Remains of the Day: LastPass Gets an Update, Automates Security Checks

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LastPass gets updated, Adobe addresses a recent exploit, Spotify comes to Windows 8 Phone users, and SkyDrive gets an improved collaboration feature.

LastPass 2.0.20 Released for All Browsers, Featuring an Automated Security Score Today LastPass, our favorite password manager, released an update for it's browser add-on. The update includes automated security checks, improved access to the password generator, automatic clearing of all data filled in on logout, and speedier login. [LastPass]Adobe Issues Emergency Flash Update for Attacks on Windows, Mac Users
Adobe released a patch for Flash yesterday to address vulnerabilities being exploited to target Windows and OS X users. The exploit has only targeted Safari on OS X and Firefox on Windows, and tricks users to open fraudulent Word documents that contain malicious Flash content. [Ars Technica]Spotify Arrives on Windows Phone 8 Music streaming app Spotify was released in beta for Windows Phone 8 today. Much like it's iOS or Android counterparts, the app lets you stream or sync music for free for the first 30 days, after which you'll have to pay $9.99/month to continue using the service on your phone. [Windows Phone Blog]A Billion Office Documents on SkyDrive, Now With Easier Collaboration An update to SkyDrive no longer requires you to sign in with your Microsoft ID when a collaborator shares an Office Web App document with you. Now you can just click the link and start working. [Windows Blog]Elevate Your Apps in Google Drive A small change to Google Drive's Create menu now lists third party apps on the same level as Google apps, making it easier to find new Drive-connected apps to use. [Google Developers Blog]

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