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Chris, glad you have your new dongle. I guess i missed what happened to your original. I was always warned to really guard it as costly to replace. My dealer does record each dongle # and keeps on record as a safety back up. Kay
85867Happy dance! So glad you were able to GET a new dongle! Pricy little things, aren't they! Merry Christmas!
35675looks like bread and water for you Chris, for Christmas lunch!!! Really makes me wonder why the makers of Dongles etc make it soooo expensive to replace them. Surely it's just a registration matter, and if you returned the one which was unusable, it should be just the price of the thing itself??? Anyway hope you have a lovely day, going to be a nice temperature right across our nation [good for eating]
16529Great. Good idea would be to get a USB hub, so that the dongle would not be snapped off (heaven forbid) , or worn from removing and replacing from the computer.
Jo
32948Right don't loose it or tread on it either. Very glad to hear that the dongle has arrived and should you have any free time over the net few days I am sure you will enjoy using it and get round to creating something again
114328Glad you can use your software again, that makes life easier.
i don't need the software for uploading designs to my Ruby as that has a flash drive but unfortunately Windows8 does not support the reader/writer for my Iris. So I have to use a very old laptop that has a wonky screen and an external monitor plus the ancient system 5 Husqvarna customiser software to write to a card. quite a set-up - but the Iris is great for ordinary sewing.
by katydid
23 Dec 2014
Glad you are a techie, because you just lost me. I have a card reader/writer but it is nor compatible with windows 7.
145191Hi Chris, So happy that you have your new Dongle, happy sewing. Love Lorraine McNeill Woodcroft Sth.Aust.
2617111092Congratulations, Chris...it is so hard to Dingle without a Dongle...and now back to Dingling! So good you can do your happy dance again!
by pennifold
23 Dec 2014
Yeah, I agree with you - no fun having no Dongle to dingle! he he he! Love your sense of humour! Love Chris
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158553I'm glad you are once again up and running in spite of the expense. Enjoy stitching again.
168893Finally, happy for you. tough on the pocket book but I always say ''you can't take it with you'' and be thankful that you are able to afford it. Many are not.
Back to the simpler way of doing things
hugs
Michelle
by pennifold
20 Dec 2014
That's how I feel Michelle. I'm thankful we can afford it! Trevor doesn't go back to work though till near the end of January! So we will have to be careful. Love Chris
64451Glad you got the long awaited dongle.. what do they do exactly? I only have a Janome..
by pennifold
20 Dec 2014
Hi Marian, here is a brief explanation of what the dongle does.
" A Hardware Against Software Piracy (HASP) dongle is a type of computer hardware device designed to combat software piracy. These devices must be plugged into a computer in order for software to function, and are often used in place of serial numbers or other forms of authentication. Dongles can also be used to create and enforce other business models for software, such as rental or feature-driven models. For end users, dongles can offer both convenience and frustration."
The Husqvarna and Brother machines use them. Love Chris
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