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Giveaway: $2,000 Worth of Software!

by Jeff Weisbein December 16, 2011
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I have a great holiday giveaway to share with everyone! BestTechie has teamed up with discount software website BitsduJour.com to giveaway $2,000 worth of professional graphics software from SmithMicro, the makers of software titles such as Poser, Manga Studio, and Anime Studio. It’s super easy to enter and if you enter during the special BestTechie [...]

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Make Awesome Website Even More Awesome? Challenge Accepted.

by Jeff Weisbein May 25, 2011
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I’m not one who likes to rest on their laurels which is why I’m constantly looking for ways to improve everything I do. Of course, that includes BestTechie. So I’ve contracted an excellent web developer to make some awesome revisions to BestTechie. Now, I like the current (overall) design of the site, I think it fits and works well, but that’s not to say certain things couldn’t be improved.

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Subscribe to the BestTechie Newsletter!

by Jeff Weisbein August 4, 2010
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I’m pleased to announce the BestTechie Newsletter. The technology focused newsletter will start off as a monthly email and will include a recap of the biggest news in technology for the month, provide expert analysis in various aspects of technology, offer special product promotions and discounts, and my hand picked recommended articles, videos, software, websites, [...]

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It’s My 21st Birthday

by Jeff Weisbein July 18, 2010
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Well, in a couple of hours from now I will be 21 years old.  That’s it.  The big 21.  I will be what they call “fully legal”.  Pretty neat.  Now what?  A very good question, I suppose I will have cake and maybe a drink (or a sip), but aside from that, I don’t think [...]

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Apple’s Latest App Store Rejection Technique: “Limited Audience”

by Jeff Weisbein June 23, 2010
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I recently submitted the BestTechie for iPad app to the App Store along with an update for the already existing BestTechie for iPhone app.  There was nothing wrong with either application, both worked as advertised and did not crash.  I figured it would be a no-brainer submission.  After all, what could go wrong?  Apple approves [...]

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We’re Back, Just Like We Said We’d Be Back.

by Jeff Weisbein May 27, 2010
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Well, we’re back. It has been over two weeks, but I think the downtime will be beneficial in the end. While that may seem like an odd thing to say, it has allowed me to have a lot of much needed time off from the site. In the past few weeks, I have been able [...]

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BestTechie.net Turns 7 Years Old

by Jeff Weisbein May 7, 2010
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Can you believe that 7 years ago today, I registered the domain BestTechie.net?  Hard to believe that I’ve been running this site now for that period of time.  I mean, 7 years old is considered an eternity in the tech industry.  The first 7 years have been great and I hope the next 7 years are even [...]

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What Is A CDN (Content Delivery Network)?

by Jeff Weisbein December 20, 2009
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A CDN (or Content Delivery Network) is a network of servers that delivers cached static content from websites and applications to an end user based on several factors including the geographic locations of the user, the origin of the static content, and a content delivery server. Essentially, what the job of a CDN is to [...]

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bt.gd Plans to Roll Out New Features on Christmas

by Jeff Weisbein December 17, 2009
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I’m pleased to announce that the roll outs of the new features for bt.gd which are currently in development have been planned to be released on Christmas day at exactly 12:01 AM EST. What will be included in this roll out? Facebook login for easier link tracking. New Directory New Popular links New Recent links [...]

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Beta Launch: bt.gd URL Shortener

by Jeff Weisbein November 30, 2009
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I have briefly mentioned in the past about a new URL shortening service that I’m launching known as bt.gd.  Well, I’m pleased to announce that the bt.gd beta has officially launched.  The new service is joining an already growing market but I believe we can offer more than the competition. Currently, bt.gd has the following [...]

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