Password Managers Compared: LastPass vs KeePass vs Dashlane vs 1Password

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What We're Reading This section contains what we're reading from around the web, along with commentary from our editors. Think of it like your daily digest of the most interesting things online. Physicists Cut Through the Randomest Randomness of Large Quantum Systems The weird random stuff that arises as a bunch of interrelated quantum particles dance and smash into each other can be explained mathematically. [Motherboard] Following Artificial Intelligence Breakthrough, European Go Champion Loses Against Computer A computer beating a human player at Go in an unhandicapped game is an absolutely huge breakthrough in artificial intelligence and computer processing. [TechCrunch] Java browser plugin to be sent to death row in September Come September 2016, the perennial threat vector otherwise known as the Java plugin will be deprecated and well on its way to being dead, decreased, and thankfully, an ex-plugin. [ZDNet] The real reason why Facebook is supplementing the "like" button with emojis Why? Because clicking a thumbs-up icon to respond to news that your neighbor is collecting money for cancer treatment feels weird. [Quartz] Why leafcutter ants evolved into sophisticated farmers Ants move between different agricultural jobs to balance the colony's energy budget. [ArsTechnica] How to Make Outlook Display the Total Number of Messages in a Folder By default, Outlook displays the number of unread messages on most Mail folders. That's handy on the "Inbox" folder, but what if you want to know how many total messages (unread and read) there are in other folders, such as the "Deleted Items" folder or custom folders? Read This Article → If You Haven’t Tried a Mechanical Keyboard Yet, You’re Missing Out Mechanical keyboards are all the rage these days. Hardcore gamers and long-haul coders alike are flocking away from traditional membrane-based keyboards in favor of their more clicky-clacky competition. If you still haven’t hopped on the bandwagon, here’s everything you need to know. Read This Article → Password Managers Compared: LastPass vs KeePass vs Dashlane vs 1Password There are dozens of password managers out there, but no two are created alike. We’ve rounded up the most popular options and broken down their features so you can pick the right one for you. Read This Article → How to Uninstall Extensions in Chrome, Firefox, and Other Browsers Most modern browsers support extensions, which add additional features to your browser. But the fewer extensions you have installed, the speedier your browser should be. Here’s how to uninstall or disable extensions you don’t use. Read This Article → How to Tweak Your Video Game Options for Better Graphics and Performance If you play video games on your PC, even casually, then you’ve probably seen the swath of video settings in the options menu. You may not however, understand what they all mean. We’re here to help. Read This Article → How to Reference Text from Other Documents in Microsoft Word You probably have some text that you type often in your Word documents, such as addresses. Instead of retyping this text every time you need it, you can put this common text into one Word document and reference it in other documents–it’ll even automatically update in all your documents if you change it. Read This Article → What Is a PCIe SSD, and Do You Need One in Your PC? A solid-state drive, or “SSD”, is much faster than a traditional hard disk drive (or “HDD”). SSDs have been around for awhile, but a new breed of SSD, called PCIe SSDs, are slowly starting to rise. But how are they different than normal SSDs? Read This Article → How to Use a PlayStation 4’s DualShock 4 Controller for PC Gaming Sony’s DualShock 4 controller is actually just a standard Bluetooth gamepad. You can pair it with any Bluetooth-enabled PC and use the DualShock 4 controller to play games. Here’s how. Read This Article → Advertisement Download IT Guide to Windows 10 Migration While Windows 10 is considered a vast improvement on its predecessor, for IT Administrators migrating from Windows 7 or 8, it can be a painful and time-consuming process. Click here to download