Fix an Unresponsive Windows Explorer Window with the Green Loading Bar

Sometimes, when you open a folder in Windows Explorer, it takes seemingly forever to open—and you get that slow-moving green bar at the top while everything grinds to a halt. TechSpot has a solution to this problem: turn off folder optimization. via Pocket http://lifehacker.com/fix-an-unresponsive-windows-explorer-window-with-the-gr-1490366886

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How we know the NSA had access to internal Google and Yahoo cloud data

The Washington Post reported last Wednesday that the National Security Agency has been tapping into the private links that connect Google and Yahoo data centers around the world. via Pocket http://m.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/11/04/how-we-know-the-nsa-had-access-to-internal-google-and-yahoo-cloud-data/

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