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

Build Your Own CNC Machine, Google Routes Around Traffic Jams, Tech Destroys Sleep

Thursday, March 10th, 2011 – running time 36:01

Our suggestions for shredding your hard drives. A lightning round of Twitter questions. Tested.com's Will Smith shows off his DIY CNC machine. Your ideas for new uses for an old PDA, and more!

Western Digital Buys Hitachi, Google Maps Reroutes Around Traffic Jams, and Tech Destroys Sleep,

Western Digital is buying Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, which gives them ownership of 50% of the hard drive market. Will solid state drives nudge this in a different direction? Android users get routed around traffic jams with Google Navigation. Skype gets ads on their Home tab, and interacting with technology before bed disrupts your sleep, according to a recent study. Watch the video to find out how to temper your tech usage for a good night's sleep.

02:06 | Play

How To Shred Hard Drives

Want to get rid of your hard drive without worrying about the data falling into the wrong hands? Shred it! Services like Data Killers, PC Recycler, Level 6 Shredding and more will make sure your data ends up in tiny tiny pieces. Watch the video to find out how you can make sure your data is destroyed.

07:35 | Play

Twitter Lightning Round: Drool vs iPhones, Thunderbolt vs USB, Firefox vs Chrome, and more!

Wondering how the iPhone fares against baby drool? Whether Thunderbolt will overtake USB? Does Firefox really hog more memory than Chrome? Watch the video for the answers to these and more!

11:10 | Play

Is Free Hard Drive Space Really Free?

When you delete a file, is it gone forever? If not, does that mean your hard drive is still reserving that space? Watch the video to find out whether you've really freed up that space.

16:12 | Play

Website Pick: The Mary Sue!

Ladies, are you looking for a geeky website that's not inundated with hot booth babes posts? Check out The Mary Sue, a blog by and for women who love all things tech and geek culture related. Watch the video to find out why this site does it right.

19:29 | Play

A DIY CNC Machine with Will Smith From Tested.com

Ever wanted to build your own CNC machine? Will Smith from Tested.com has done just that and he's on the show to talk about it. Watch the video to find out how to get your very own.

20:28 | Play

New Uses For Old PDAs: Your Suggestions

After we asked for your suggestions for what to do with an old PDA, the replies came pouring in! From turning it into a Sat Nav, digital picture frame, or home automation controller, selling it on Gazelle.com, installing custom ROMs, and much more, the suggestions were endless. Watch the video for more ideas on how to re-use your old gadgets.

28:32 | Play

How To Get Certified For IT Jobs

Wondering which certifications you should get for your next IT job? So are we! Watch the video to hear Charlie's question and send in your answers to tekzilla@revision3.com!

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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:
Credits