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I know this is a horrible thought, but if your house was on fire and you only had time to grab a few things before you got out, what would you take? It's a classic question really, and I've thought about it many times. Aside from animals of course, I would take my iPhone, my laptop, my son's artwork ...

Geek

The World’s Oldest Photograph From 1825

We've written alot on Bit Rebels. Everything from Invoice Receipt Template for Itemized Bill, to today's topic, about the world's largest indoor picture ever taken and the world's highest resolution picture ever taken, but today it's all about the oldest picture ever taken. It's this little pictu ...

Delicious Design: 10 Innovative Burger Creations

When I stumbled across this Chewbacca burger (called Chewburger) on Star Wars Remix a couple days ago, it got me thinking about other creative burgers. A lot of people are inspired by a big juicy hunk of beef on a bun, and I was sure there were more burger creations out there. I was right, and th ...

Create Your Own Googly-Eyed Zombie Pumpkins

Here in the States, many people leave pumpkins on their porch for decorations in October and November. Some people carve them, and some people don't. I like to gut my pumpkins and collect all the pumpkin seeds from the inside. If you heat them in a frying pan for about five minutes and then sprinkle ...

Technology

A Magazine Is Just A Broken iPad: Best Steve Jobs Tribute Ever

One week after the death of Steve Jobs, I compiled my favorite 50 tributes to him in a post called The 50 Best Steve Jobs Tributes From All Over The World. However, the tribute I want to show you in this article, which was uploaded to YouTube the day after Steve Jobs died, is the very best one I've ...

Geek

Time For Tea: The History & Customs Of High Tea [Infographic]

Everyone who knows me knows that I am a huge tea drinker. A lot of you know that from my tweeting, and I think I have about 10-15 cups of tea a day. Of course, sometimes it's less and sometimes it's more depending on the amount of work I have to get done. It's become an addiction to always have a cu ...

Social Media

5 Effective Social Media Strategies [Infographic]

In order to be successful in social media, there are a slew of things that you can do and think about when you first start out. The list can be long, but to tell everyone to do exactly the same would be a disaster. We network because we want to share, learn and connect with people who have skills an ...

How To: Transform Old Books Into Holiday Pumpkins

Whenever I write an article about cutting up old books to recycle them into a new use, part of me cringes. I know that books are becoming more obsolete, and especially if they are damaged, many people throw them away or toss them in the recycle bin anyway, so I usually try to remind myself that givi ...

4 Original Superhero Costumes: Classic Creative Brilliance

Superhero costumes have changed a lot over the years. I wasn't alive when the first Batman and Robin television series ran from 1966 - 1968, but even many years later, there was usually a cable channel somewhere on the dial that was playing reruns of that show. The costumes that Batman and Robin wor ...

Lifestyle

Canine Communication: All About Your Dog’s Bark [Infographic]

I've had a dog almost my entire life. I even have a couple of them now, and you can see a picture here. I call them the Oreo cookie pups. If you are a dog person like me, you know they bark sometimes like they are trying to talk to us, but what are they saying? It's always a mystery to me. You'd thi ...

Technology

Steampunk Xbox 360 Controller Will Rejuvenate Your Gaming

It's time for another tidbit of steampunk here on Bit Rebels. We love it, but we don't get sent very much of it, and it seems we don't manage to stumble across anything that is worth mentioning very often. However, that of course doesn't mean there isn't anything out there that should definitely be ...

Entertainment

Super Mario & Portal Mashup Is Now A Real Game! [Update]

Yes! Oh yes and yes again! Finally there is something on the game scene worth looking forward to. Not too long ago, I wrote (Super Mario Portal: The Real Gameplay) about a video that was uploaded to YouTube with a mashup of Super Mario and Portal all crunched together into one awesome game. It was o ...

Role Reversal: Men In Classic Pin-Up Poses

We are all familiar with the classic pin-up girl pictures. We've seen them in retro Coca-Cola ads and in calendars and posters from way back when. I always think those photographs are so interesting, and there is a lot to learn about what life was like in those days by just looking at them. We've ev ...

Cereal Boxes Redesigned To Tell The Truth