StumbleUpon’s Firefox add-on now provides enhancements to Google search. StumbleUpon leverages its data on what thousands of users like and don’t like on the web to add human ratings to Google search. StumbleUpon adds a 5-star rating, category tag, and a comments link next to search results, giving you a better idea of which are the good links.

For example, I searched for “iphone apps” on Google, and StubleUpon immediately drew my attention to what turned out to be two of the better links on the page, appleiphoneapps.com and Lifehacker’s 20 Best iPhone apps post.

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At first glance Audio Hijack seems like it has some legit uses. Hijack allows you to record audio from any application on your computer (mac only). Hijack’s site says it can be used to enhance podcasts or convert your cassettes to digital music.

But the name “hijack” makes you think there’s something sinister there. And indeed there is. The app lets you record audio from streaming video sites like Hulu or record entire songs streamed off music sites like Last.fm or Pandora.

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Many people use Firefox to remember passwords to the websites they visit, thinking their passwords are safe from prying eyes. But this is not the case. Firefox stores passwords in a very insecure manner, allowing anyone with access to your computer to easily look them up. Enter KeePass, an open-source, cross-platform password management tool.

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I’ve tried many different ways of keeping track of the things I need to do. From trying to remember it all (yeah, that didn’t work) to writing everything down on post-it notes or in a notebook. I’ve yet to find the perfect solution to meet my needs. A recent post on Hacker News motivated me to try out some task management apps and see if I could find a better way to manage my tasks.

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A past time of mine recently has been searching the web for cool wallpapers. It started when I came across one of NASA’s astronomy pictures of the day (still my current favorite wallpaper). After looking through NASA’s archive, I moved on to Flickr and other sites. Below is a collection of some of the cool wallpapers I’ve found, and some of the sites I collect wallpapers from.

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