Tekzilla

Hosted by Patrick Norton, Robert Heron and Veronica Belmont. New episodes Tuesdays & Thursdays

Tekzilla feeds your tech hunger! Patrick Norton, Robert Heron and Veronica Belmont bring you hands on reviews of the latest gear, tips and tricks that improve the tech you already own and conversations with the most informative experts around. Read More

When's the Best Time to Buy a Mac, iPhone, or iPad? Google Docs Offline Fail, Webcams Under $40? Long Term Look: LifeProof Case, Incredibox!

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 – running time 30:39

Use Evernote instead of bookmarks or favorites. You can almost use Google Docs when the Internet is offline. Long Term Looks: how did the Lifeproof iPhone 4/4S case and SOL Republic AMPS earbuds hold up under extended use? One more reason why gaming DRM SUCKS! AM-Deadlink finds dead links fast.

Use Evernote instead of bookmarks or favorites. You can almost use Google Docs when the Internet is offline. Long Term Looks: how did the Lifeproof iPhone 4/4S case and SOL Republic AMPS earbuds hold up under extended use? One more reason why gaming DRM SUCKS! AM-Deadlink finds dead links fast.

Best Time to Buy a Mac, iPhone, or iPad?

We get scores of emails every month asking about the best time to buy a new Macbook, iPhone, iPad, etc. So today, to satiate some of you Apple fans out there, Veronica's looked at MacRumors, Gizmodo, and Dealnews and compared their predictions!

02:48 | Play

A Webcam for $40?

Jeremie needs a webcam but doesn't want to "spend over $40. Is that possible?" One of our favorite webcams sells at Amazon and Walmart for $45, though Veronica's pick Logitech HD Pro c920 will set you back another $30.

08:48 | Play

Incredibox: Drag, Drop, Music!

Ever feel like you wanted to express yourself musically, but banging on those pots and pans on the sidewalk wasn't doing it for you? Try out Incredibox, an amazing web application that makes you feel like an instant virtuoso... in beatboxing, no less! It's incredibly fun and this week's "Website We Just Can't Get Enough of!"

13:03 | Play

Long Term Test: LifeProof Case, SOL Republic AMPS

You often ask how things are going with a product over the long term.... with stuff like HDTVs, we often have to return it within a week. Other items, such as the LifeProof Case For iPhone 4/4s and SOL Republic AMPS earbuds, we get to test for extended periods. Find out which products fail and what holds up over time in our Long Term Test!

15:58 | Play

Edit Google Docs Offline

Jeff writes in, "Google Docs DOES offer an offline version. Just click the gear, then "Set up Docs Offline". This should let you edit your docs offline." Actually... it doesn't. We demo what it does in the video.

24:37 | Play

AM-Deadlink: Free Tool Finds Dead HTML Links!

We asked for dead link checkers... and, of course, you had ideas! Curt wrote in: I have been using AM-Deadlink for many years to delete old/dead URL's in my bookmarks. You can sort the results by the error codes and delete one by one those that you want to remove from your bookmark.htm file. It even gives you the option of updating your favicons.

27:43 | Play

Dumb Bookmarks, Use Evernote Instead!

David has a diffent approach to dead links and doesn't have to manage his bookmarks cause he only has a "small handful" left! Find out how he uses Evernote instead of bookmarks in the video!

28:23 | Play

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Show Title:
Tekzilla
Description:
Tekzilla feeds your tech hunger! Patrick Norton, Robert Heron and Veronica Belmont bring you hands on reviews of the latest gear, tips and tricks that improve the tech you already own and conversations with the most informative experts around.
Categories:
How-To & DIY, Technology & Gadgets
Launch Date:
Sep 1, 2007
Episodes:
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