Low profile dongle Thread poster: QUOI
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| | | Excellent idea | Oct 29, 2010 |
I have one of these for my MS mouse (wireless mobile mouse 6000) and it is miles better than the rather lengthy DVX dongle.
Like you, I'm always worried I'll snap it off somehow!
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| Small means losable | Oct 29, 2010 |
I'll put my hand up to having broken one of these, but then again the smaller it is, the easier to lose.
These days, I attach memory sticks with precious data on to absolutely huge lanyards so they don't go astray.
It's probably time for some dongleless technology.
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Eutychus wrote:
I'll put my hand up to having broken one of these, but then again the smaller it is, the easier to lose.
These days, I attach memory sticks with precious data on to absolutely huge lanyards so they don't go astray.
It's probably time for some dongleless technology.
IMHO it is not so much about loosing a dongle, but accidental snapping it off, especially when you 'migrate' with your laptop around a house.
Pro dongleless? I don't know. I guess it would be more difficult to switch between computers.
| | | | David BUICK
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| then again you could just unplug it (shh!!) | Oct 29, 2010 |
Well, I've lost more memory sticks than I've broken DVX dongles... I guess if you could leave it plugged in permanently without fear of breaking it that would be ok.
By the way, don't tell anyone, but if you open DVX, set up a project with a translation memory and send even part of the project to the translation memory, you can then do just about anything else you want (import and export files, use the TM, etc) without leaving the don... See more Well, I've lost more memory sticks than I've broken DVX dongles... I guess if you could leave it plugged in permanently without fear of breaking it that would be ok.
By the way, don't tell anyone, but if you open DVX, set up a project with a translation memory and send even part of the project to the translation memory, you can then do just about anything else you want (import and export files, use the TM, etc) without leaving the dongle in, so long as you don't close DVX or reboot your computer.
I work this way virtually all the time with my laptop. I usually carry the dongle (on an enormous lanyard  ) with me just in case I have to reboot, but otherwise don't leave it plugged in to avoid all those snapping issues.
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| | | | | Low profile dongles | Jul 23, 2012 |
The manufacturer of the dongles does not provide any models like this, so we don't either.
I can ask about the availability of models like the one pictured.
On the other hand, in spite of the superficial similarity, hardware dongles and flash storage devices are very different things, so comparisons between them may not be as informative as one would assume.
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