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Why are so many wireless mice using USB dongles these days? [closed]
I've been noticing that increasingly mice seem to be coming as wireless mice with USB RF dongles. Why are manufacturers emphasizing proprietary dongles instead of USB wired or Bluetooth?
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Trying to turn off internal bluetooth for laptop and use a bluetooth dongle instead
I am trying to pair a ps3 controller to a bluetooth dongle that I have. I am encountering issues with my new pc due to its internal bluetooth card. Whenever I try to pair the controller, all it sees ...
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3G dongle/hotspot that will support a VPN connection
I'm looking for a 3G solution for when I'm on the road for work. I work in a mac shop, and being a developer, I need to connect to our VPNs (PPTP and L2TP). I can't seem to find a 3G dongle/hotspot ...
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Is is possible to use a mobile phone as a usb modem?
Is it possible to use the data allowance of a phone contract on a laptop? At the moment, I have a usb dongle which I use when I need to use my laptop away from home. Instead of using this dongle, ...
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3G USB Dongle weak signals problem [closed]
I have Huawei EC169 USB 3G dongle. I'm having weak signals problem with this device. It has no place to add external antenna. Is there a way to make the reception/signals stronger?
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What is a dongle used for?
I saw the word "dongle" while reading, but what does it do? Why would you want to have one on your system?
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Independent hardware-based encryption tool, used with non-cooperative system and drive
I have a small embedded system that supports FAT32. It does not have any encryption options for the files that it saves to an external USB-connected disk. Modifying the source to support encryption is ...
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Windows 7 USB network dongle: the device cannot start error code 10
I am experiencing problems with an assex network adapter dongle on Windows 7 Service Pack 1
with all latest drivers installed.
After every ACPI shutdown or even sometimes on normal shutdowns from ...
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Ubuntu install and Dongle Paranoia
I'm a little security paranoid, there are a lot of times that
my terminal is available to prying eyes and listless fingers.
As a security minded individual, I would like to make sure to
lock down my ...
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Change the NAT setttings on mobile dongle
Is it possible to change the NAT type on a mobile dongle modem? I've searched the web but couldn't find anything. Should I contact the ISP for this, is it even possible. At the moment it is set as ...
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HASP dongle in kvm?
Is there a way to use a HASP dongle (Aladdin) in a kvm virtual machine (guest) running Windows 7 professional with Ubuntu 10.04 or 10.10 as host?
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Can “DVI-D out” sometimes provide a video signal to a 15-pin D-Sub VGA CRT via simple connector (or dongle)?
My motherboard (GIGABYTE GA-G41M-ES2H) has 3 video output ports
# 1 x D-Sub port
# 1 x DVI-D port (Note 3)
# 1 x HDMI port
(Note 3) The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by ...
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Windows 7 (Ultimate 64bit) + Virtual PC (XP Sp3) + PCI Parallelport Card + Parallelport Dongle
I got a Windows 7 64-bit computer with an "XP-mode"-Virtual PC. I installed a PCI parallel port card and all drivers. The card is correctly installed under Windows 7. In Virtual PC however the card ...
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How do I make a USB RS232 dongle show up in /dev/ttyUSB* in Ubuntu 10.04?
I have a couple of FTDI based USB to Rs232 serial dongles. Sometimes when I plug them into my Ubuntu 10.04 laptop, they show up as /dev/ttyUSB0 and /dev/ttyUSB1. Sometimes they don't. When they ...
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MacBook Pro Crash when plugging in VGA dongle
Here is the situation:
My macbook hard crashes (basically appears to turn off) when I plug in my VGA out dongle.
I have looked through the logs and cannot find any related logging.
The VGA ...
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Lost USB BlueTooth Dongle for Keyboard and Mouse
I lost my USB bluetooth dongle (from HP) which I used for a wireless keyboard and mouse.
They came together in a set when I bought my last HP computer.
Are the keyboard and mouse useless now? or will ...
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Cambridge Silicon Radio Ltd. Bluetooth USB dongle Drivers
I need drivers for Cambridge Silicon Radio Ltd. Bluetooth USB dongle. Can you help me to find it?
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USB to LPT adapter?
I'm bummed out, pretty much all of our computers here lack parallel ports. I have an EETools ChipMax programming tool that has one of the old-school Centronics connectors on the back. I figured that ...
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Broadcom Bluetooth Chipset BCM2046
I have a Mini USB bluetooth dongle, which i have connected to a system running windows 7. It has no buttons on it but when I plug it in it is detected as a keyboard input device. It was originally ...
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How to connect a USB dongle to Windows XP Mode?
I'm trying to connect a Matrix dongle to Windows XP Mode, but when looking under USB options it's not listed.
Example:
The dongle get's recognized by the Windows 7 device manager as a ...
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Will Parallel-port dongle work on USB-to-Parallel Adapter?
We have a niche program running on a Win2K laptop that uses a security dongle connected to a parallel port for authentication. The laptop is getting creaky and I spent a frustrating night last night ...
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What is the difference between a fob and a dongle?
Title says it all, what is the difference between a fob and a dongle?
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Where to find a usb dongle with both copy protection and storage?
We are currently protecting our software with a USB dongle, but we would like also to store the application itself on it. I'm sure something like this exists, but we haven't be able to find it.
