Holiday gift guide '14: Stocking stuffers for $30 or less

	Army lab asks help building wing-flapping robot fly | Garden-variety DDoS attack knocks North Korea off the Internet
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	Computerworld's holiday gift guide 2014: Stocking stuffers for $30 or less Part 3 of our annual holiday gift roundup highlights a group of inexpensive but seriously cool gadgets that will make any tech enthusiast a happy camper. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetApp Benefits of Flash for Database Workloads IT leaders are required to deliver improved performance and increase efficiencies while maintaining an enterprise-class infrastructure for their customer's database environments. View now>> In this Issue Army lab asks help building wing-flapping robot fly Garden-variety DDoS attack knocks North Korea off the Internet Are you using the most secure and private web browser? Texas Instruments builds an alternative energy for the Internet of Things Weird science: The 10 oddest tech stories of 2014 Hotel group asks FCC for permission to block some outside Wi-Fi Google wants to turn browser signals of Web encryption upside down North Korean Internet connection hit by outages Santa (well, Santa Tracker) helps Google test its dev tools : SugarCRM No Longer a Necessary Evil: How Modern CRM Empowers Sales CRM has long been seen as a must-have sales tool. However, much of the value of traditional CRM accrues to managers, not the reps that use them daily. Learn how CRM designed for the individual benefits the entire sales organization from increased data quality to more predictable revenue pipelines. View Now>> Army lab asks help building wing-flapping robot fly 'Open Campus' program allows outsiders to help with DoD projects like fingernail-sized bot with wings that flap with no motors Read More Garden-variety DDoS attack knocks North Korea off the Internet The simplest explanation for North Korea's suddenly dropping off the Internet on Monday was a distributed denial-of-service attack that overwhelmed the isolated nation's tenuous connection to the rest of the world, experts said. Read More Are you using the most secure and private web browser? Aviator web browser, created by a WhiteHat Security, is setup to maximize privacy and security safeguards by default. Simply download OS X or Windows versions and then start surfing in private, protected mode without being tracked. Read More Texas Instruments builds an alternative energy for the Internet of Things The Internet of Things is nothing without batteries and plugs. But it's possible to build a sensor network that uses harvested energy that comes from changes in temperature, vibrations, wind and light, as Texas Instruments will demonstrate at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. Read More WHITE PAPER: SAS Analytics in Sports: The New Science of Winning Sports analytics have inspired many businesses to make better decisions through data and analysis. It's time for professional teams to view themselves as competing not only on the field or the court, but also in the use of data and analytics. Learn more! Weird science: The 10 oddest tech stories of 2014 Online telepaths, culinary AI, criminal drones -- the tech world was full of offbeat surprises this year Read More Hotel group asks FCC for permission to block some outside Wi-Fi The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will soon decide whether to lay down rules regarding hotels' ability to block personal Wi-Fi hotspots inside their buildings, a practice that recently earned Marriott International a $600,000 fine. Read More Google wants to turn browser signals of Web encryption upside down Chrome security engineers have proposed that all websites that don't encrypt traffic be marked as insecure by browsers. Read More North Korean Internet connection hit by outages North Korea's Internet connection with the world has been hit by a series of outages in the last 24 hours, according to a researcher. Read More Santa (well, Santa Tracker) helps Google test its dev tools As the time for St. Nick's big ride quickly approaches, kids of all ages can track his progress delivering presents around the world with Google's Santa Tracker website and app. Read More
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