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[Newsletter] Latest News Feb 12, 2019 [Counterpoint: Why I’m keeping my subscription services]( Recently my colleague, Martin Brinkmann, wrote why he was [getting rid of streaming services](. That’s fine, he’s entitled to do what he wants, and if he doesn’t watch them, then, by all means, save the money. We are not all the same though. ... [Read more...]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Linkedin]( [Google finally making Gmail's right-click menu more useful]( Google announced recently that an update of Gmail's right-click menu functionality will land in February 2019. Gmail's right-click menu is not particularly useful at this point in time as it provides only a handful of options. Right now, the only options provided are delete, archive, mark as unread, and move to tab. ... [Read more...]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Linkedin]( [Firefox 67: password manager improvements]( Mozilla plans to launch several password manager and password related enhancements in the upcoming Firefox 67 Stable release. The features, which are already implemented in Firefox Nightly, the cutting edge development version of Firefox, improve password functionality in three main areas. ... [Read more...]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Linkedin]( Featured Free Resource [Mastering Linux Security and Hardening ($23 Value) FREE For a Limited Time]( A comprehensive guide to mastering the art of preventing your Linux system from getting compromised. [2019: the year I dropped all entertainment subscription plans]( This is somewhat of a personal story but it is probably one that is of interest to many out there. For the past couple of years, I had Netflix and Amazon Prime subscriptions. I never subscribed to music streaming services because of the many alternatives out there. ... [Read more...]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Linkedin]( [Chrome to skip low priority tasks until shutdown to reduce memory use]( Google is working on a new memory reducing feature for the company's Chrome web browser. The new function, called "Skip best effort tasks" landed in Chrome Canary just recently; it is designed to skip certain low priority tasks during runtime to improve memory use of the web browser. The skipped tasks will be executed during shutdown instead, according to the provided description. ... [Read more...]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Linkedin]( [Use F8 in Microsoft Word to select text quickly]( Most Microsoft Word users use the mouse when it comes to text selection, probably. It is easy enough to make fine-grained text selections or quick selections using the mouse only. ... [Read more...]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Linkedin]( Featured Free Resource [Mastering Linux Security and Hardening ($23 Value) FREE For a Limited Time]( A comprehensive guide to mastering the art of preventing your Linux system from getting compromised. [Block Microsoft Edge from running in the background on Windows 10]( If you run a device that is powered by Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system, you may have noticed Microsoft Edge processes in the Task Manager or another program even if you don't run the program. ... [Read more...]( Liked this article? Share it on... [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Linkedin]( [LibreOffice 6.2 with optional Tabbed Ribbon-like interface]( LibreOffice 6.2, a new version of the popular open source Office suite, has been released in February 2019. The new version of the cross-platform program introduces lots of new features, among them the final version of the tabbed user interface that is comparable to the Ribbon user interface that Microsoft Office uses. ... [Read more...]( Liked this article? Share it on... [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Linkedin]( [Microsoft: help us test new gaming tech on Windows 10 1903 but we don't tell you anything about it]( Microsoft released a new build to the Windows 10 Fast Ring Insider Channel yesterday evening. The new build, build number 18334, is a bug fix release mostly. ... [Read more...]( Liked this article? Share it on... [Twitter]( [Facebook]( about it) [Linkedin]( tell you anything about it) This email was sent to {EMAIL}. You are receiving this newsletter because you opted-in to receive relevant communications from Ghacks.net. If you would like to manage your newsletter preferences, please [click here](. Ghacks.net | Von-Einem-Str.52 Essen, 45130 Germany Contact: newsletter@ghacks.net [Unsubscribe](