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

Nokia's Lumia 900 Reviewed, Google Chrome Extensions You Need to Install, The Best Games from PAX East 2012, Running 64-Bit Windows on 2GB of RAM

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 – running time 34:36

Will Smith from Tested.com shares his experiences with Nokia's Lumia 900, Anthony Carboni is here with his report from the videogame-fest that is PAX East 2012, and more!

Will Smith from Tested.com shares his experiences with Nokia's Lumia 900. Anthony Carboni is here with his report from the videogame-fest that is PAX East 2012. The 64-bit version of Windows is recommended for PCs running with 4GB or more of RAM, but what if you have a machine with only 2.5GB of system RAM? Are you constantly puzzled by the pronunciation of that extremely lengthy number? Fear not Veronica has found a website for that, and Robert covers the finer points of migrating a laptop.

Chrome Extensions You Need to Install

Robert continues to love the Google Chrome web browsing lifestyle. Not only has it proven to be pretty hackproof compared to its contemporaries, but with the addition of several Chrome extensions an almost indispensable tool. Of the ones Robert has used he recommends the following: AdBlock, bit.ly, ChromeIPass, Google Dictionary, HTTPS Everywhere, Reddit Enhancement Suite, TweetDeck.

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Best Games from PAX East 2012

Anthony Carboni of Rev3 Games fame gives us the highlights from this years PAX East 2012 videogame and table top gaming convention!

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Is the Nokia 900 the Best Windows Phone Ever?

Will Smith from Tested.com shares his insights on Nokia's Lumia 900 Windows Phone. Is this the smartphone that will bring people over to Microsoft's mobile operating system? Find out.

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Website Pick: Convert Numbers into Words

Still scratching your head on the proper way to pronounce an impossibly large number like, 281,474,976,712,644? Fear not for there's Convert Numbers into Words. The site dedicated to helping those innumerate individuals to properly pronounce "Two hundred eighty-one trillion four hundred seventy-four billion nine hundred seventy-six million seven hundred twelve thousand six hundred forty-four" at the click of a button.

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How to Upgrade to a SSD

Edgard wants to upgrade his HP DV9000 with a SSD, but he's worried about the process and the steps he needs to take to ensure a seamless transition to a new drive. Robert also suggests checking out this article from ArsTechnica that has a great walkthrough on putting your Windows 7 disc on a USB Flash drive ensuring a faster Windows install.

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Should You Upgrade 64-bit Windows if You Have Less than 4GB of RAM?

Wortex was curious to know if his sub 4GB of RAM notebook would see any benefit to replacing his current 32bit Windows 7 install with a 64bit one.

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Viewer Follow-up for ISO Burning Software

Robert from Quebec, CA wanted us to know that ImgBurn is not OpenSource but rather Freeware. Instead Robert recommends InfraRecorder as an alternative CD/DVD burning tool.

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Viewer Tip for Stanley's Hard Drive Woes

Joe from Oconomowoc, WI piped in with a low cost suggestion for Stanley, a viewer who sent in a question about his clicking external hard drive woes last week.

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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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