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    Chrome.exe high network Usage

    Chrome has this continue to run in background option, disable that in Google Chrome's advanced settings.
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    Chrome.exe high network Usage

    Could be Adobe Flash player
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    Laptop Touchscreen Worth It? (Now that they've been out awhile)

    A hybrid laptop would be nice too, convert it to a tablet when needed.
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    How to save Windows license before installing Ubuntu?

    If Windows doesn't let you shrink beyond a certain size limit, then it's the way how that utility was designed. If you want to shrink beyond that limit, then you might have to get a 3rd party software to do it for you. Best is to create a image of your Win7 and then repartition your drive...
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    Laptop Touchscreen Worth It? (Now that they've been out awhile)

    Some want it and some don't, all depends on if you want to have it or not. If a laptop has good specs, it's within your price range and it has touch screen, then why not get it. It's something you might not use, but it's nice to have it.
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    Logitech G402 Claims Gaming Mouse Top Speed

    Some dude already have this mouse for review. http://www.overclock.net/t/1504917/logitech-g402-hyperion-fury-review-by-ino
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    Logitech G402 Claims Gaming Mouse Top Speed

    Looks like the G502, except the DPI level led are place at the side. There is no hyper scroll and no profile button. I have the G502 and IMO I find that sniper button to be meh. It would be nice if that can be set to Ctrl+Alt+Del
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    Google Reveals Cuter, Safer Self-Driving Car

    The front looks like a koala
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    Nest Recalls Smoke + CO Alarms Due to Faulty Feature

    Another one of those hipster products along with their $5 cup of coffee and $4 piece of burnt toast.
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    Nest Recalls Smoke + CO Alarms Due to Faulty Feature

    Completely remove the wave function and if it's a false alarm, the user have to physically press the button on the device. The NEST logo can act as a button.
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    How to Migrate from Windows XP Before Microsoft Pulls the Plug

    For those who say to use linux, do you just think about yourselves or have you actually thought about, is linux a easy to use OS for the masses? I've tried a few linux distros before and the amount of time to get a simple job done is beyond ridiculous. By the time a linux novice has managed to...
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    Microsoft AR Glasses Could Challenge Oculus, Morpheus

    If MS make this look like regular glasses, then it will be the best out of the two. This might still let you see your surroundings, unlike the other two, that looks like you have a C4 stuck to your face.
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    Best PC Security Software

    While most of us who reads Toms will probably avoid Norton and McAfee, the rest of Joe and Jane will continue to use it, since these two brands have been out for so long. If you were to instal other antivirus programs, where a person who has been using Norton their whole life, chances are, they...
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    XP Media center won't read DVD files from Seagate 4TB external hard drive

    If you have Win7 machine, try it on that and see if it works. Copy the files again from the source to the 4TB HDD, maybe it got corrupted during the copying? Try a different video player like Media Player Classic or Video Lan Here is something about XP and HDD larger than 2TB, scroll down to...