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

Windows 7 RC: Time to upgrade! Screw the iPod, Awesome Free Backup Tool, Toodledo, Portrait View Monitors, Ethernet vs. Wireless. Surge Protect That Gear!

Thursday, March 4th, 2010 – running time 38:23

What brand of external hard drive do we reccomend? Editing 720p Video: MacBook vs. MacBook Pro? Windows 7 shuts down every two hours? It's time to upgrade Win7 RC! Does anybody still sell Portrait View monitors? Wiring a new home with Ethernet, Our Favorite Free Backup Software!

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.

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Win7 Shuts Down Every 2 Hours?! You Need A Surge Protector. Free BBQ?

Windows 7 shutting down every two hours this week? Fear not! It's not a virus. It's time to upgrade from the release candidate to a full install. HowToGeek.com has an excellent guide on How to Upgrade the Windows 7 RC. Find out an ever better option in the video!

Ziotek's Power Strip Liberators are one way to deal with fat wall warts...

... a surge protector is an even better one. Find out why in the video!

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Live Sports Online

Giving up cable TV and getting all your video online.. Tom's into the idea, but wants to know what his options are for getting live sports streamed over Internet. We talk about live games you can get from the MLB, NFL and NHL... we'd love to hear what kind of live sports everybody in the Tekzilla crew is watching! Email us!

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Free Software: Paragon Backup & Recovery Free Edition!

Paragon Backup & Recovery Free Edition. Losing data sucks, whether it's from a virus, mechnical failure or just bad luck. Based on their commercial backup and recovery software.... Backup & Recovery Free Edition offers a long list of awesome features, and it's FREE! (It's the best free backup software we know of.) Download it and start backing up your data now.

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Screw the iPod, I want something else!

Philip wants to replace his current iPod for a long list of reasons, like dropping iTunes: "I don't want that crapware back on my system." What does Tekzilla suggest to replace a 160GB iPod? Veronica's got some great products in the video, and, yes, they use USB connections instead of weird proprietary plugs.

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Can a Macbook Edit 720p Video?

Sure, Jared, but the MacBook won't be the fastest at rendering it, nor can it pack as much memory as a 13 inch MacBook Pro, which helps a lot with big video files. Wondering how Veronica and Patrick feel about iMovie, vs more expensive apps like Final Cut Express? Check the video!

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Website We Just Can't Get Enough Of: Toodledo!

If you're looking for a free, online to-do list, look no further than Toodledo! The interface is very simple, and yet it gives you the functionality of a lot of the expensive to-do helpers out there, including support for multiple people working on a project and special tools for procrastinators!

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Best Brand Of External Hard Drive?

John Smith -only- trusts " super-cool-nerds" Patrick and Veronica to reccomend the best brand of external hard drive (Thanks?) along with advice on whether he should switch from Dropbox to Pogoplug. John, we'd keep using dropbox with the Pogoplug, and we both own a lot of Western Digital external hard drives. To find out how other brands stack up, watch the video!

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Wiring Home for Ethernet vs. Wireless

Nick's about to buy his first home and he's thinking about wireking it for Ethernet. We LOVE that idea... we've got ideas for Nick, but our number one tip is to pull Cat 6 cable!

26:57 | Play

Save Data From An Old Drive!

Shadowless Tomorrow has " about 600 GB of data on the old IDE drives that I want back." Should ST go with an IDE to USB adapter, or is there a better way? Find out in the video!

29:54 | Play

Portrait View Monitors!

Marshall's wondering where all the portrait viewDell Monitors often have a portrait mode that delivers you a big vertical space to work in!

32:15 | 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:
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