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

Play Any Video Over DLNA, USB 3.0 Sucks? Google eBook Store, Xbox 360 Ate My Data, Speed Up 802.11n, Survey Says: AT&T is the Worst!

Thursday, December 9th, 2010 – running time 27:08

FreeNAS: Leave It Running or Power It Down? Fixing DLNA Streaming, Restore Xbox Formatted Drive, Performance Problems with USB 3.0 and 802.11n, Consumer Reports Says AT&T Is the Worst Carrier!

Google eBook Store, AT&T is the Worst, HDMI Swivel Cables

Veronica's still at LeWeb, Robert Heron has the co-host seat today! Google is launching an eBook store, Consumer Reports saysAT&T is the worst carrier of 2009.

02:08 | Play

Swivel HDMI Cables Help Your Gear Fit

Got a media cabinet stuffed with gear? Swivel HDMI cables like Accell's ProUltra Supreme High Speed HDMI Swivel Cable can make fitting HDMI cables in tight places -like a media cabinet- a lot easier.

03:38 | Play

DLNA is Broken

Mark likes his SONY BDP-BX57 Blu-ray player, except for its DLNA support... it won't play anything other than MP3 audio, JPEG pictures and MPEG2 video. Mark wants more file format support! Robert explains why that Sony only handles those files, then explains how to play other formats on it by transcoding, using the DLNA Media Server software, PS3 Media Server, TVersity or Twonky!

05:38 | Play

Free Photoshop: Photoscape!

If you're looking for a powerful full featured digital image editor but don't really need all the pro bells and whistles that you get with Photoshop consider Photoscape, our Freebie Software Pick o' the Week! The interface might be a little unorthodox, but it's usable by newbies and experts alike for a long list of photo editing duties, from red eye removal to batch editing, cloning and color correction. Give it a try today!

08:55 | Play

Restore Xbox 360 Formatted Drive

Al's son managed to turn their 500 GB drive into a 16 GB drive after plugging it into an Xbox 360 and hitting OK at the "the X-box will create a 16 GB partition on this drive" prompt. Can he get his old partitions back? Robert knows from personal experience that this is possible! For our favorite file recovery tools, check out 'save the wedding photos, save a mairrage' from a few weeks ago. To learn what the Xbox 360 did to this drive and how to un-do it, watch this video and download GParted Live or Partition Wizard Home Edition. And Back Your Files Up now!

09:39 | Play

802.11n: Where's the Speed???

Ken upgraded to a 802.11n WiFI router... why isn't it any faster than his old router??? We've got advice in the video!

13:19 | Play

Audio Books For People With Disabilites

Mark writes in, "Audible books have been a real life-line for my father, who suffers from a variety of disabilities. He's having more and more difficulty using MP3 players with microscopic controls. Any suggestions?" Yup!

16:48 | Play

Why Is USB 3 Slow On My External Hard Drive?

Jay has a Keydex USB 3.0 card and a FreeAgent GoFlex USB 3.0 drive. How come he's not getting the full speed? Is it the PCI-Express slot he's using (1x vs. 4x)? Help!

19:29 | Play

FreeNAS: Low Power Parts, Auto-Shutoff Mode, Wake-on-Lan?

Shaun wants to tuner an older dual core PC into a FreeNAS box. Should he get ultra-efficient parts and let the NAS run all the time, or should I set up my NAS to shut down without activity and turn on when accessed? If it's the latter, how do I do that? Are there certain hard drives, Power Supplies, or other components that are better with a NAS than others? Watch the video to find out what we'd do!

22:28 | Play

Verizon 4G LTE:

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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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