In relation to computing, the term is primarily associated with hardware providing a copy protection mechanism for commercial softwareâin which the dongle must be attached to the system that the software is installed on in order for it to function.
As a 17-year-old high school student in Langford, B.C., Mike Rowe became an international media celebrity in January 2004 for standing his ground against Microsoft â and its legal team â in a trademark dispute over his use of the Web domain name, âMikeRoweSoft.com.â.
There is also Michael McDonald, an American songwriter based in Helsinki, Finland. Michael has played with Helsinki-based bands Montevideo and Treeball, and is about to release his first solo album in 2007.