Retta wrote:Isn't that a really dumb name! Well a dongle is a thing that sticks into the USB port. It is like the key for the software to work. I like them because if it is loaded on another computer, then the dongle is all you need to make it work. I keep mine in my computer case. The thing is - if it breaks you have to buy a new one. So if you attach it with a USB hub - powered one - then it is not as likely to break if you drop your laptop or anything.
Lol Retta!!!!! I should think you'd damage a bit more than the dongle if you dropped your laptop ROFL!! Heaven forbid...
I used to use MTC with my Cricut and loved it. I started with SCAL but it became a bit of a pain because it crashed a lot (Sure Crashes A Lot??) and I preferred the slicker interface you got with MTC, but since I got Sheba, my Cougar, I've been using Inkscape and Signcut, and I have to say it's a brilliant combination. I am very thrilled that I am learning Inkscape because the program terrified me to start with, and I couldn't understand it... With help from other Black Cat users, though, I'm getting there! Carolyn in Australia's forum Inkscape Cutting Design is also totally brilliant, with great tutorials etc. and lots of advice.
Signcut can be a bit temperamental, but when it's working, it's so easy! I love how you can make different bits of your drawing different colours in Inkscape, and then in Signcut you can select each colour in turn, so you can choose which bits you cut first. It's so much easier than all that messing about with layers that I got so fed up with in MTC.
Shoshi
