Tag: Hard Drive
Data Recovery Is No Longer Complicated – Thanks To Stellar Phoenix!
Anyone who has used a computer knows the pain of losing data or important files due to accidental deletion. Although data recovery is not entirely impossible, most recovery software solutions are either too complicated to use, take too much time to recover the data, or are unreasonably expensive. Ho ...
Seagate Innov8 8TB Desktop USB 3.1 Powered Drive
I remember not too long ago when my computer's storage capacity was limited to the 1.44 megabyte offered by the floppy disk. Back then it felt like plenty of space, and you could easily fit several games or programs on a single floppy disk. Today, our storage space seems to run out in the blink of a ...
Creative Computer Invoice To Give Dad When He Asks For Tech Support
Most of our readers here at Bit Rebels are somewhat tech savvy. That means you are probably used to family members asking for tech support. It's a tricky situation to deal with, especially if it's your parents. So what should you do? I know people who charge their parents full price, and I know othe ...
LEGO Version Of The Classic Apple II Computer (Including Internals)
There is just something about LEGO versions of vintage Apple computers that are always so intriguing to see, especially when they're full of detail and look just like the original. A few months ago, Powerpig built The First Macintosh In LEGO. In case you missed it, you can see the pictures by clicki ...
DeLorean Car USB Hard Drive Fits 750GB Of Future Files
As if the world didn't already have enough awesome gadgets, we are continuously trying to find stuff that impresses us even more. It could be anything from a LEGO build to something a whole lot more advanced or retro. Since we are talking about retro, this might be a good time to say that there are ...
7 Useful Geeky Gifts To Make Your Holiday Wish List
It’s that time of year again when we go dashing through the Internet to surf for geeky gifts that will make us jingle with joy. From cyberculture toys to gaming laptops, we want to make our geeky friends' noses glow with happiness when they see the gifts we bought for them. Let’s not forget how much ...
A World Map Created From Recycled Computer Parts
Just last month, I wrote an article about the city of Helsinki created from recycled motherboards. It was an extraordinary piece of art, and the shape of the city was almost immediately recognizable when you looked at the picture of the whole thing. If you want to see it for yourself, you can go to ...
The Royal Data Throne: A Circuit Board Toilet Design
You may be wondering why anyone would want to create a toilet out of circuit boards. It's because that is where data is disposed of course. Also, someone said it couldn't be done, and when someone says that to a creative person who knows no limits, he or she has to stop everything and prove that per ...
The Motherboard City: A Creative Use Of Old Computer Parts
What is it with motherboards, and why can't computer geeks ever seem to get rid of them? I used to think it was because they were difficult to recycle, but in recent years, new ways to recycle old computer parts have been discovered. Now I think it's more of a nostalgia thing. We hold onto old circu ...
Darth Vader’s Imperial March Played On Floppy Drives
The geek is strong with this one! I don't put a lot of videos in my Bit Rebels articles because I know you are busy, and you don't have time to sit there and watch a video unless it's really, really good. Well, this one is really, really good! It was just put on YouTube four days ago, and it's alrea ...
4 Clocks Only A Geek Would Hang On The Wall
On one of my birthdays not too long ago, I was given a clock to put up in my studio. It was one of those melted vinyl clocks which the gifter had carefully created himself, and it was one of the best gifts I have ever received. It's always special to receive something that has been hand-crafted so i ...
Giveaway: 2 Awesome Drobo External Storage Devices!
We here at Bit Rebels know all about the importance of storage space and its reliability. Usually when something breaks, all your data goes poof and it creates a horrible day I am sure. Of course at that very moment you realize that you have forgotten to backup all your most recent and most importan ...
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Global Data Storage: How Much & Where It Is [Infographic]
It seems like lately I've been reading information about the Internet that forces my brain to think in a different way than I normally would. It's really inspiring when something can change our perspective and take us in a direction we hadn't thought of before.
For example, I wrote the article Ut ...
Recycled Floppy Disk Art: Retro Technology Gets A New Life
Of all the creative artwork I've written about on Bit Rebels over the past two years, this is definitely one of my favorites. It combines technology, painting, recycling and a human touch, all flavored with that retro feeling we love so much. I remember when I first saw the works of Nick Gentry. It ...
World’s Smallest Hard Drive Is The Atari 810 Build
I certainly love technology, and I recently wrote about the world's smallest PC. For all of you who after reading that article are wondering what "side" I am on, I can safely say that I work mostly on a PC (or in Windows as someone wanted to label it instead). I have a Mac as well, but I use that so ...