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LastPass vs. 1Password: Password Manager Shootout [Windows/Mac]

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Password managers help you keep track of your passwords, which is vital if you want to use unique passwords on all sites that you visit. We’ve previously compared Lastpass, Keepass, and eWallet, and found that Lastpass came out on top. Those apps aren’t the only apps in the password manager field, though, and Lastpass just experienced a potential security issue. “Potential” is the key word here. There was no definitive indication that user data was compromised, but the LastPass team required all users to change their master passwords, out of an abundance of caution. Still, it seemed like a good time to compare Lastpass with another popular choice in the field, 1Password.

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How To Mount Inexpensive Amazon S3 Storage As a Local Drive, Using Transmit [Mac]

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Now might not be the time to tout the benefits of Amazon S3, given the recent Amazon cloud storage outage. Still, it is hard to beat Amazon S3 prices. Amazon offers storage at 14 cents per gigabyte for the first terrabyte of storage, and additional charges for transfer in and out. You can get easy access to that storage using a modern FTP client, such as Transmit on the Mac, and even make your S3 storage space show up as a drive on your computer. Here’s how.

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Mac vs. PC: Maybe There’s Something To Those Sterotypes After All

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You know the stereotypes: Mac users are young, progressive, city-dwelling hipsters, while Windows users are more conservative, and live in rural areas. Hogwash, right? Well, maybe not. Hunch recently released results of a study of user data, comparing preferences and tendencies of PC and Mac users. The data pool was pretty massive, using more than 80 million aggregated and anonymous responses to questions from 700,000 Hunch users over an almost two year period. The study results do reinforce some stereotypes.

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Use DropBox and Hazel to Bust the Scumbag Who Steals Your MacBook

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If someone stole your Mac, that would stink, to put it mildly. Not only would you be out an expensive piece of equipment, but your sensitive data might be accessible to the criminal who stole your gear. Using two free programs, you can not only remotely secure your Mac if it is stolen, but you can bust the loser who pilfered it. A combination of Hazel, Dropbox, and a bit of geek kung fu allows you to record the crook’s IP address, snap a screenshot of him, record his browsing history, disable automatic login, and lock the stolen machine.

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10 Essential Apps (6 Free) For Mac Newbies

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A few months ago, I took the plunge, headfirst, into Apple’s world. I bought a MacBook Air and, for the first time since my family’s Apple IIe 25 years ago, I was regularly using something other than a Windows machine. While there were several apps that I installed that are also available on Windows, it was fun to discover some Mac-only applications. Here are the first 10 such apps that I installed. This list doesn’t include apps that were pre-installed on the Air, like iMovie or iPhoto. It also doesn’t include apps that can be found on Windows, which I’ll cover some other day.

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