Cool Yule favorites: 20 techie gifts we like

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	Cool Yule favorites: 20 techie gifts we like Hard to believe, but once again it's time to put together our holiday wish lists. Here are 20 of our favorite products submitted and tested and "Cool Yule Elf" approved. Read More WHITE PAPER: AMD Business at the Speed of Virtualization Enterprises increasingly rely on technology to serve as the enablers and accelerators of the business—not just to reduce costs but also to empower new business initiatives and increase the top line. Learn More! In this Issue Home and Office Gear Tech Treasures [2011 Cool Yule Tools] Computer, Notebook and Tablet Tech Treasures [2011 Cool Yule Tools] 2011 Gift Guide: Indiana Shaw and the Office of Doom Cool Yule Tools: Lessons learned Keith vs. the Vulkano Swiftpoint Mouse acts more like a pen in your hand Hottest tablets for your holiday wishlist Crazy cellphones From Japan, Korea, and China Samsung Galaxy Tab: Stuck in the middle Reach out and TouchCam someone WHITE PAPER: Trend Micro Protect Virtual Desktops Protecting virtual servers, virtual desktops and data stored in the cloud requires security optimized for the unique characteristics of these environments. See Tolly Enteprises' Independent performance tests comparing the performance of Trend Micro, McAfee, and Symantec. Read Now Home and Office Gear Tech Treasures [2011 Cool Yule Tools] They say that a man's home is his castle – we figure that if you're going to have a castle, it needs to be filled up with some really cool, high-tech stuff. If you're working at a home office or just want to boost that home network in order to get a better connected home entertainment system up and running, the following products are great gift ideas. Read More Computer, Notebook and Tablet Tech Treasures [2011 Cool Yule Tools] With the arrival and success of the iPad and other tablets, many have said that "the PC is dead", and we'll admit, our choices of cool computers are fewer than in years past. But there are still some nice systems out there. Read More 2011 Gift Guide: Indiana Shaw and the Office of Doom As part of the Network World holiday gift guide (2011 Cool Yule Tools), we present the adventures of Keith "Indiana" Shaw as he searches for hidden Tech Treasures in the Office of Doom. (video) Read More WHITE PAPER: Akamai Technologies, Inc. Protecting Your Online Channels and Web Applications This whitepaper gives a broad overview of the ways in which Akamai can help organizations bolster the security of their Web-based assets, with capabilities ranging across the application, network, and DNS layers, as well as solutions focused on Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) mitigation and business continuity. Learn more Cool Yule Tools: Lessons learned For the last 11 years, I've been collecting, reviewing and highlighting the coolest electronic (and geeky) products for the holiday season. This year is no different; we tried more than 140 products. Read More Keith vs. the Vulkano The Vulkano series of multimedia devices by Monsoon Multimedia aim to be several different Internet-connected, home entertainment, streaming TV devices built into one small device. Read More Swiftpoint Mouse acts more like a pen in your hand The very tiny Swiftpoint Mouse, by Swiftpoint Ltd., is aimed at notebook users who don't want to carry around a traditional travel mouse, as well as those who can't stand their notebook's touchpad. Read More WHITE PAPER: Nimsoft Cloud and Virtualization Help You Do More With Less Learn from Gartner and other industry experts about the changing role of IT in cloud enabled enterprises. Read now. Hottest tablets for your holiday wishlist Tablet PCs have become the must-have holiday gift. This year though, Apple's iPad is no longer the only tablet on the market with significant "wow factor." CIO.com's Al Sacco presents a list of the best tablets available for this 2011 holiday season. Read More Crazy cellphones From Japan, Korea, and China They're wild, wacky, and maybe a little tacky. Read More Samsung Galaxy Tab: Stuck in the middle The biggest issue with the Galaxy Tab may be trying to define what it is. It's a tablet that's smaller than an iPad. It's an Android device that's larger than a smartphone. It's stuck in that middle area between those two categories. Read More Reach out and TouchCam someone The FV TouchCam N1, by faceVision, is a high-definition Webcam capable of supporting 720p resolution for video calls (not just across a LAN, but over the Internet). Read More
	SLIDESHOWS Top IT Turkeys of 2011 You know, it just doesn't feel like Thanksgiving to me unless I have mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, and an iPad with the annual Network World Top IT Turkeys slideshow all arranged on the table for the feast. So let's sharpen our knives and get to the carving, because these turkeys are getting cold. GOODIES FROM MICROSOFT SUBNET Everyone who enters will win free training from Webucator. Grand prize: a SharePoint training class worth $2,375. All who enter will be awarded a self-paced class of their choosing. Enter here: http://www.networkworld.com/community/contests. Enter here. MOST-READ STORIES Facebook under privacy watch for 20 years Hackers target IPv6 25 free open source projects IT pros will love iPhone self-combusts over Australian skies Cisco, Juniper, Check Point, Palo Alto among firms in security contest iPhone 5 rumor roll-up for the week ending Nov. 25 Hackers launch millions of Java exploits, says Microsoft Cisco tells HP to lose that suit RIM to offer multiplatform device management Free software activists to take on Google with new free search engine
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