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Most laptops nowadays have a scroll area on the touchpad...

The most common misconception I find is the inability to differentiate among memory (RAM) and storage (HDD space).
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andrewwski wrote:Most laptops nowadays have a scroll area on the touchpad...

The most common misconception I find is the inability to differentiate among memory (RAM) and storage (HDD space).
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andrewwski wrote:Most laptops nowadays have a scroll area on the touchpad...

The most common misconception I find is the inability to differentiate among memory (RAM) and storage (HDD space).
Haha so true, also that brings to mind a random video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiRxkFWb_3o
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I would think this counts as a weird habit: http://scioly.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1505 :roll:
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EASTstroudsburg13 wrote:I would think this counts as a weird habit: http://scioly.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1505 :roll:
i am taking a guess that thats a team forum
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No it got deleted... It was a spammer who posted a bunch of pictures.
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anon? strange.
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It's spam that was deleted.
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I scroll up before hitting back. And always hold down space too long. Jaguar becomes JAguar.
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When I've typed in my username on a website and I'm waiting for it to load, I type my username again and again until the page is loaded.
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