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

Geek Measuring Tools! SXSW Sucks, New Gadgets for Long Distance WiFI, Best Brand of UPS, World of Warcraft Headset, Free Email Archive, Nexus One Volume Hack

Thursday, March 25th, 2010 – running time 38:01

Veronica's over SXSW, Patrick's found a pint sized heat gun. What brand of Uninterruptible Power Supply do we buy? Free Wireframe Tool? Check out Mockingbird. Lots of you suggested gear from Ubiquiti Networks for Long Distance WiFI. Is there a Volume Hack for the oh-so-quiet Nexus One?

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.

Veronica's Back! SXSW: Who Cares? Perfect Pint Sized Heat Gun...

Veronica's back from SXSW, which apparently had too much Foursquare (apparently location aware social apps are the new Twitter) Meanwhile, Patrick's finally found a heat gun that'll fit in his tool bag: the $20 Tech-Tron Multi Purpose Heat Tool.

00:39 | Play

Geek Measuring Tools!

Adam Savage, of MythBusters fame has an epic set of measuring tools . Which had Patrick thinking about geek measuring tools beyond your basic Multimeter... that don't cost tht much anymore. Like radar guns, digital calipers and more!

02:50 | Play

Free Software: MailStore Home

Need a better way to archive years of email, while keeping it accessible? Check out MailStore Home. free app that archives your email whether you use a simple POP 3 account, IMAP based services like Gmail, even Microsoft Exchange. You can also archive from clients like Outlook, Windows Live Mail, and Thunderbird. Once saved you can browse your archived email directly so if you ever need to find a phone number, address, or old appointment it's a snap.

13:11 | Play

Best Brand of Uninterruptible Power Supply

What brand of UPS do we recommend? Whatch the video to find out!

13:54 | Play

Website We Can't Get Enough Of: GoMockingbird.com

Have you ever had that big idea for a website or application, and wanted to share it with people so you could make your dream a reality? Now, thanks to Mockingbird, you can wireframe your design without needing any fancy tools, and then share your design online with one click. Don't let your big ideas gather dust! Create a mockup using mockingbird, and watch them take shape!

19:54 | Play

SoundBlaster World of Warcraft Wireless Headset Review

When you spend as much time as Veronica does sitting in front of the PC playing games, your headset better be comfortable. So after a two week trial, does Veronica give the SoundBlaster World of Warcraft Wireless Headset a thumbs up or thumbs down? Watch the video to find out!

20:51 | Play

Nexus One Hack?

Efren's looking to raise the volume on his Nexus One... will the Louder Volume Hack work? Veronica's got the scoop on how to make the Nexus One louder!

31:41 | Play

Long Distance Wifi: Try Ubiquiti

Last week we had a question about sending an internet signal a half mile up a drive way to a house. Several of you suggested we check out gear from Ubiquiti Networks. Watch the video to find out why Corey reccomended the NanoStation M and Fredrik suggestsed the BulletM. I think we have a PoE segment in the near future!

32:59 | 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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