Tag: Web
My Webwill: Add A Last Status Update After You’re Dead!
Social networking has become such a huge aspect in everyone's life that we check it out frenetically throughout the day. It has become the only sure way to always know what your friends and loved ones are up to. It doesn't matter what time, what day or where your friends are, you will always know ...
Doily Webs: Beach Artwork Never Looked So Beautiful
When my studio was located elsewhere a few years ago, I used to take my Inlines and go for a trip down to the shore in the middle of the night during the summers. At around 3am I laced my wheels onto my feet and got myself some morning inspiration. The road was kissing the shoreline and the concre ...
How Marijuana Affects A Spider’s Ability To Spin A Web
Before I tell you about a cruel experiment done with spiders, I want you to know that I don't condone this or any cruelty to animals, even if they are pesky spiders.
Many years ago, NASA performed an experiment where they wanted to test the effects of certain drugs on the behavior of living thing ...
The Creepiest Spider Web You’ll Ever See
I figured with Halloween fast approaching, it's a fine time to share with you the creepiest spider web you'll ever see. This thing is the biggest, strongest, strangest spider concoction I've ever read about for sure.
According to research gathered by Zoologist Igni Agnarsson and his team from th ...
Woman Sues Yahoo Over Search Results and Loses
This court case reminds me of all the funny Seinfeld episodes where they sued for ridiculous reasons, like Kramer getting burned by the coffee and the "Oh Henry" candy bar episode. The difference is, this happened in real life.
Beverly Stayart sued Yahoo because she did a search for her name and ...
Hackintosh: Creative Mac Pro Build In A Cardboard Box!
So what would you do if you wanted to run a high-end video card that could handle the demands of Adobe After Effects, but you didn't have $2,500 to spend on a Mac Pro?
Well, if you don't mind having the ugliest computer in the office, you could build a Hackintosh in a cardboard box, like these gu ...
How To: Have Fun Going Tweet Shopping
I have a confession to make. I hate shopping. I know it's strange since many women love to go to the mall, but not me. I live in a big city (Atlanta). To me, the driving, parking, traffic and crowds are just not worth it. Like a lot of Americans, I do most of my shopping online.
However, there is ...
CloudFlare: Most Innovative Company According to TechCrunch
Have you heard of CloudFlare yet? They won the award for the most innovative company at TechCrunch's Disrupt Conference this year. According to the press release, "CloudFlare's service brings the performance and security tools previously reserved for the Internet giants to the rest of the web."
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The Most Powerful Colors On The Internet
This is so interesting to me. Have you ever wondered what the most powerful colors on the Internet are? These are the colors that command attention, the ones that make you look twice, and the ones that increase your click through rate.
We all know how important color is to a brand. However, wo ...
New Study: Americans Go Crazy When Internet Is Slow
Not long ago, @mistygirlph wrote an article entitled, "Do You Freak Out When Your Internet Goes Down?" It always makes me giggle when I see that one circulating on Twitter because people almost always add a little comment with their tweet that says, "Yes!" I know for me, I definitely freak out whe ...
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 ...
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 ...
You Think Your Password Is Private? Think Again.
The Georgia Institute of Technology, a school only a few miles away from me, revealed some interesting results from their intense research this week.
According to CNN, "The researchers used clusters of graphics cards to crack eight-character passwords in less than two hours." Yes, that means eve ...
Graffiti Art Trend – Spider Web Tagging
We've written dozens of articles on Bit Rebels about graffiti art, but I've never seen anything like this before.
Imagine you've got your can of paint in your hand. You head outside feeling creative and ready to design some colorful graffiti art. Would you ever think to color the spider webs in ...
Flipboard – A Social Magazine for Your iPad
When I was in Chicago, I had the opportunity of course to visit the Apple store and play with the iPad. I totally wanted to get one, but due to budget constraints, I had to just play with it in the store. I was; however, able to convince two of my friends to buy one on the spot. They are both not ...