96 PCWorld JUNE 2020FEATURE SOFTWARE WORTH PAYING FOR
“LastPass ticks all the boxes on our pass-
word manager want list. It makes it a breeze
to create unique, complex passwords;
capture and manage login credentials;
sync them across multiple devices; and
share them with others you trust. Its pass-
word auditing and updating features let
you identify and eliminate weak or dupli-
cate passwords with just a mouse click or
two. It also stores credit card numbers and
other personal data to autofill web forms
when you’re making a purchase, signing up
for a service, or paying a bill.”Better yet, Lastpass’s basic password
management service is free, though paying $3
per month for a premium account unlocks
helpful extras that are well worth the investment
(go.pcworld.com/3per). It’s a small price to pay
to keep your data as secure as possible, and to
minimize the potential damage when one ofyour accounts inevitably gets breached.ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD
“Over three decades, the revolutionary Adobe
Photoshop has become an industry standard
synonymous with image editing and manipula-
tion,” we said in our Photoshop Elements
2020 review (go.pcworld.com/pe20). “Even
if you’ve never used it, you know what it is.”
There’s a reason so many people use
“Photoshop” as a generic term for general
image tinkering. Adobe’s software remains
the gold standard for creative professionals
(go.pcworld.com/tgs), be it Photoshop,
Premiere, Illustrator, Lightroom, or any of the
other programs available via Adobe’s Creative
Cloud subscriptions (go.pcworld.com/acc),
which cost varying amounts depending on
what you need. Yes, no-cost alternatives like
GIMP (go.pcworld.com/g1m) and Paint.net
(go.pcworld.com/pne) exist, and they’re
surprisingly powerful
in the right hands.
But they’re not as
potent as Photoshop
proper, and their
interfaces tend to
be less intuitive. If
you’re serious about
creative editing,
Adobe Creative
Cloud is worth
its steep monthly
Photoshopping a butterfly in Photoshop CC. price.