{"id":9328,"date":"2018-04-22T13:11:24","date_gmt":"2018-04-22T17:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nccomputertech.com\/?p=9328"},"modified":"2018-04-22T13:11:24","modified_gmt":"2018-04-22T17:11:24","slug":"does-usb-cable-quality-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2018\/04\/22\/does-usb-cable-quality-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Does USB Cable Quality Matter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mOemja7Ybu8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Leo Laporte takes 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