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How can I only display top comments for Google+?

Is there an extension (for Chrome or Firefox) that allows viewing of comments only with only a certain number of votes for a post on Google+? I am considering writing one myself, but if it already exists, then there'd be no point.
Casebash
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Download entire album from Google+?

Is there any software that can download all the full-size pictures of a publicly-shared Google+ album?
user541686
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Google Hangouts very high CPU usage

Whenever I use Google+ Hangouts I get extremely high CPU usage (generally 100% on all cores). There are some other threads on SU that have this problem, but they generally have rather low nd systems. I have a Thinkpad T420 with a i7-2640M CPU. This…
Mike Cooper
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How can I make Google Hangouts open in a new tab?

Whenever I join a new Hangout it pops up a new window. But not even a real window, it's a useless modal thing that I can't even open new tabs in. What I normally do is copy the link from the modal window, close it, and open a new tab with that link.…
spiffytech
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Google Talk plugin eats up CPU

Every time I try to enter a Google+ Hangout or video chat with google talk the cpu is driven to maximum (both cores), but the resolution of the webcam seems poor (<320x240) and the fps is even poorer (<10). This happens already when starting a…
chrstnwhlrt
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Backup photos from Google Plus?

I'm interested in using Google Plus to backup my photos online, but I'm nervous about trusting my backup to only one location. I'd like a way to automatically download my Google+ photos from the web onto my local computer at home, so I can have an…
loneboat
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Is there a way to see all comments I have made on Youtube/googleplus?

I have my posts public on youtube/googleplus, basically the same entity now, and I can't find a way to see all of the comments I have made. I have been at this for about an hour and feel like an idiot. The best thing I have found so far involved…
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How to compress photos already uploaded to Google Plus / Google Photos ?

I reached my Google account storage limit because I didn't take care to the fact that the sync of my photos via Google Plus and Google Photos is done with the initial size of the photos (limited storage), not with a reduced size (unlimited storage).…
toto_tata
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How to enable Google Plus button without enabling 3rd party cookies?

When I try to click on the Google g+ button (found on some sites alongside Facebook Like and Twitter Share et.al), I am told that this requires 3rd party cookies, which I always disable in all browsers I use; this is non-negotiable. What do I put…
sds
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Joining G+ Hangouts slows the mouse to a crawl

Using a dual-display setup on a quad-core, win 7 desktop computer, whenever I join a Google Plus hangout, my mouse slows considerably down. Problem persist even after closing all Chrome windows. Problem is triggered during the start of the plus…
Silver Dragon
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Google+ Auto Backup is using a huge amount of CPU

On booting (OS X 10.92 and at random points, google+ auto backup is using up to 100% of CPU, is there a way I can reduce this or is it a bug? I cannot post an image but it is currently using 99.9% CPU and 8:32.42 CPU time with 14 threads. username …
Tom
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Offline slideshow on a Chromebook

Can Chromebooks do offline slideshows from Google Plus albums? If not, what other approaches can be used to show a slideshow offline from a Chromebook? (the scenario I am thinking of is taking a Chromebook to show pictures to an older relative who…
Rich
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Does Pidgin support video-chatting with Google Plus users?

Does Pidgin support video chatting with Google Plus users? Just today a friend was trying to video chat with me on pidgin. He said he was calling me, but I didn't get the usual Pidgin prompt to answer his call. When I right click to view his info…
Evan Carroll
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Custom meta search engine (search aggregator, federation) for all my favorite tweets, pinboard bookmarks, google plus posts, etc

I have basically created a curated internet through all my bookmarks on pinboard (previously on delicious); my favorited, retweeted, and personal tweets on twitter; my posts on google plus and facebook; etc. Now I want a way to search them all at…
Pat
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How to Re-Index or Remove Old Google Drive Folders in Google Plus Photos/Picasa

I have ~10GB of photos on my Google Drive, which is sync'd across multiple computers with no issues whatsoever. I'm pretty organised and have things categorised and named relatively sanely. I've also recently discovered Google+, and like the idea…
Craig Watson
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