Hurricane Season is Here Again

Last year was the year that Florida would like to forget. Who knows how this year is going to develop?<br /> <br /> There are a number of resources for information on how to prepare for a potential hurricane, what to buy, what to have on hand, how to pack, when to leave, etc. All [...]

Movie Review: Batman Begins

I'm going to have to give up on going to the movies this summer.<br /> <br /> So far, since mid-May, I've been to <i>Star Wars Episode 3</i> twice, <i>Mr. and Mrs. Smith</i> and <i>Batman Begins</i>. All three are now on my "I want this DVD" list. <i>Batman Begins</i> is now on my "gotta see [...]

Terry’s Computer Tips newsletter

I'm starting a new <a href="http://www.thenextwindow.com/exit.php?url_id=357&amp;entry_id=81" title="http://www.terryscomputertips.com/subscribe.php" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.terryscomputertips.com/subscribe.php';return true;" onmouseout="window.status='';return true;">free computer tips newsletter</a>, with the first issue on Monday, June 20th. You can subscribe to my Terry's Computer Tips newsletter on my new <a href="http://www.thenextwindow.com/exit.php?url_id=358&amp;entry_id=81" title="http://www.terryscomputertips.com" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.terryscomputertips.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status='';return true;"> Terry's Computer Tips website</a>.<br /> <br /> The newsletter and site will give tips, [...]

Windows Security Patches for June 2005

Microsoft released their monthly set of Windows Updates on Tuesday, June 14th. This time, there are a total of 10 patches for various versions of Windows products. <br /> <br /> My Windows XP Professional notebook, which was up to date already, automatically <b>selected eight security patches</b> from this set, including one that updates the [...]

Surprising customer service in the wireless phone industry

<br /> When I first bought a cell phone, they charged me a price for the cellphone that was based on the term of the cell phone service contract. That pricing model continues to be popular. Whether the price is "free with a 2 year contract" or "$xx with a 2 year contract or $yy [...]

The New Bull Stock Market – It’s Time!

<br /> Where is it? The Dow (Dow-Jones Industrial Average) has been skittering around in the 10000-11000 range since January 2004.<br /> <br /> First it goes up; then it goes down; then it jerks up and down. I'm ready for some of that 10+% average growth. It even did an excursion down to the [...]

BBQ Time again

<a href="http://www.thenextwindow.com/exit.php?url_id=353&amp;entry_id=77" title="http://www.thenextwindow.com/archives/59-BBQ-Time.html#extended" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.thenextwindow.com/archives/59-BBQ-Time.html#extended';return true;" onmouseout="window.status='';return true;">A couple weeks ago</a>, I barbequed some babyback pork ribs. They were awesome! For the first time, I tried to see how slow I could cook the ribs on my gas grill. As usual, I smoked them using pecan shells.<br /> <br /> I was hoping to cook them [...]

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Wow!<br /> <br /> My son went last night. His initial comment was "it was the best movie I saw this week." Since that was the only one he saw, that wasn't too promising. His followup was "it was probably the best movie I've seen this year." Much better. <br /> <br /> I went [...]

Windows XP SP2 – IE "Page cannot be displayed"

Microsoft has released a <a href="http://www.thenextwindow.com/exit.php?url_id=341&amp;entry_id=75" title="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;890178" onmouseover="window.status='http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;890178';return true;" onmouseout="window.status='';return true;">hotfix</a> for a problem that crept into the Windows XP Service Pack 2.<br /> <br /> Under certain circumstances, IE gives you a misleading "Page cannot be displayed" message. It really should be giving you a "Warning: Page has Expired" message.<br /> <br /> If [...]

Weekend Movie Plans

I'm planning to see <a href="http://www.thenextwindow.com/exit.php?url_id=334&amp;entry_id=74" title="http://www.mrandmrssmithmovie.com/" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.mrandmrssmithmovie.com/';return true;" onmouseout="window.status='';return true;">Mr. &amp; Mrs. Smith</a> this weekend, like most other guys. This definitely isn't a "chick flick" — a personality story with talking and no action. <br /> <br /> This one is action galore, based on what I've seen from the <a href="http://www.thenextwindow.com/exit.php?url_id=335&amp;entry_id=74" title="http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/mrandmrssmith/" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/mrandmrssmith/';return [...]