Author: Diana Adams
Stephen King’s Advice to Writers
Stephen King is one of my favorite writers of all time. Known as a modern day Alfred Hitchcock, his books Carrie, The Shining, Misery, Cujo and The Dead Zone have all inspired me to be a writer.
I find it fascinating that as an author he can find just the right words to scare someone (and wow ca ...
Take A Ride In A Hot Air Balloon
Everyone has a bucket list, right? If you are unfamiliar with that term, a bucket list is a list (usually hand written) of things you want to do before you die.
What is on your bucket list? Sure, mine has things on it that are wild and crazy, but I noticed today when I was updating my list that ...
How To: Get Rid of Writer’s Block
It’s 10pm, you finally sat down to relax and update your blog. You get comfortable, turn on some music, and stare at your computer screen. Nothing. You put your fingers on the keyboard ready to go, nothing. What is going on? This is so strange. You tell yourself to shake it off and try again. ...
Check Out Google Maps Navigation (Beta)
I have two navigation systems in my car. Yep, two. I have a backup in case one fails. I have made a hobby out of getting lost. Since I’ve been known to drive from Georgia to South Carolina and end up in Florida, you can understand how excited I get over navigation systems.
When I watched ...
Don’t Miss These 5 Things About Google Wave!
A few nights ago as I was playing on the wave, I learned how to embed video, MP3s, websites and many other very fun things that would make any self proclaimed geek super excited.
Then, my dear friend, Fernando Fonseca @fjfonseca, invited me to wave with him where he taught me that I was doing it ...
For Your Inspiration: Colors, Colors & More Colors
I’m always creatively inspired by bright colorful images. So much so that I started to wonder if our brain is actually stimulated creatively more by bright colorful images than by bland or faded images.
I’ve done the research and sure enough, it is true, especially when seeing the color blue. A ...
How To: Live Greener By Reusing Everyday Items
One simple thing we can all do to be kind to the environment is reduce the amount of trash we produce. According to the video below, between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, American’s alone generate an extra 5 million tons of trash!
One way to reduce the amount of trash we produce is to reuse s ...
A Visual Typographic Feast
The students and faculty at Brigham Young University put together this very creative video for The Typophile Film Festival 5 which is a film festival featuring a selection of typographic films from all over the world.
This particular video is about the five senses, and how they contribute to and ...
The Most Stylish Communication Tool of 2009
I did a double take when I first saw this tweet from @Kim pass through my Twitter stream a few days ago. I’ve seen and heard of many creative creations, but this one is in a whole league of its own.
NuFormer Digital Media, a multimedia company based out of the Netherlands, specializes in 3D proj ...
Could You Do This When You Were 15?
My favorite topics to write about here on BitRebels are the stories of incredible artists that blow us away with their talent and inspire us with their vision. Get ready to be blown away and inspired once again.
What were you doing when you were 15 years old? Looking back, I remember I was hang ...
A Space Exploration Timeline
I’m fascinated with astronomy. I love studying space and the universe because it is awe-inspiring and offers such an energy of hope and promise for the future.
Just to refresh your memory about how far the human race has come in our quest for space exploration, I’ve put together a space explorat ...
Travel To The Future | The First Time Machine
Like almost all great inventions, this one stems from the dream of a child. This is the story of a ten year old boy who watched his beloved father die suddenly and his life long quest to find a way to reunite with him.
Ronald Mallet has devoted his entire life to the study of time travel. After ...
Photoshop For Your iPhone!
Yes, the powerful, full featured and ultra useful Adobe application Photoshop is now available for the iPhone. This is great news for all of us Photoshop nuts. Now it is possible to run all of my complex filters like unsharp mask right after I take a picture with my iPhone's built in camera.
No ...
5 Reasons To Smile When You Get A Negative Blog Comment
Most of what I write about on this blog comes directly from personal experience. When I look back at my posts, they read almost like an online diary. This particular post really hits home in that way.
When I first started writing for BitRebels, I admit I was very fearful of negative comments on ...
20 Ways to Stimulate Your Own Creativity
What distinguishes a creative person from one who isn’t? Aren’t we all creative on some level? I believe the answer to this question is yes; however, there are definitely some people that have an easier time staying in a creative and inspired mindset than others.
According to Mark McGuinness, “ ...