Author: Diana Adams
Fun Design: Fuzzy Felted Marshmallow Peeps
This is such a fun time of year. I always look forward to coloring eggs and collecting marshmallow peeps. Yep, that's right, since they pretty much taste like sugared plywood, I don't eat peeps. But they are so darn cute, so I like to collect them in all different colors and keep them in a basket in ...
Apple’s Official Playset Brings The Apple Store Home To You
Leave it to Apple to figure out a way to create lifelong customers from the moment a toddler picks up one of these little Apple Store playsets. This looks like so much fun; I want to order one for myself. I guess it's not enough that I have a MacBook Pro, iMac, iPod, iPad and iPhone. I really don't ...
Real Snail Mail: Get Your Mail Delivered By Real Snails
When I first read about this, I was like, noooooo way! As it turns out, not only is it true, but it's been around for a few years. I've written about some wild and wacky stuff before, but I think this one is at the top of the list. I was able to trace it all the way back to this Time article in 2008 ...
Geek Heaven: The Map of the Internet
I remember back in the days when I didn't have a computer at home with Internet access. My first ISP was Mindspring, and to this day, I still have my first Mindspring email address. I pay extra each month just to keep it. I'm a sucker for anything retro and nostalgic, including email addresses.
I ...
Marvelous Mini Motorcycles Created From Old Watches
The random question of the day is, do you still wear a watch? If so, why? I get it that they can be fashionable and fun to wear, but are they useful for telling time anymore when we always have our smartphones with us? Is there anything a watch can do that a smartphone can't? I never thought I'd see ...
Virtual Choir 2.0 – An Extraordinary Online Event
Many of us music lovers have been waiting for this event for a long time. Tonight at 6pm New York time, the world premiere of Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir 2.0 Sleep will be released online.
I will explain this fascinating endeavor and why it's so special for those of you who may be unfamiliar wi ...
The Truth About Grandmas, Grandpas & Technology
You know I love grandmas and grandpas. I write about them a lot. The older generation has a lot of love and wisdom to share with us. We just have to take time out of our schedules to stop and listen. A while back I wrote about the oldest Facebook member alive, and of course, she was the cutest littl ...
5 Kinds Of Twitter Hugs & What They Reveal About You
Hugs are one of those fun things in life that mean different things to different people. For some, a hug is nothing more than a very nice hello or goodbye. For others, a hug can be a sign of affection and love. At times, a hug is full of chemistry and attraction. Other times, it's simply comforting ...
Get Your Geek On: The Circuit Board Coffee Table
This coffee table is completely geektastic on so many levels. We've seen circuit board coffee tables before, like this one Richard wrote about called the Motherboard Coffee Table; however, we've never seen one quite like this.
This table gets the ultimate geek award because the computer parts are ...
Muppet Fans: A Fabulous Muppet Show Theatre Design
If you are a fan of The Muppet Show, you are going to love this. Lance Cardinal, a student in Vancouver British Columbia, created this scratch built Muppet Theatre Playset that blows my mind. He was inspired by Palisades Toy Company. Palisades is a company that went bankrupt several years ago, and a ...
This Family Of Bald Eagles Is An Internet Sensation
This is such a beautiful story and an even more beautiful family of birds. Since this whole thing has gone completely viral, it just goes to show that people still like to see positive happy stories and not just all the negative stuff that's in our face everyday.
I originally heard about this fro ...
How To: Build A Lego Ship In A Bottle
Did you know that it's really possible to build a Lego ship in a bottle? It is! I can tell you after watching this time-lapse video that it will take a very steady hand and a ton of patience. Julia Morley gets my Geek of the Week award for sure!
She says at the beginning of the video that this "p ...
Booty Call iPhone Holder: Baby Got Back
I don't know what's making me giggle more, this big iPhone booty or the fact that it even got into the Wall Street Journal two days ago. People on the Internet are saying it's straight out of the Jersey Shore. I wouldn't know since I've only seen that show once. I need to keep all the brain cells I ...
10 Common Blogging Questions Answered For You
I have my email address at the bottom of each article I write here on Bit Rebels, and I've always encouraged readers to drop me a line if they ever have a question or suggestion for me that might not be appropriate to leave on an article.
As a result, I get a lot of readers who send me blogging q ...
Scan Yourself: Geeky Barcode (QR Code) Tattoos
I've read about these tattoos for a few years now, but only recently have they moved from obscure websites to popular culture. Many people like them because they make some sort of philosophical statement about numbers, databases and general consumerism, but I just think they are kinda neat because t ...