👍 #850 – What Should I Do About the Changes to LastPass Free?

This week's articles & videos

LastPass upset a few people last week. They've announced changes to their free tier that reduces what it includes.

While that's a bad move from a publicity perspective, what does it mean if you're a current LastPass user? And what are your options if you're impacted?

This week's featured article -- What Should I Do About the Changes to LastPass Free? -- explores the details.

Also this week:

• In praise of saving everything digitally.
• More backup terms. This week: image.
• Speaking of backups, how long should you keep the major ones?
• Still speaking of backups, what about email?

TEH Podcast

This week we dove into a topic that had many people scratching their heads: how can a book store take down a website? It's an amazing realization that Amazon is so much more than a bookstore, and you're probably using their services every day without even realizing it. Also, we dedicate all the "cool" this week to the amazing Mars Perseverence rover and its landing.

TEH 128: How (and why) a bookstore took down a controversial website.

Hope things are well. Thanks, as always, for being here,

This Week's Featured Article

What Should I Do About the Changes to LastPass Free?
What to do if you're affected.

LastPass is changing the terms of their free service. Find out if you're affected, and what to do if you are.

https://askleo.com/130405

Also This Week on Ask Leo!

If It's All Digital, Won't You Lose It Anyway? If you do, you're not doing it right.
A single original of anything is not backed up, and backing up is significantly easier, and of higher quality, in digital media. https://askleo.com/10784

What is an Image Backup? It's what you back up when you don't know what to back up.
Backup terminology can be confusing. I'll define one of the terms I use frequently and explain why I think it's so important. https://askleo.com/129675

How Long Should I Keep Windows 10 Backups After Major Updates? There's really no such thing as "too long".
Backing up around major updates is a good idea, but can also be a side effect of a routine backup strategy. Then the question becomes: how long to keep 'em? https://askleo.com/129646

Back Up Your Email Using Thunderbird If it's in only one place, it's not backed up.
Using a desktop email program to back up email avoids potential data loss. I'll show you how using Outlook.com and Thunderbird as examples. https://askleo.com/17883

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Back Up Your Email Using Thunderbird Using a desktop email program to back up email avoids potential data loss. I'll show you how using Outlook.com and Thunderbird as examples. https://youtu.be/JzlZxADvlZg

How Long Should I Keep Windows 10 Backups After Major Updates? Backing up around Windows 10 major updates is a good idea, but can also be a side effect of a routine backups. Then the question becomes: how long should I keep 'em? https://youtu.be/HCWxLAmFhas

What is a Backup Image? Backup terminology can be confusing. I'll define one of the terms I use frequently and explain what it is and why I think it's so important. https://youtu.be/-aLlrb6l4oc

What Should I Do About the Change to LastPass Free? LastPass has announces a change to the terms of their free service. Find out if you're affected, and what to do if you are. https://youtu.be/KZiEBhRTSTI

If It's All Digital Files, Won't You Lose It Anyway? A single original of anything is not backed up, and backing up is significantly easier, and of higher quality, as digital files. https://youtu.be/hF-xjVsxfhg

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