March 2009

YouTube vs Warner Music: Does Fair Use Exist On YouTube?

by Jeff Weisbein March 24, 2009

YouTube was founded in 2005 by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim. It was acquired by Google in 2006. Today, YouTube is the leader in online broadcasting and sharing of original videos. The YouTube platform allows users of the site to quickly and easily upload videos from their own computers to share with any [...]

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AT&T Will Sell The iPhone Without Contract

by Jeff Weisbein March 20, 2009

In a press release on Thursday, AT&T Inc. said it will start selling iPhones without requiring a two-year contract, but they will cost $400 more. Spokesman Michael Coe said AT&T will sell the phones starting next Thursday for $599 (8GB) or $699 (16GB), depending on the storage capacity. The two models cost $199 (8GB) or [...]

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iPhone 3.0 Supports Streaming Video

by Jeff Weisbein March 18, 2009

Apple has announced the next version of the iPhone OS. The new iPhone OS (3.0) is said to support streaming video amongst many other features (which I’ll cover in a later blog post). However, while streaming video has been announced it was not covered in depth during the event. And when I say not covered [...]

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BestTechie Advertising Special!

by Jeff Weisbein March 17, 2009

Times are tough. Businesses and people aren’t spending as much money as they were in the past. One of those cut-backs being advertising (even online). So I have been doing some thinking and decided to provide a small, but, I feel generous special for businesses and people who want to advertise on BestTechie.net. So what’s [...]

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How To Access Your Music Anywhere

by Jeff Weisbein March 10, 2009

Simplify Media is an iPhone/iPod Touch App which allows you to access/listen to your music anywhere (provided you have a connection of some sort – WiFi, 3G, or Edge). It works on Windows, OSX, and Linux and supports iTunes, Winamp, and RhythmBox. The iPhone/iPod Touch app is available in the App Store for $3.99. The [...]

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Malware Defender 2009 Removal

by Jeff Weisbein March 7, 2009

Malware Defender 2009 is a rogue application that has intentional false positives and demands you pay money to remove them. If you have Malware Defender 2009 on your machine, please take the time to download and install Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware. In order to remove Malware Defender 2009 from your computer, please follow the instructions below. Download [...]

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Which Web Surveys Are Legitimate?

by Jeff Weisbein March 6, 2009

Which web surveys are legitimate? How do you know if you’re going to receive the reward promised by filling out or completing the survey? Both good questions. While there are a large number of scam sites online when it comes to making money through surveys, there are also a number of sites (not as many, [...]

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Apple Delivers A Mid-Range Desktop

by Jeff Weisbein March 3, 2009

Apple finally came around and answered the prayers of many – today, they delivered their first mid-range desktop (sort of). The new quad-core version of the Mac Pro is truly the first real answer to a mid-range desktop computer that Apple fans and potential buyers have longed for. However, I must put emphasis on the [...]

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