What software are you using that requires a serial dongle? I didn't know any still existed...

Actually, there are a lot of programs that use dongle-based copy protection. However, they're usually the more expensive high-end programs where the number of sell-through units is low so the need for copy protection is much greater. For example, many high-end CAD and 3D rendering programs use dongles. Currently, dongle protection is still the best trade-off between maximum secuirty and minimum legit-user-hassle. It's just that it's rare because it's more expensive to ship a dongle+CD than it is to ship just a CD.

In my case, the software is Logic Audio, a multitrack digital recording studio with realtime effects. Remember about a month ago when I was complaining about not being able to open a 24-bit wave file? Well my solution was to just get Logic Audio and be done with it. It can handle the 24-bit files natively.

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Tony Fabris