Wizard goes Blu - Should I go too?

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On September 29, 2009, Warner home Video will release the 70th Anniversary Edition of the Wizard of OZ, for the first time on Blu-Ray. This begs the question - if the Wizard goes Blu, should I go to? That is, is it time for me to take the plunge and buy a Blu-Ray player? If I do, which model do I go with - a pricey Sony or a low end Samsung (or something in between)? Wal-Mart or Best Buy? Is there a huge difference in quality and output between the high priced players and the low enders?

OK - I've settled on a player - now - do I re-buy my entire DVD collection? Some of it? None of it? And how long is Blu-Ray going to last before it gets supplanted by the next big thing in digital media?

I need answers - and fast! Why fast? Well, I just might get the urge to buy this newest Wizard release on BD...and if I do that, surely I'll need a player right away to watch it with!

Your thoughts - on BD players, Blu-Ray discs, etc are needed! Leave them below!

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Netflix User? Let's be Friends!

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Do you use Netflix to rent movies? If so, how would you like to be Netflix friends? You can see my movie queue and I can see yours - by sharing, we might find some new movies or ideas that we wouldn't have thought of on our own!

Simply click this link (or the blog post title link:

http://www.netflix.com/BeMyFriend/P8Gfeun885q7TVfbq0JY

and let's get started!

Have any movie suggestions? Let us know by commenting below!

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Are your Passwords secure??

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With all the hype (and reality) surrounding identity theft, it's important to create strong but memorable passwords. Including numbers with letters and special characters (&,%,#, etc) helps to strengthen passwords, along with length (this time, longer really IS better!).

You can easily test your various passwords' strength by using this Microsoft password checker:

http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/password/checker.mspx

It's worth bookmarking in your browser!

In playing around with the checker, it's interesting to note that an all numeric password, regardless of length, is weak, which makes sense since password cracker software can go thru numeric iterations rather rapidly. Using lower and UPPER case characters helps too (though the site you're passwording must have the ability to distinguish between upper and lower case letters - if not, it adds no security to your mixed case password)

Remember to use different passwords for ALL your login accounts, especially any financial sites such as online banking and brokerages. Using the same passwords (or even user names) at every site invites trouble!

Want to share good password hints? Post them below!


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