tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12095997Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:10:28 +0000Life, family, work, and my experiences with products, services, stores, and the people I encounter each and every day.http://www.pullis.org/blog/noreply@blogger.com (webdh)Blogger243125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12095997.post-8953040303826472904Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:58:00 +00002009-12-07T21:09:25.901-06:00I haven't blogged in quite some time, just too busy with life, kids, and work. I had a nice 7 week hiatus over the summer after being laid off from McAfee (who acquired Secure Computing.) During that stretch I luckily found a similar Web Developer job, using ColdFusion of course, at the Federal Reserve Bank. So many people, including myself at first, think I work for the Federal Government on http://www.pullis.org/blog/2009/12/my-new-job-at-fed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (webdh)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12095997.post-5756965771013605492Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:19:00 +00002009-11-09T22:57:42.600-06:00Dear record labels,Now that we live in the iPod generation, with everyone keeping their CD collection digitally on their MP3 player of choice, the days of hidden tracks at the end of CD's needs to stop! I have loaded my entire music library on my Philips 30GB MP3 player and recently have found 3 songs with terrible hidden tracks stuck on the ends of otherwise good songs. Sure I could just deal http://www.pullis.org/blog/2009/11/show-me-tracks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (webdh)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12095997.post-9214597838665867702Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:26:00 +00002009-04-28T23:26:15.697-05:00 Kirkland detergent leaves white film Originally uploaded by webdh. Costco's Kirkland "environmentally friendly" dishwasher detergent has been awful as it leaves our dishes with a white film that must be scraped off. Sorry Earth, we're going back to Cascade!http://www.pullis.org/blog/2009/04/kirkland-dish-detergent-is-bad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (webdh)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12095997.post-8107726687152646294Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:03:00 +00002009-03-27T22:11:17.252-05:00The Pastor at my church told this great little story during a sermon a few weeks ago and she sent me a copy that I wanted to share with others. I'm not sure who the original author is, so I hope it's ok to publish it here on my blog. It goes like this...A businessman visiting the pier of a small coastal village in Mexico noticed a small boat with just one fisherman pulling up to the dock. Insidehttp://www.pullis.org/blog/2009/03/fisherman-and-businessman.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (webdh)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12095997.post-7423061822322984854Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:23:00 +00002009-12-12T15:10:28.404-06:00Here's a totally off topic blog post. I wanted to write down some song titles I like that have a distinct whistling part. There are probably many more I'll jot down as I rehear them, but this is my list to start:1) Todd Snider - Sunshine2) Norah Jones - Little Room3) Guns N Roses - Patience4) The Scorpions - Wind of ChangeLet me know if you have any favorites that you'd include in this list.http://www.pullis.org/blog/2009/03/cool-songs-with-whistling-part.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (webdh)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12095997.post-6062912699270660500Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:32:00 +00002009-03-13T12:35:48.718-05:00I received this via an email chain and hate forwarding them on. But this one is good so adding it to the blog, enjoy!Dear American liberals, leftists, social progressives, socialists, Marxists and Obama supporters, et al:We have stuck together since the late 1950's, but the whole of this latest election process has made me realize that I want a divorce. I know we tolerated each other for many http://www.pullis.org/blog/2009/03/most-equitable-divorce-proposal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (webdh)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12095997.post-4180001597204328534Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:09:00 +00002009-02-16T20:13:21.588-06:00Watch and learn how to make some delicious caramel rolls for your family. Some of my friends have wanted to know how I make these, so I taped myself making them, and posted a YouTube video. Ingredients include frozen sweet dough, brown sugar, heavy whipping cream, butter, and cinnamon sugar. Hope you enjoy them like we do! http://www.pullis.org/blog/2009/02/mmmmm-homemade-caramel-rolls.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (webdh)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12095997.post-3442118048901037364Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:55:00 +00002008-12-22T22:57:56.052-06:00 Soul Asylum at First Ave Originally uploaded by webdh. I saw a great performance of Soul Asylum live at First Avenue in Minneapolis on Dec 19, 2008. My friend Matt and I heard a bunch of our old favorite songs from college including Black Gold, Somebody to Shove, Runaway Train, Misery, and Without a Trace.I also recorded two songs on my camera video mode:Black Gold - http://www.youtube.com/http://www.pullis.org/blog/2008/12/soul-asylum-at-first-ave.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (webdh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12095997.post-3611237168633724288Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:01:00 +00002008-10-27T11:03:40.304-05:00I received this email today and just had to blog it. Here is a real world example of what Obama believes in, on a much larger scale of course by taxing the "rich".> *Wealth Redistribution*> > Today on my way to lunch I passed a homeless guy with a sign that read> "Vote Obama, I need the money." I chuckled.> > Once in the restaurant my server had on an "Obama 08" tie, again I> chuckled -- just http://www.pullis.org/blog/2008/10/wealth-redistribution-in-practice.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (webdh)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12095997.post-9082984217672748324Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:38:00 +00002008-09-14T16:42:23.501-05:00I just received the following email from Comcast, outlining their new max bandwidth usage of 250 GB per month. Seems good now, but will this cap become a burden as more HD content becomes available over the internet?Dear Comcast High-Speed Internet Customer,We appreciate your business and strive to provide you with the best online experience possible. One of the ways we do this is through our http://www.pullis.org/blog/2008/09/comcasts-new-250-gb-threshold.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (webdh)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12095997.post-1703193115682292513Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:21:00 +00002008-07-28T14:21:20.997-05:00 Hootie - Hey Hey What Can I DoOriginally uploaded by webdhI had a fun double feature last night. Saw Hootie & the Blowfish at the MN Zoo Amphitheater, then took off during the encore for Batman (The Dark Knight) at the IMAX theater, right next door. Both shows were a fantastic experience!http://www.pullis.org/blog/2008/07/hootie-and-batman.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (webdh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12095997.post-4328833111349378388Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:56:00 +00002008-07-14T00:17:26.954-05:00I guess it's not ok to post a tiny little video clip of a baseball game you record. Sure takes the fun out of seeing yourself on TV and wanting to show a few friends the short clip. It's not like I'm reposting the whole game and selling ads. For crying out loud MLB, don't you have better things to do like crack down on steriods? Here is the email I got from YouTube... Dear Member: This is to http://www.pullis.org/blog/2008/07/heaven-forbid.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (webdh)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12095997.post-3661679150450531380Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:28:00 +00002008-06-30T16:28:52.733-05:00 Netflix reversed their decision on Profiles Originally uploaded by webdh. Hooray...the Netflix community spoke (rather shouted!) and they listened! Profiles are sticking around after all.This email just arrived on 6/30/2008, and reads:We Are Keeping Netflix ProfilesDear Troy,You spoke, and we listened. We are keeping Profiles. Thank you for all the calls and emails telling us how http://www.pullis.org/blog/2008/06/netflix-reversed-their-decision-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (webdh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12095997.post-4241737975409452749Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:33:00 +00002008-06-22T21:39:46.355-05:00Ever since I got a digital camera years ago, I've been a member of Shutterfly. From the start, I liked their services best over Kodak, Snapfish, and similar sites. The primary reason initially was the 80 character text message you can put on the back of prints. They've continued to innovate ways to share photos with friends and family, with easy to create slideshows, collections, and now entirehttp://www.pullis.org/blog/2008/06/why-i-love-shutterfly.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (webdh)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12095997.post-313706419906589307Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:29:00 +00002008-06-18T23:29:26.117-05:00 Important News Regarding Netflix Profiles Originally uploaded by webdh. Here is the most ridiculous email I've ever received from Netflix. This has triggered a backlash of unhappy customers commenting in this blog post -- www.hackingnetflix.com/2008/06/netflix-elimina.html-------------------------Dear Troy,We wanted to let you know we will be eliminating Profiles, the feature that allowedhttp://www.pullis.org/blog/2008/06/terrible-news-regarding-netflix.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (webdh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12095997.post-2719632843161078889Tue, 27 May 2008 16:37:00 +00002008-05-27T11:41:09.235-05:00Each year Anoka County Chapter 470 of the Vietnam Veterans of America sponsors the Memorial Day Program on thecapitol grounds at 2:30 PM. My Dad wrote and read this poem yesterday.BROTHERSWe are all still brothers, though each from a different family.The common bond among us….keeps our Nation safe and free.When we were so much younger, this Country called on us.We stepped out tall and proud, to http://www.pullis.org/blog/2008/05/brothers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (webdh)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12095997.post-8385212780470671808Thu, 22 May 2008 17:58:00 +00002008-05-22T12:58:31.325-05:00 Lost my first game of Facebook Scrabulous Originally uploaded by webdh. My friend Kristina beat me, but it was well played by both. She had some good luck and skills to pull off some huge words down the stretch. I only led 4 times in the game, and tied it near the end before she pulled away for good. Fun times.http://www.pullis.org/blog/2008/05/lost-my-first-game-of-facebook.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (webdh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12095997.post-6275452374199021984Wed, 07 May 2008 05:43:00 +00002008-05-07T00:43:08.077-05:00 MS Walk 2008 Originally uploaded by webdh. I want to extend my sincere thanks for your support of MS Walk 2008 which took place on Sunday, May 4th. To date, you helped me raise $1635, which I turned in on the day of the walk. My Walk For Barb team's grand total was $2240, and with company matches not yet reflected, this will be a new record year. Additional thanks go out Secure Computing http://www.pullis.org/blog/2008/05/ms-walk-2008-was-big-success.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (webdh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12095997.post-5358598856000465524Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:30:00 +00002008-04-25T14:36:37.637-05:00I'm participating in the annual MS Walk for the 9th time! I've got my event and sponsorship across the social networks this year, hoping for even better fundraising. The Walk for Barb Team is hopeful for nice weather this year, usually it's hit or miss on chances for a warm day without rain. Thanks to all family and friends for their continued support!My participant sitehttp://http://www.pullis.org/blog/2008/04/ms-walk-2008-on-may-4th.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (webdh)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12095997.post-2207641378179063900Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:01:00 +00002008-03-05T12:01:26.941-06:00 Dominos Pizza Tracker Originally uploaded by webdh. Domino's Pizza has developed their website to allow you to track your order in real time from the point of order to delivery. Very cool!http://www.pullis.org/blog/2008/03/dominos-pizza-tracker.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (webdh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12095997.post-2057245076684302403Mon, 03 Mar 2008 05:05:00 +00002008-03-02T23:09:07.679-06:00Tonight I was googling my "webdh" alias, and found an album review I did for Big Head Todd back in 2002 on Yahoo shopping.. It's kind of fun to find little snippets of my thoughts preserved in time on the web like this.http://www.pullis.org/blog/2008/03/bhtm-album-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (webdh)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12095997.post-170903156379610805Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:31:00 +00002008-02-28T23:31:47.113-06:00I went to see Foo Fighters last night and recorded one of my favorite songs, Stacked Actors, using my digital camera's movie mode. It turned out pretty good, I was afraid the sound would be too distorted. They rocked for 2 hours at Target Center in Minneapolis, MN on Feb 27, 2008.http://www.pullis.org/blog/2008/02/foo-fighers-rocked-target-center.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (webdh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12095997.post-7884683185588771325Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:59:00 +00002008-02-25T10:05:38.527-06:00I've finally gotten around to finding a true hosting company that supports ColdFusion. I went with Global Internet Solutions. I'm now available to host any domain, so if you want reliable, personalized hosting service, please let me know. With that, I also started a new blog under my business to discuss technical topics, usually centered around ColdFusion. I'm still making some cosmetic tweaks,http://www.pullis.org/blog/2008/02/my-new-webdhcom-hosting-and-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (webdh)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12095997.post-5403988405412656686Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:36:00 +00002008-01-28T14:40:56.107-06:00I always forget how to do this, so decided to blog it. This is a great way to add a shortcut to apps such as Notepad to your "Send To" menu in Windows Explorer. Then when you right-click on a file, you can quickly "send" the file to Notepad and open it. Here is Microsoft's KB article on how to do this.http://www.pullis.org/blog/2008/01/how-to-add-items-to-send-to-menu-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (webdh)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12095997.post-5264877197145583877Sun, 16 Dec 2007 05:01:00 +00002007-12-15T23:01:28.961-06:00 We got Elfed! Originally uploaded by webdh. Today I did the "Elf Yourself" site. You upload any picture with a good face shot, then crop your face, and you become a dancing elf. Great holiday fun, check it out.http://www.pullis.org/blog/2007/12/we-got-elfed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (webdh)0