipsets dated October 2012 and later have problems in the presence of DisplayLink drivers. When things like this have happened in the...
View ArticleDisplayLink Releases New Windows Driver Version 7.1 M1
Today DisplayLink released their new Windows Driver Version 7.1 M1 (7.1.45135.0). We’re excited to have this new driver out, as it fixes a number of last issues that let us recommend the latest 7.X...
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A better way to store all that data
Checkout the full line of products for Plugable Storage System More of us are juggling several devices. And our new, smaller computers are coming with smaller drives (like the 128GB drive size on the...
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DisplayLink Windows 7 Compatibility Issues with Basic Mode and Chrome
Two important Windows 7 compatibility notices, for users of DisplayLink devices: 1) A Windows update deployed by Microsoft on 2/27/2013 is leaving Windows systems in Basic mode, which then causes...
View ArticleUSB Graphics Support on Mac Gets A Double Boost
USB is the easiest way to connect one or more extra monitors to a computer, but drivers are required to make it all work. Two events this week have made attaching multiple monitors to Mac OS X systems...
View ArticleSwitch Your Email Subsciptions
For our email subscriptions, we’re transitioning from Feedburner — acquired by Google a few years ago, and now being deprecated — to Jetpack, which is WordPress’s nice new service for social and email...
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Windows 8.1 Preview – DisplayLink Drivers
Windows 8.1 offers some great improvements, and we’re already seeing users (particularly Surface Pro users) who are trying the preview. The preview of Windows 8.1 just came out yesterday, and it’s...
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Upgrading Older Mac Pros to USB 3.0
We’re seeing a lot of Mac users wanting to upgrade older Mac Pros to gain USB 3.0 support. Unfortunately, the solutions available (a common one is a PCIe add-in card from a company called Caldigit) are...
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New Plugable USB 3.0 Universal Docking Station (with Dual Monitor Support)
We’re excited to announce the launch of our newest UD-3900 USB 3.0 Universal Laptop / Tablet docking station, adding an additional HDMI port to our UD-3000 docking station, currently the #1 selling...
View ArticlePlugable 4-Port BC 1.1 Charging Hub Video
A nice video of our USB 2.0 4-Port BC 1.1 Charging Hub, from a young but very capable Youtuber. He covers both charging and regular USB hub use, with and without the included power adapter. Good stuff!...
View ArticleNew 2013 Google Nexus 7 and USB Ethernet Adapters
The new 2013 Google Nexus 7 (“Gen 2″ or “flo”) has a bug where USB Ethernet adapters won’t work — they’ll appear to be recognized, but won’t get a DHCP address. This is with Android 4.3, builds JSS15J...
View ArticleUsing the Plugable Storage System
Opening and closing the PSS protective plastic cases (video 0:35 seconds) Using the Plugable Storage System for maintaining a library of operating systems to boot from (video 2:22)
View ArticleMultiple Monitor Issues with OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) and 10.10 (Yosemite)
Update 10/22/14: With the release of 10.10 (Yosemite), unfortunately there’s not much improved USB graphics behavior to report, as the key issues outlined in this post still exist. We’ve posted an...
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Before You Upgrade To Mac OS X 10.9 (“Mavericks”)
Update 10/22/14: With the release of 10.10 (Yosemite), unfortunately there’s not much improved USB graphics behavior to report, as the key issues outlined in this post still exist. We’ve posted an...
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