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Tetris Inspired Sticky Notes For Your Geeky Office
When I think of the '80s, there aren't many things that make me smile more than when I think about Pac-Man, Space Invaders and Tetris. Those were the video games that defined the '80s for me. Well, those and Frogger, Galaga, Arkanoid... Okay, I admit, I was a video game junkie when I was growing up. ...
How To: Know When To Work For Free (Freelancers)
If you are a self-employed freelancer or consultant with any amount of success under your belt, you have no doubt had to deal with people asking you to work for free. I've dealt with this for over ten years, and I am the first to admit it can be a tricky situation that can quickly turn into a slippe ...
5 Sure-Fire Ways To Get Likes, Retweets & Comments
Social media allows us to interact with so many people from all walks of life everyday, anytime. You can exchange information, greet friends, and even share memories through photo sharing and music. However, I know there are some people who simply wonder why they are not getting any reactions to wha ...
The Entrepreneur’s Guide To Taking A Vacation
I've owned my own business for over a decade now. I love being an entrepreneur. I've written about it many times on Bit Rebels. At this point, I don't think I could go back to working for someone else. I mean, I could do it, but my new boss would probably fire me immediately. I like to do things my ...
How To: Think More Positive Thoughts
I've studied a lot about thoughts and thought patterns during my life. It's a topic that especially intrigued me when I was attending University, and I remember being in the library for many long nights completely fascinated by all the information available about how our brains work.
Our thoughts ...
Expert Driving Techniques Everyone Needs To Know
Remember when everyone used to ask for fun, "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?" Then CNN, MSNBC and most of the other news websites published the definitive answer, as determined by some obviously very smart scientists. The egg came first.
One of the next most common riddles is, "Who are ...
May The Fork Be With You: The Geek Way To Eat Corn
This little idea by Shed Simove was originally created to encourage kids to eat their corn. All I can say is, forget the kids; I want one of these for myself. This design is called Cornobi (as in Obi Wan Cornobi). As you can see, it's corn on the cob transformed into a dangerously fun lightsaber.
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How To: Determine If You Need A Professional Designer
Last weekend when I was on the flight back from Shanghai to Atlanta there was a man sitting across the aisle who started talking to me. He asked me about myself, and whenever anyone does that, I always get excited because it's an excuse to talk about Twitter and social media. Since Twitter and Faceb ...
Kick To Pick App: Lets Unborn Babies Choose Their Own Name
I've often heard that somewhere up in the universe babies choose their parents. It's not a random selection or a magical combination of DNA. Although that sounds all fluffy and happy, I don't necessarily believe that to be true; however, if it were the case, then I suppose those unborn babies should ...
5 Things Successful Bloggers Do Differently
We often see articles about the habits of successful people. Whether it's waking up early in the morning, working hard, or even doing yoga, it seems many people have their own opinion about what breeds success in life. After reading another article this morning in the Harvard Business Review about s ...
Interactive Headstones: Bringing Technology To The Cemetery
I know this is a morbid thought, but what if we schedule some tweets, and then we die, and those tweets go out afterwards on schedule? They'll literally be tweets from a ghost. I remember when Richard wrote about Webwill which is a service that streamlines all our social media so when we die someday ...
5 Blogging Questions To Ask Yourself Before Taking The Plunge
Blogging has become a mainstream form of self-expression. It is also a great way for businesses and brands to get their message out to their customers. If you want a detailed review of a product or would like to learn the latest trends in design, for example, you can search the Internet and find the ...
Next Generation Super Mario Packaging Store Displays
Recently I have been mesmerized by the intricate designs of store displays. They go to extravagant lengths to make us buy their stuff, and it usually works. Unfortunately we don't have many here where I am located, but I get my fix by checking out the displays that are available on the Internet. And ...
5 Tips To Make Anything Happen In Life
I really love this quote from Philip Adams, "Unless you're willing to have a go, fail miserably, and have another go, success won't happen." I had the opportunity to hear a talk about how Disney works in terms of their thinking when it comes to strategy. I must say, they follow simple rules yet you ...
Study Reveals Technology Makes Us Stressed Out
I remember several months ago when I wrote an article about a study that showed Americans go crazy when their Internet is slow. At the time I wrote that, I wondered if that was a good representation for people around the world, or if it was just another example of how us Americans can be impatient a ...