Why Thoughts of Death Can Be Good | Mortality | LiveScience – StumbleUpon. Every cloud has a silver lining. Interesting how many things work to help us in life isn’t it?

WordPress › Bad Behavior « WordPress Plugins. I was looking for options to reduce spam from subscribers. I am continuing to search to reduce spammers who try to create accounts to launch spam from. This is another great tool to keep a quality blog.

Ok forget this plugin. I just uninstalled it. Apparently it also blocks helpful bots like MSN/Google so your site won’t be indexed and search traffic will decrease. How disappointing. Instead use Wordfence. It has some great features and even a paid version.

When Given the Option, People Arent Cheapskates | Psychology. Interesting isn’t it? People tend to do positive things when given the chance.

Excel Tutorial – Excel 2010, 2007. I have a friend who uses Excel and I thought this could help him. It is always impressive when you see people who have experience and skills.

Top and Best 15 Websites for Live Video Chat With Strangers Online | Techie Bros – StumbleUpon. It is interesting isn’t it? People separate themselves yet still want connection. Why not just go hang out with friends?

Cell Providers Selling Your Data to Police – StumbleUpon. This isn’t a surprise. You don’t get something for nothing. I wonder how much money they are getting?

The Challenge of Living in the Present | Psychology Today. I was talking with a friend about living in the present once. I was thinking of that again today and thought I’d review for myself.

How to find true friends (and love) in 45 minutes (Wired UK) – StumbleUpon. Interesting questions. I am going to try this the next time I make a new friend.

National geographic contest for 2010 – StumbleUpon. Striking and creative images. I especially like that Lady Liberty seems unfazed through probably countless lightning strikes. I never really considered how much of a focal point for lightning that would be.

7 Valuable Lessons Twitter Has Taught Me About Life | Mobile and Social Media – StumbleUpon. Interesting ideas. Worth reading if you want to make the most out of Twitter.

Take A Photo And Stop Your Junk Mail With PaperKarma TechCrunch. This could save lots of paper and time if it works. Has anyone used it? Sometimes the hidden agreements to join lists or receive mailings are hard to see.  I think this could help older people who seem to get a ton of junk mail.

11 Proofs of Twitter\’s Amazing Power | Matt McGee – StumbleUpon. This is a good list of the positive and helpful things that Twitter has accomplished. I wonder what would have happened before the Internet to cases like these?

Social media more addictive than tobacco. This is interesting. More addictive than tobacco? I wonder if we are going to start to see down and out social media addicts on the streets just begging for a net connection.

Against the Smartphone Thinness Fetish – Robert Wright – Technology – The Atlantic. I guess that functionality does win over form after all. I don’t see this any different from how society tells us we should view women. If our women are thin, why not our technology? Is more gained or lost in wanting to be thin? In many ways being thin can work against women such as heavier women surviving surgeries better. Perhaps we need to not apply such broad brushstrokes of want in our lives.

5 LinkedIn Apps For Power Networking | Fast Company – StumbleUpon. These are all great iPhone apps. If I used LinkedIn more I would certainly use these programs more.

7 Signs of a Facebook Scam – StumbleUpon. This is a good general warning sign of any scam. It is nice to see people are becoming more conscious about this.

The Daily App: Cleanup for iPhone – StumbleUpon. If you have duplicate contacts this is an easy and cheap way to fix it. For only 99¢ it makes sure the duplicate contacted is deleted for good.

Infographic: Worst Web Outages In 2011 | Teknophilia – StumbleUpon. It is no surprise that Bank of America was out for so long. I once banked there and they were terrible. Better than Citibank, which is the worst (most expensive) bank with all kinds of fees. I have rather been impressed with Chase. they haven’t had lots of weird fees.

I was thinking that services like StumbleUpon is almost like candy for your mind. It has quick, easily digestible pieces of information, but nothing that is really satisfying. I find myself drawn to a book or something more in-depth after stumbling for awhile. Even Wiki pages seem too brief to me. Using the same analogy I suppose Wiki pages are the fast food of information.

It has been awhile since I’ve read a well-written, fact-based book. Do you have anything that you have enjoyed that you might suggest?

- StumbleUpon. I don’t know what this is, but it is beautiful. It is thoughtful how peaceful these gardens are. I love the asian style of things. My humble apartment is simple like asian homes.

Lipking.com – StumbleUpon. Looks beautiful doesn’t it? Water always is beautiful to me.

Trouble adding music to iTunes library or importing audio CD. I had a friend who had a problem with this the other day. I have lots of friends from Twitter who ask me to help with their problems.

via Boy Meets Girl – Waiting For A Star To Fall (Original Video 1988) – YouTube.

The Perfect Power Tool for the iPad-Packing World Traveler – Alexis Madrigal – Technology – The Atlantic. This could be great for people who use their iPad and need to double its life. An amazing 45 hours for iPhone! Wow!

Newsvine – MacBook Casing Defect: Prevalent Cracking – StumbleUpon. I had the same issue with my MacBook. Apple replaced it and I was as good as new. Sometimes Apple does the right thing.

I Am a Stumbleupon Addict | Group with Personal Stories, Forums and Chat. Apparently there is a group for everything on the Net! Wowsers! That is what Inspector Gadget says when he is impressed with something. I watched my fair share as a kid.

affectionate with each other aren’t they?

Researcher: iPhone bug could let hackers steal photos, contacts and send… – StumbleUpon. When people say that the iPhone or the same platform everywhere is best, I think of things like this. When you get popular enough there are always leaks that you don’t know about.

Research shows being thankful is good for your health | MNN – Mother Nature… – StumbleUpon. So it seems that being a good person has its own rewards.

Lying is more common when we email | ScienceBlog.com – StumbleUpon. No surprise here. It is strange what perceived anonymity does to people. It allows them to be who they feel they are.