A file system filter driver intercepts requests targeted at a file system or another file system filter driver. By intercepting the request before it reaches its intended target, the filter driver can extend or replace functionality provided by the origin
This page lists the latest Windows Vista drivers and provides direct links to the files for downloads. We're offering this as a free service to the community, to help you all get through this challenging period of Vista-transitioning.
THIS IS THE ULTIMATE SOURCE! (KG) "Now that Etch has come to a rest and has frozen, and nVIDIA has been updating its own binary Linux driver, installing nVIDIA on Etch is now just as cake as it was in Sarge. This brief tutorial will include 2 common methods for installing nVIDIA's Linux driver. They are both very simple and each will have its pro's and con's. You could try each way and decide later which suits your computing style, your kung-fu, best. Me, I always do things the hard way 'cos that's the way I dig it."
These drivers are for use of your TV tuner hardware with other software than Pinnacle TVCenter Pro. Please note that Pinnacle officially ONLY supports Pinnacle TVCenter Pro and, where applicable, Windows Media Center.
Nice little guide to building an IR transceiver - uses the USB port for stable 5V, but includes a link in the comments to a decent circuit diagram that uses a voltage regulator and therefore doesn't need the USB port for power.