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The Twitter HTTPS Setting In Plain English
We've all seen the tweets over the past few days about the new "HTTPS Only" checkbox in our settings menu in Twitter, but a lot of people still don't understand what that box means and why it's there.
Bottom line, I think everyone should go in and check that box, and this is why. One of the most ...
evoMouse Pet: The Cute Hand Gesture Controlled Mouse
We've seen a lot of creative yet gimmicky computer mice get released over the past few years, but this one might have enough steam behind it to get moving. Maybe. The easiest way I know to describe it to you is that it's like a mini version of the Kinect. In other words, your finger is to this mouse ...
![Future Gaming Technology Will Blow Your Mind [Video]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/The-Future-Of-Gaming-Technology-optimized.jpg "Future Gaming Technology Will Blow Your Mind [Video]")
Future Gaming Technology Will Blow Your Mind [Video]
If you want to see how fast technology is evolving, one of the easiest ways to visualize it is to follow the developments in gaming. Just a few days ago, we saw articles released everywhere about how Microsoft Kinect set the new Guinness World Record for the fastest selling gaming system ever. Kee ...
Protect Your Password With Help From A Geeky Stripper
As we all know, computer hackers are getting better at what they do each day, thus becoming a daily annoyance that many of us think about. Just this past week, the hacker group Anonymous was all over the news again, freaking everyone out with their coy calculated cyber threats and mind-blowing skil ...
![Hackers vs. Adobe: How File Types Cripple Security [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Hackers-Vs-Adobe-Malware-Infographic-1-optimized.jpg "Hackers vs. Adobe: How File Types Cripple Security [Infographic]")
Hackers vs. Adobe: How File Types Cripple Security [Infographic]
Every day we see new malicious malware spring up, and our virus software captures thousands of new and old attacks on our computers. We're constantly trying to shield ourselves from the attacks but hackers continuously find new ways to get to our information. Adobe has been a target now for about ...
iPad 2 Window: Put An Outside View Wherever You Want
It's not an understatement to say that the iPad 2 had quite a successful demo launch. First we saw Steve Jobs demo it, which in itself is a huge plus considering all the horrible reports about his health, but it also features so many cool new things that will make it one of those must-have products ...
7 Steps: The Evolution Of A Social Media Friendship
I remember back in the day (2009), I wrote many articles about how to build real friendships in social media. Back then; people were skeptical that it could be done. However, since then, we've grown as a whole in our knowledge about the complexities and the magic of social media. By now, most peo ...
![The History Of Mobile Operating Systems [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Evolution-of-Mobile-Operating-Systems-optimized.jpg "The History Of Mobile Operating Systems [Infographic]")
The History Of Mobile Operating Systems [Infographic]
I remember back in 1996 when nobody even knew what a mobile operating system was. I had just graduated from University and moved to Atlanta that year to work at the Olympics. I specifically remember all the bulky heavy computers we had to set up just to access the Internet and make everything run ...
![Mobile Theft: Why You Should Secure Your Phone [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Smartphone-Mobile-Data-Theft-Infographic-1-optimized.png "Mobile Theft: Why You Should Secure Your Phone [Infographic]")
Mobile Theft: Why You Should Secure Your Phone [Infographic]
With all the new technology being released left and right, it's important to remember that just because we are now able to store everything we ever created on a computer on our smartphone, we are still subject to a high degree of data loss. Just because you have that phone with you in your back poc ...
The Dark Side Of Being A Geek
I've noticed there are two types of geeks. There are those people who have always been geeks, and then there are those people who are wanna-be-geeks who wouldn't wanna be a geek if it wasn't so popular right now. There is definitely a rise in "how to be a geek" tutorials popping up all over the In ...
![The Most Bizarre and Strongest Beers Ever [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Worlds-Strongest-and-Strangest-Beers-optimized.jpg "The Most Bizarre and Strongest Beers Ever [Infographic]")
The Most Bizarre and Strongest Beers Ever [Infographic]
It's Friday, and that means it's almost time to start celebrating another weekend! However, if you are like us here at Bit Rebels, you are very focused and dedicated every day of the week, not just Monday through Friday. Sometimes, for me, the only thing that really separates the week from the wee ...
For Geeks & Workaholics: An Inflatable Window With A View
It is so funny to me that someone even invented this little gag. What a sign of the times! Everyone works so hard these days, and we often wish we could get out of that cubicle (or jail cell) to see the light of day. But with many of us working from sunrise to sunset, unless we make a specific ef ...
![Total Daily Consumption Of Data In The U.S. [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Total-American-Data-Consumption-Infographic-2.gif "Total Daily Consumption Of Data In The U.S. [Infographic]")
Total Daily Consumption Of Data In The U.S. [Infographic]
I recently wrote an article about the different kinds of data that we all rack up each and every day of our lives. It was portrayed in an infographic about how much a byte is when put in comparison to the different services we use. It was a staggering look at how the digital industry is changing e ...
Thodio MacDec: Turns Your Mac Into A MacBook
We've all been taught to disconnect our gear from our computers ever since we started using bluetooth gear. It comes in the form of keyboards, mice and pretty much everything else that you can connect to a computer. It allows us to sit comfortably in front of our computers without having to strain ...
iPhone Hoodies: Dress Your iPhone In Style
Have you noticed that people get really, really attached to their iPhones? I switched from an Android phone to an iPhone earlier this month, and I'm already completely attached to mine. I take him... err... it everywhere. I feel lost without my iPhone, and I know a lot of people feel the same way ...