The cartoon freakout was worth it though I'm having trouble deciding if that's you or Hillary ;-)
With every fiber of my being, I LOATHE software that requires a hardware "key" (known as a "dongle") to operate.
Because I am forever losing the damn thing.
Today I had a critical project that I couldn't complete because I lost the dongle I needed for the program to work. This meant I had to rip apart my office, my car, my apartment, and everything I own in an attempt to find it. For three hours I was tearing my hair out in a feeble attempt to find a tiny piece of plastic that had no intention of revealing itself. Eventually I gave up, slightly more insane than when I started...
Once I got home from work, I finally managed to find the stupid thing in one of my suitcases. It was hidden in a back-pocket where I missed it the first time I looked. I was so happy that you'd have thought I'd found the freakin' Holy Grail or something...
So now I've got my dongle back and all is well in the world.
But not really.
My web hosting service is down, AGAIN, which means that I can't tell the world about my troubles.
Stupid internets.
Could be worse though. I could have been Hillary Clinton in tonight's Democratic debate. It's as if she suddenly decided that she wanted to confirm all the negative things people say about her. And then there was Obama... rising above it all to give us his calm, cool demeanor that was so presidential I could almost feel him as our nation's leader. If anybody watching it was on the fence as to who they were voting for, they're in Obama's camp now.
Argh. Time to go play with my dongle.
Damn...you would think I could come up with a joke about "dongle" but I got NUTHIN'!
Posted by Mr. Fabulous on February 27, 2008 | Reply
Dave, me wuvs ya, and thinks you are the hottest guy on the internet, but what the hell is the "internets"? Is there more than one? I didn't know that. What am I missing out on?
Posted by The Absurdist on February 27, 2008 | Reply
Last time I used dongle-requiring software, it was a pbx call center programming tool that cost us near $100,000. I wasn't surprised they required the hw key. We ended up putting the dongle on a server in the data center and using remote desktop.
We did this because it used to be on a developer's desktop and when the person upgraded their desktop, the *threw the dongle away* because they "thought it was some printer cable adapter".
We spent $2500 to get a replacement dongle.
That's what I kept thinking. How stupid could Hillary be. Let's show the world you're a mean spirited bitch. Oh, and that women can't control their emotions. For Pete's sake.
And Obama? God his debating was just brilliant. BRILLIANT! I'm not suggesting that's why you should vote for someone - but personally I was drooling over his technique.
And I had my first presidential sex dream ever last night. :-)
Posted by Miss Britt on February 27, 2008 | Reply
I'm disliking modern technology, as well.
Care to join me over a campfire with some flint-knapping tools and a spit with some mammoth meat?
Did I spell "knapping" right? Who knows...
Posted by Coal Miner's Granddaughter on February 27, 2008 | Reply
Maybe Hillary lost her dongle or never had one in the first place...
Posted by bogup on February 27, 2008 | Reply
Love your blog...and the fact that this one is about dongles makes it even better. I do customer service for a major software/hardware manufacturer and cannot bring myself to say "dongle" to a customer. Just makes me giggle way too much!
Posted by kath310 on February 27, 2008 | Reply
I've never misplaced my dongle.
Of course, I have never had a dongle to misplace.
I want a dongle. [pouts]
Can I borrow yours?
I promise to return it right after I find the damn thing.
Posted by Aunt Robin on February 27, 2008 | Reply
One of the programs in the video editing lab here at my school is Avid. It requires a dongle to work, too.
One time, a kid came up to my co-worker and asked why he couldn't use Avid. Turns out someone took out the dongle because they thought it was a flash drive!
Reasonable excuse. They look similarly enough alike to be mistaken!
I love DONGLES... that is all, and you cannot convince me otherwise. Dongles are awesome ;-)
Posted by Geeky Tai-Tai on January 13, 2009 | Reply
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