Tag: How To
How To: Develop A Super Memory!
As we get older, we often find that our memory isn't as sharp as it was when we were younger. Some people say it is the first thing that goes as we age. Don't you just hate it when you are with a friend, and you can't introduce your friend to someone you meet on the street because you can't rememb ...
Is This Magic? The Balloon Penetrating Illusion
Do you like magic? Do you like watching illusionists play tricks with your eyes and your mind? My favorite illusion was done right before my eyes during a party. The illusionist got a card and a cigarette (not lighted). He inserted the entire cigarette through the card, but when we checked, ther ...
Who Says You Can’t Play Guitar With A… Shovel!
There are many instruments that have been subject to re-thinking and re-design. Some have turned out to be pure flops, while others have lingered on in our minds as cool. However, usually we don't see many odd instruments making it up on the stage, at least not with the popular artists around the ...
How To: Make Fake Vomit (Official NASA Recipe)
I'm feeling a little queasy from writing this article. NASA is in the process of testing some new space garbage bags. Since there is not enough room in a spacecraft to separate wet trash from dry trash, containing odors is a big deal. It's important to keep the astronauts feeling comfortable, so ...
The 3 Types of Readers That Will Visit Your Blog
In an effort to become a better blogger, I've recently been studying the different types of readers that visit Bit Rebels. One thing that I've learned, which I find fascinating, is that there are basically three different kinds of readers who visit our blog and your blog.
As a blogger, it is imp ...
How To: Create a Flip Book
Most of you for sure have seen cartoon animations, the ones shown now are very different from when we were younger. The majority are now in 3D, and they are spectacular. Most of my friends from college went to work for animation companies, and they deal with cell animation. This is a very tedious ...
Tweet Cred: How To Gain Respect On Twitter
Respect is one of those things that everyone wants, but few people get, especially in social media. On Twitter, it can be overwhelming at times to try and stand out in the crowd of never ending tweets.
I opened my Twitter account in March of 2009. I have sent over 35,000 tweets since then, and ...
How To: Stop Being Shy
Would you believe that as a young child I was very very shy? I was like that all the way up until high school. I remember my parents had a hard time leaving me in school since I would usually cry my lungs out. I remember standing in a corner while watching my classmates play with each other.
T ...
This HTML/CSS Mural Looks Like A Colorful Painting!
We've featured a lot of artists on Bit Rebels, but I think this guy might get the award for being the geekiest one of all. Paul Flannery, from London, created this mural below using only HTML and CSS. When I first saw this, I was sure that it was really a painting. I thought he probably used spec ...
How To: Get the Most Out of Attending a Conference
Recently I was fortunate enough to attend the Internet and Mobile Marketing Association of the Philippines Summit. I am truly glad that the management in our office believes in arming people with information relevant in our field. Not all offices are like that. I have seen some tweets where peopl ...
Not Sure About A Tattoo? Try A Temporary Henna Tattoo!
We've written so many articles about tattoos on Bit Rebels. For over a year, I've been saying in my articles that I'm going to get a tattoo, but as of yet, I haven't taken the plunge. There is just something so permanent about it all. I'm not sure I'm ready for that kind of commitment on my skin ...
7 Books And A Magazine That Will Thrill Any Geek!
I love books. I have a collection of books that I go through for reference and for inspiration. I also like reading books for entertainment. My sister loves to read too, and she has a collection of books that she keeps in her room. There are stacks and stacks of them. I remember she even had to ...
How To: Scan And Open Money Images In Photoshop
It has long been said that Photoshop refuses to open or print any scanned money images. It just won't. It's a security feature that the governments have asked Adobe to implement. How it works is still a secret. However, it's not that hard to figure out that it digitally scans the image, and if i ...
Amazing Rastermation And How To Do It
I recently got caught up in an intensely interesting animation technique called "Rastermation". It's like nothing else I have ever seen. The results that can be achieved with Rastermation are pure magic, and if I were a kid today, this would totally make me wanna start to animate. Even though the wh ...
How To: Remix Videos Into A Continuous Tape
Do you like watching videos? Do you often watch YouTube videos that are in batches? It can be a drag sometimes when you need to watch them one video at a time. What if there was an application that would allow you to simply look for the videos you want to watch, drag and drop them onto the editin ...