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

Spring Clean Your PC! Wipe Out Malware and Viruses, Fix Noisy Fans, Best Lens Cleaning Tool, Free Screen Cleaning, Clear Hard Drive Space and More!

Tuesday, March 20th, 2012 – running time 41:30

Preventive Maintenance... Get the dust bunnies and cat fur out of your PC! Our fave tool for cleaning lenses, scopes, binoculars and more! Cleaning viruses and malware out of infested systems. We even shine up your screen and show you how to lube your fans!

Preventive Maintenance... Get the dust bunnies and cat fur out of your PC! Our fave tool for cleaning lenses, scopes, binoculars and more! Cleaning viruses and malware out of infested systems. We even shine up your screen and show you how to lube your fans!

Dust, Cat Fur, and Potato Bugs. Let's Clean Your Computer!

A clean PC runs cooler and faster... So lets talk about using a vacuum, regular cleaning, preventative maintenance, as in why you should put filters over all the holes in your case, giant bugs and why you'll probably have to take the whole thing apart if you haven't cleaner it in years!

01:32 | Play

Fans are Quieter When You Lube Them!

@PDunn asked about correcting rattling fans. Fan whirr driving you nuts? Want to help the fans in your PC last longer? You should lubricate them. We show you how in the video, and explain why WD-40 probably isn't the right tool for this job!

05:50 | Play

How to Recover from a Malware/Virus Infection

Getting a malware or virus infection on your PC isn't the end of world. We take you through the steps of recovering from an infection. All you need are some handy tools like MS Malicious Software Removal Tool and Kapersky Virus Scan and Removal Tool. For serious medicine check out these Live CDs you boot from when things go horribly awry on your machine; Kapersky's Rescue CD and AVG's Rescue CD. Of course an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure so make sure to have a reputable Anti-Virus running as well as Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Tool to scan for other browser based malicious code and WinPatrol to keep a watch on your system's Windows registry and startup list.

10:33 | Play

Website We Just Can't Get Enough Of: My Permissions.org

When you live your life online it can be hard to keep tabs websites you've granted permission to access to private information on various online services. Enter mypermissions.org. The site dedicated to helping you uncover which website have you permission to sift through private data. It indicates which websites have access to your Facebook, twitter, MSN, Yahoo, accounts and more! More importantly it lets you disconnect them if you want to secure your data and privacy. Mypermissions.org is a must for any web and app junkie!

20:00 | Play

Clean Your Flat Panel Monitor Without Breaking It

Cleaning your monitor might seem a trivial task. But approach it the wrong way and you'll be looking at a permanently scarred monitor or worse a half functioning one. So be sure to stock up on Klear Screen and microfiber cloth, and watch Pat as walks you through cleaning your flat panel monitor.

21:34 | Play

Spring Clean Your DSLR Lens

Keeping your camera lens clean is super important because any tiny minuscule piece of dust or smudge will show up on every photo you take. Thankfully the process is a lot simpler thanks to the fine folks at Lenspen as Pat demonstrates in this segment.

26:09 | Play

Free Up Hard Drive Space By Clearing Out the Crap

After years of use a PC hard drive collects a lot of crap. Old files, duplicates, temp files and old downloads. They clutter things up but more importantly they take up space! Here are some handy tools to remove that detritus and flotsam from your magnetic media; CCleaner, Duplicate Finder, and Duplicate Cleaner.

31:46 | Play

How to Replace Batteries in Your UPS

A viewer @SteveSerabian wanted to know if it was cheaper to buy a new UPS or to just replace the batteries in the existing UPS. Discover the answer and how simple it is to swap out the battery in standard consumer UPS in this segment clip.

35:13 | 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:
Credits