Re: Can you launder a USB dongle

There is a electronic/computer accessories shop down
the road from me called Dongles. Gotta love that :-)


--- rsetzer <[email protected]> wrote:

> Some programs, as an anti piracy measure, give you a
> little USB thingy 
> you must have plugged in to use the program. Dunno
> why, but they call 
> the thingy a 'dongle'. The high end video editing
> program Avid uses a 
> dongle.
> 
> 
> 
> Michael Cuffaro wrote:
> > What's a dongle?  Is that the same as a USB cable?
>  I think it should survive a wash.. though I
> > would make sure it's dried out before plugging it
> in to a computer.
> > 
> > --- Peter Richardson <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>Silly question based on an ignorance of how USB
> works. Is a USB dongle (if 
> >>given time to dry out) likely to survive being put
> through a washing 
> >>machine? What are the likely implications if you
> try to use it before it is 
> >>fully dried?
> >>
> >>Thanks
> >>Peter 
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