Content focused on how technology affects daily life, habits, work, health, creativity, and personal productivity.
The Lifespan Of 10,000 Fresh Roses In 6 Dramatic Pictures
One of the world's most beautiful flowers is the red rose, at least to me. Receiving fresh roses is always a wonderful experience for a few days, but then they start to die. It's always sad to me that the lifespan of a rose, or any flower, is so short. Having them displayed in a vase feels so luxuri ...
![This Is What A Typical Female Mac User Looks Like [Chart]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/typical-female-mac-user-chart-optimized.jpg "This Is What A Typical Female Mac User Looks Like [Chart]")
This Is What A Typical Female Mac User Looks Like [Chart]
We've all seen the comparisons of Mac vs. PC people, and they're always good for a giggle. Obviously everyone is different so those studies are half-baked from the get go, but they're still entertaining to read. I remember about a year ago when Richard wrote a Mac vs. PC People article. According to ...
Face-Kini: The Outrageous Face Bikini That Looks Like A Ski Mask
Like most people I know, I’m aware of how much sun I’m getting when I’m outside. Times have changed a lot from the days when I was a 14-year-old girl who slathered baby oil on my skin to get some quick color. I’m very pale by nature, and although I like getting a suntan as much as anyone, I’m not a ...
T-Shirt Folder Simplifies Perfect Folding Every Time
If you are like me, you have tons and tons of t-shirts that you have to fold every time you wash them. By now I have perfected the skill of folding down to a couple of seconds per t-shirt. It's not bad if I may say so myself. But for some people, folding can be one of those annoying and boring endea ...
Edible Paper Fast Food Cheeseburger Wrapper Reduces Trash
If you went through the drive-thru of your favorite fast food restaurant today, and if they served you a cheeseburger in an edible paper wrapper, would you eat it? If you looked around and saw other people smearing ketchup and mustard on the wrapper and eating it, would you? I probably would. In a w ...
![10 Doubting Thoughts That Can Cripple Creativity [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/thoughts-that-stop-creativity-entrepreneur-optimized.jpg "10 Doubting Thoughts That Can Cripple Creativity [Infographic]")
10 Doubting Thoughts That Can Cripple Creativity [Infographic]
How many working hours do you think you have between now and when you die? Will you have enough time to accomplish what you want during that time so you can leave a legacy for others, or will you die feeling regretful that you didn’t work harder and plan better? It’s an interesting question because ...
The Digital Shopping List Device That Will Simplify Your Life
Is your fridge covered in post-it notes with stuff you need from the store? Do you find that you often forget important items when you're shopping? Do you wish you could compile your shopping list by simply talking to your fridge? If so, this digital shopping list organizer might be just what you ne ...
Star Trek Face Pancakes: The Perfect Pancakes For Trekkies
Pancakes are one of life’s most guilty pleasures. Add a few dollops of whipped cream and some fresh strawberries, and you’ve got yourself one of the best breakfasts in the whole world, or at least to me. Apparently a lot of geeks like pancakes, and we’ve seen several people geek them up over the yea ...
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The Only 12 ½ Writing Rules You’ll Ever Need [Chart]
It seems like everyone is a writer these days, and there are more blogs online than ever. It’s always fun to click over to the stats page on Wordpress.com to see exactly how many Wordpress blogs there are. As of today there are 59,146,948. Over 398 million people read more than 3.7 billion pages on ...
Should The Denim Smartphone Pocket Become Standard On Jeans?
There's no doubt the smartphone has changed the world, and maybe even more than once. As soon as it hit our hands, it was a huge success. No longer were we limited by the already incorporated features that came with the shipped phone. We could now download applications that further expanded the feat ...
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Reverse Engineer Online Recruiter Strategies & Get A Job [Infographic]
We're moving ever closer to the new year, and even though most people will see it as a fresh start, there are still many who dread that they will bring things like unemployment with them into the new year. It's anything but inspiring to have that hanging over you, and in today's technology infused s ...
![11 Must-Haves To Grow A Successful Business [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/necessities-to-grow-small-business-optimized.jpg "11 Must-Haves To Grow A Successful Business [Infographic]")
11 Must-Haves To Grow A Successful Business [Infographic]
I was speaking to one of our new guest authors on the phone yesterday, and since she is launching her tech startup in four weeks, she told me all about the ups, downs and things she’s learned along her journey. She is very organized and knows exactly what she’s doing, but I’ve also talked to entrepr ...
The World’s Largest Pizza (It Has 19,800 Pounds Of Cheese On It)
If you love pizza, you are going to want to order one after reading about this, or at least I did. I remember a few months ago I read about the world’s largest deliverable pizza which was inside the world’s largest pizza box here on Huffington Post. That pizza was large (it could feed 70 people), bu ...
![We’re Alive! Why The Doomsday Prediction Was False [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/doomsday-events-that-never-happened-optimized.jpg "We’re Alive! Why The Doomsday Prediction Was False [Infographic]")
We’re Alive! Why The Doomsday Prediction Was False [Infographic]
In the U.S. alone, we have a pretty strong history of doomsday predictions. This has been a phenomenon we've engaged in for centuries. Predicting the end of the world seems to be a favorite pastime for everyone from religious leaders to astronomers to self-proclaimed prognosticators. The trouble is, ...
Beware Of Your Keyboard: A Lesson In Hygiene
Many people spend their work day in front of a computer. If you are reading this right now, chances are you’re in front of a keyboard. Ask yourself this, when’s the last time you cleaned your keyboard? Heck, have you ever cleaned your keyboard?
The importance of washing hands has been engrained i ...