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About me - Puller

I love the outdoors and sailing, but also have a weakens for technology. I can't get enough of it. I also have fairy strong political views, but I don't tend to write about them much.

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Sports & Recreation > Running Getting started with cross country running
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I was a baseball player, I loved the sport more then anything...or so I thought. It seems most cross country runners were not into distance running their whole lives but either fell in love with it when they tried it or got cut from another sport and eventually grew to like it. No matter how you ended up in the crazy sport of... More..

Computers & Technology > Internet Issues Wasted time vs. productive time on the Internet
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The Internet was first used to connect people, it was used for collaboration. Today you can still collaborate on the Internet but in many different ways. Collaboration on the Internet has changed from discussing research to discussing parties and events now with websites like Facebook. The Internet is a great source with almo... More..

Computers & Technology > Website Reviews Website reviews: Digg.com
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Digg was created at the start of the web 2.0 boom. It was created as a social news site where users submit news and vote the best news articles up the pipeline. How it works is anyone can submit a news article that is found online. Then users browsing the site who find an article interesting can "digg" it. The more diggs and ... More..

Sports & Recreation > Running How to buy the right running shoes
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Buying the right pair of running shoes is crucial to running when trying to prevent injuries. The wrong pair of shoes will greatly increase your chance of injury keeping you off your feet. The three main things one need to get right when buying a shoe is size, cushioning and matching your running gait.Not all shoes are create... More..

Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq Analyzing the war on Iraq: Justified or not
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This is an article I wrote on newsvine before I found helium:Ever since the Gulf War in 1991 Iraq has had poor relations with the U.N. United States and the United Kingdom. After the Gulf war The United States and United Kingdom enforced many economic sanctions against Iraq. Also the United Kingdom and United States patrolled... More..

Health & Fitness > Emotional Health & Wellbeing Recovering from low self-esteem
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Its not how far you fall, but how high you bounce once you hit the bottom. There are all different types of people but Steve Simms is correct in saying, "bouncers are the most successful people on earth...". When recovering from something as small as a bad day or something as draining as a death in the family its important to... More..

Politics, News & Issues > US Military (Other) Should the United States set a timetable for the withdrawal of all troops from Iraq?Smallicon
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Setting a time table for troops withdrawal in Iraq is a huge military mistake. Weather or not you believe Americansshouldbe in Iraq or not, you should not support a timetable for our troops to be out. The problem with a timetable is it gives the enemy to much information. A timetable in Iraq will just be music to the ears of ... More..

Computers & Technology > Operating Systems How to install Linux applications
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When making the switch to Linux from either Windows or Mac, the number one problem for most users is installing new software. At first installations on a Linux computer can seem extremely intimidating when using a terminal but more often then not you can install things graphically. Not only is installing software on Linux eas... More..

Computers & Technology > Operating Systems How to run Windows applications on Linux
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Running Windows Applications on Linux isn't the easiest task to accomplish for the new Linux users. But if you can follow directions and, are not afraid to to experiment with computers you should be fine. First off, Windows Applications are exactly that, Windows Applications meant to be used on Windows so don't get annoyed if... More..

Computers & Technology > Internet (Other) Tabbed Web browsers: What's new
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Tabbed browsing is pretty much the norm these days in every browser. If your a browser without tabbed browsing you pretty much don't exist. But are all tabbed browsing on all browser equal? Nope, Firefox has an exceptional tabbed browsing experience, but not because of all the hard work Mozilla put into it but because of the ... More..

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