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The cutest and weirdest iPod docks ever, plus how to add a secret wifi hub to your office without getting fired! 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. DIY WiFi + The Corporate Network = Bad Idea Jason’s looking to drop a spare PCI WiFi card into his office PC… it’ll work as a Wireless Access Point and extend the WiFI coverage in his office. You could use Internet Connection Sharing to do this, it’s built into Windows… and you’ll probably be setting yourself up to get fired. DIY WiFi on corporate networks is usually a big no no! Better WiFi Security: WPA2 + Random 13 Character Keys! If you are looking to keep your WiFi secure (and you should!) the security researchers at the Church of WiFi have compiled Lookup/Rainbow Tables for the top WPA passphrases and SSIDs to speed up brute force attacks… so try to use a random 13 character key along with WPA2 security! Free Software: Folding@Home This distributed computing project runs protein folding models across millions of Macs, PCs, 3D video cards from ATI and Nvidia and Sony’s PS3s around the world in order to better understand mis-folded proteins and, hopefully, help find treatments for a number of life threatening illnesses including Alzheimer’s, Mad Cow, Huntington’s, Parkinson’s disease and a range of cancers. If you’re gonna leave your PC or PC’s on all the time… make a contribution …
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Digital Photography Week? Yes, but Motorola’s Droid is on our minds, too! ‘Still’ cameras that take great video. The Best Free Panomamic Stitching Tool. Favorite Digital Photography Gadgets, 7 Great Digital Cameras For Black Friday, Better Night, Low Light Photography! Droid Sound vs. Dead Drive! We should have a Motorola Droid review next week, but, for now, Veronica talks modding her iPhone with the evil Droid robot sound! (Patrick has another trashed hard drive, but this time it’s -not- the drive’s fault!) Fave Photo Gadgets… and a few quick digital photography tips! Memory cards and rechargable batteries are cheap, especially if you’ve ever missed a photo ’cause you ran out of juice, or space on a CF card! We list the lens cleaning tools we use, too, remind every new DSLR owner to buy a UV Filter to protect their expensive camera lens, RTFM before the big shoot, and more! Pocket Tripods! Any tripod (or monopod!) can help you take better photos, especially at night. Carrying a full sized top o’ the line floating head tripod around is a pain. That’s why we’ve got gadgets like the Joby Gorillapod and Pedco’s UltraPod and UltraClamp in our bags! Cases Protecting your pricey digital camera is a good idea. Roger favors a small bag from Lowe Pro for his PowerShot. Patrick’s Rebel is stored in a re-purposed Timbuk2 bag that works like a proper camera holster bag. Need a hard case? Try a Pelican or Otter Box! Free Software: Microsoft Image Composite Editor Sometimes, just …
Video Rating: 4 / 5