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

Get Blocked Video and Websites! Free Software Every Day, Car Stereo Picks: iPod & Zune HD, CMOS vs. CCD, AirPort Express Without iTunes, MacBook Cracks

Thursday, December 17th, 2009 – running time 30:40

EVDO on Vacation: Rent, or Pay As You Go? Stop Region Filtering: Watch Hulu Outside The US. The Heartbreak of MacBook Cracks, Get a Zune (or iPod) Working With A 1999 Pontiac Sunfire (And Other Cars, Too!) Digital Camera Pick: CMOS vs. CCD, Dump iTunes, Keep The Airport Express

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Welcome to Tekzilla... hands on reviews of the latest tech, and how to make the most out of the gear you already own! Veronica Belmont and Patrick Norton are your hosts.

Car Stereo Options: iPod vs. Zune HD

It's a good thing Thomas, the man with the 1999 Pontiac Sunfire and awesome video question wasn't looking to control an iPod from his car stereo... he'd have like 47 options. With his Zune HD, he literally has two. We discuss Kenwood's KOS-A300 CarPortal and Soundgate's Zune Integration (which works with tons of stock car stereos) on the show.

Patrick's in love with Alpine's iDA-X305, and says Crutchfield's iCarStereo is super useful for finding out options for getting whatever kind of iPod you have connected to your factory or aftermarket car stereo.

Need a solid car mount for your gadget? ProClip offers mounts designed for your vehicle, and your devices.

00:54 | Play

Free Software: Irfanview!

It's been around forever, but we still haven't found an image viewer and editor that we like more than IrfanView! It might lack the slick interface of some paid image apps, but it packs tons of features, including support for tons of image formats, basic editing, plugins and batch processing. Free, and worth a donation if you like using it as much as we do!

08:31 | Play

CMOS vs. CCD: Picking A New Digital Camera

Sean's looking for a new DSLR, and wants to know if CMOS sensors deliver the quality images that CCD sensors offers. We explain the tech, and offer our favorite DSLR picks.

Shopping for a new camera? Don't base it on any single factor, whether it's sensors, megapixels, or price... take the time to find out what a hard core camera reviewer has to say. We love the reviews at Cnet, cameralabs.com and dcresource.com.

09:15 | Play

Website We Can't Get Enough Of: GiveawayOfTheDay!

Giveaway of the Day does just what the name says: every day they offer up a totally free software download. This isn't just a demo or trial version, it's the full license! The site works with software publishers and developers to get the name out about their products, from photo editing, kids software, games, video converters and just about everything else. Sometimes the products are up for just one day, but sometimes it will be for even longer. Check it out daily!

12:17 | Play

Proxy Servers: Get Blocked Content!

Can't watch Hulu outside the US? Can't watch BBC in the US? We can fix both problems with a proxy server! Should you pay money for one? Can you trust a free proxy server? Find out from our beloved Roger Chang on the show!

13:22 | Play

Run Airport Express Without iTunes

Ahmed wants to know if we've ever come across a Mac or Windows app that will stream audio to the Airport Express that isn't iTunes! As a matter of fact, we too have had the urge to listen to stuff that iTunes can't play: Rogue Amoeba's Airfoil will send just about any audio from a Mac or Windows machine to an AirPort Express, Apple TV, iPhone or iPod Touch... it costs $25, but it's worth it. We've got some free options on the show, too!

21:33 | Play

Wireless Internet On Vacation: Rent, or Pay As You Go?

Ryan's looking for wireless Internet while he travels the US for a month. EVDO is probably the way to go... preferably without a 2 year contract. Should he rent, with a company like RovAir or purchase one of Virgin Mobile's Broadband2Go modems... we make the call on the show!

24:13 | Play

Macbook Cracks: What's Apple Doing?

Bill's MacBook cracks are even worse than the ones on Patrick's notebook. Is Apple doing anything about this oh-so-common problem with the white MacBooks? Are there repair options? Can they hurt your laptop? Watch the video to find out more!

26:08 | 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
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