Snow Leopard continues to leave mediocre impressions with Veronica not even venturing to install it due to the many reports of problems flying around. Robert did install it and Patrick aptly points out that 4 minutes into explaining the new feature that he is talking about new wallpapers. The bottom line is that there aren’t [...]
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Tekzilla | Episode 100
August 6th, 2009
Happy 100th Tekzilla! Patrick attended Defcon, the yearly convention for hackers, and he seems like he enjoyed himself. This leads into an interview with Flexilis founder John Herring who talks about the various threats out there to mobile devices including phones.
At the beginning the Tekzilla duo cover great gadgets that are under $100. You really [...]
Tekzilla | Episode 99
July 31st, 2009
The first gadget at the beginning of the show this week, after the talk of creepy spy cams, is the new Sonos Controller 200. Sonos is a system that will pump synchronous music throughout your home from up to 32 connected speaker systems. The new controller looks to be a great upgrade, but this system [...]
Tekzilla | Episode 96
July 10th, 2009
With Veronica gone, Patrick’s old DL.tv buddy Robert Heron is sitting in to share his TV/video knowledge. That makes the show a very video-centric show.
If you have ever been confused by HD video and how stretching or zooming affects the video you see on your screen, the guys explain it here with some very straightforward [...]
Tekzilla | Episode 95
July 3rd, 2009
Up front Patrick and Veronica are discussing how to get the most out of your notebook in the realm of audio. They cover amplifiers and break-out boxes that can make you notebook sound better than you have ever heard it sound. Of course Patrick throws in his 2 cents with a little DIY soldering action [...]
TWiT 200: Salad Daze
June 22nd, 2009
It’s TWiT number 200 and to commemorate this milestone is the original TWiT crew of Leo, John C. Dvorak, Patrick Norton, Roger Chang and David Prager.
First topic this week is Twitter and how it has been used to such a great effect in Iran. It has been invaluable in giving the world a real view [...]
Tekzilla | Episode 93
June 19th, 2009
First up, Patrick and Veronica have a great look at netbooks. Veronica has a couple of on-hand units, one with Windows 7 and another that is a hankintoshed OS X equipped Dell mini 9. They both look good, but with the new Intel CPUs coming up in December it may be best to wait if [...]
Tekzilla | Episode 92
June 11th, 2009
The Apple announcements get overshadowed at the beginning here by Veronica’s obsession with The Sims 3, but we aren’t ones to be condemning anyone for that. Seriously, that is one addicting game.
There is a great interview with Matt Mullenweg, founder of Wordpress on this episode. While this may not interest everyone, it is interesting for [...]
Tekzilla | Episode 88
May 15th, 2009
Windows 7 gets some coverage at the beginning here with a quick rundown of how to setup the recently loosed Release Candidate. This leads into a discussion on Patrick’s new PC which he has procured parts to build. He is setting out to build a Core i7 CD ripping box and has some good [...]
Tekzilla | Episode 86
April 30th, 2009
Tekzilla is a little late to the game on this one, but they are talking about the DSi. Coming from a show like Tekzilla it really leaves an impression that the DSi is going to be another huge hit for Nintendo with the mainstream crowd.
In a bit of a different focus for the show Patrick [...]
TWiT 214: Live From Caracas
September 28th, 2009
It’s back to the classic group of TWiTs this week with Patrick Norton and Kevin Rose. Google’s Sidewiki project is not getting a positive response from Leo. He argues that this is bad for site owners as they lose control of the discussion around their content. USB 3.0 and Intel’s Light Peak lead into a [...]