Editor?s note: This article was originally published in March 2017 but was updated extensively in late July to reflect months of additional Ryzen releases, tweaks, and AM4 platform updates.

The most disruptive computer processors in a decade are finally here, and AMD?s Ryzen CPUs are multithreading monsters.

The initial salvo of high-end Ryzen 7 chips?the $500 Ryzen 7 1800X, $400 Ryzen 7 1700X, and $330 Ryzen 7 1700?absolutely chew through productivity and content creation tasks, bringing the power of 8-core, 16-thread chips to more affordable price points. Meanwhile, Ryzen 5 chips like the 6-core, $230 Ryzen 5 1600X and 4-core, $190 Ryzen 5 1500X beat out Intel?s Core i5 series as the best mainstream CPUs for power users.

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We are terrible at passwords. We suck at creating them (the top two most popular remain ?123456? and ?password?), we share them way too freely, and we forget them all the time. Indeed, the very thing that can ensure our online security has become out biggest obstacle to it. This is what makes a good password manager essential.

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One common pitfall of all password managers is that you have to remember a master password. If you forget it, you lose access to all the others. True Key offers an alternative to this burden by allowing you to log in to the app using something unique to you. Depending on your device, that could be your fingerprint, your face, or a second device. You can even combine authentication methods for stronger security.

Once you?ve created an account and master password and installed the browser extension, True Key brings you up to speed with a helpful welcome wizard. The tour starts by displaying a couple dozen popular website logos. You pick one and it takes you that site, explaining that all you have to do is log in and True Key will capture your credentials and store them in your vault. When you return to a site, True Key logs you in automatically.

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A funny thing happened to the Mac mini last week. The single Mac model that?s the most long in the tooth surpassed 1,000 days without an update. But this shouldn?t be too surprising to Mac mini fans: that update, in October 2014, was 723 days after the previous Mac mini update, in October 2012. The quad-core Mac mini released in 2012 (and discontinued in 2014) still stands as the fastest Mac mini ever made, since the 2014 models maxed out at two processor cores.

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Periodically Newegg decides to heavily discount its Rosewill cables and connectors. Right now, the retailer has a sale on its in-house products that?ll beat even a $0.99 HDMI cable on eBay: Everything?s free. Kind of.

These products are free after rebate, so you still have to pay up front. (And depending on where you live, you?ll also have to pay sales tax, which won?t get reimbursed.) After the rebate, you?ll get a gift card worth the value of the purchase. Of all the products available today, I?m most interested in the four-port USB 3.0 aluminum hub for $12 (before the $12 rebate).

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Apple on Wednesday released updates for iOS 10, macOS Sierra, and watchOS 3. Before you install any OS update, back up your device, just in case you have problems with the update and need to revert.

iOS 10.3.3

You can install the iOS 10.3.3 update directly on your iPhone or iPad on a wireless connection. The update is 84.6MB, and Apple says the update includes bug fixes and security improvements. Your iOS device will need to restart. Follow these steps to do the installation:

1. Tap on the Settings app.
2. Tap General > Software Update.
3. Tap Download and Install to install the update.

Apple provides a link that provides information on the security content for iOS 10.3.3. The security content includes a fix for the Broadpwn vulnerability.

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