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

Make Google Search Better!!! Don't Kill Your Laptop Battery. Mailbox Makes eMail Better, iOS 6.1.1 Is Here! Stop Junk Mail. Sioux Falls Secret!

Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 – running time 21:46

Block unwanted sites from Google searches. Will leaving your laptop plugged in all the time kill your battery??? There's a new Mailbox for OS X, and it's better than Sparrow. Google Search got you down? We've got tips to make it better! DMAChoice can stop junk mail and unwanted catalogs. Battery University.

Block unwanted sites from Google searches. Will leaving your laptop plugged in all the time kill your battery??? There's a new Mailbox for OS X, and it's better than Sparrow. Google Search got you down? We've got tips to make it better! DMAChoice can stop junk mail and unwanted catalogs. Battery University.

Mailbox Makes eMail Better!

In search of inbox zero? Wish your mail client worked better than the one Google wrote for Gmail? Tired of the same old email on your iPhone or iPad? You'll definitely want to check out Veronica's review of Mailbox... it's just replaced Sparrow as her favorite email client!

01:16 | Play

Skip iOS 6.1

Of course, while we were in studio suggesting you might want to hold off on iOS 6.1, Apple released iOS 6.1.1 for the 4s.

01:45 | Play

Make Google Search Better!

Rob in Albuquerque wrote, "I've be using Google for a long time and have noticed that my search results are not a useful as it once was. Too many advertisements, bad search data, etc. Am I missing something, or is Google not useful anymore?" Google has gotten a bit more cluttered. In the video we show you ghacks' fix that cleans up your Google.com search page, how to turn off personalized search results, set up a Personal Blocklist in Chrome... and then how to block unwanted sites from your Google search results!

06:46 | Play

Stop Junk Mail With DMAChoice!

Want to stop receiving snail mail spam, aka junk mail? Check out DMAChoice.org, this week's "Website We Just Can't Get Enough of!" It can even help you stop the flood of unwanted catalogs... how cool is that?

10:44 | Play

Make Your Laptop Battery Last Longer!

13:17 | Play

More Places To Buy Batteries... Don't Forget To Recycle 'Em!

We got a lot of responses to our answer about finding the sealed lead acid batteries used in Uninterruptible Power Supplies and battery stores... @John12151 wants to make sure all your old batteries get recycled, John in Orlando suggests ChromeBattery.com, and Layth set us straight on the Batteries Plus situation in Sioux Falls! Thanks to everyone who wrote in!

18:19 | Play

Connect with Tekzilla

  • about 3 hours ago

    RT @jackietalbott: watch me on @tekzilla today talkin about goog hangouts! how to find and make the best ones: http://t.co/a0CWUEwHNd (3rd …

  • 5 days ago

    .@donttrythis I think @patricknorton would agree that it was an honor having both of you on the show!

  • 5 days ago

    @JamieNoTweet Thanks for coming on! You and Adam are welcome back anytime.

  • 5 days ago

    Tekzilla Ep 436 is up! Special guests Adam and Jaime from #MythBusters, E3 Wrap-up, and a review of the Pebble Watch. http://t.co/yUYjfCO5kM

  • 7 days ago

    Tekzilla ep 435 is up! NSA's PRISM, E3 2013 Games for the Xbox One, Apple's new OS X, iOS 7, gaming Headset Round-up. http://t.co/gMTr6cFuHN

  • 14 days ago

    Tekzilla ep 433 is up! Intel's Haswell performance, Razer Edge Pro Review, GoPro for Pets, and the new Handbrake. http://t.co/8AboZGFt69

About the Show

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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
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