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Editor's note: A founder of The Pirate Bay is proposing a parallel Internet. Find out why one of our IT Security bloggers agrees with him. Also, read about holiday shopping deals, and check out the Samsung Nexus S gallery. - Jason Shadow DNS is in the works: Do we need a second Internet? In the wake of WikiLeaks troubles and battles over net neutrality, one of the founders of The Pirate Bay proposes a parallel Internet. Do you think we need one? Read more Resource of the day Server Virtualization: When Less Is More Many underutilized servers. That's the state of affairs in data centers, and it's a waste of money, space, and resources. You can have fewer servers when each is fully utilized. Learn how the latest virtualization technologies make it possible. More from TechRepublic   Join this upcoming Webcast on malicious javascript threats Join Sophos security expert Fraser Howard and TechRepublic for this live December 15 Webcast, which will look at the threat of malicious javascript used to infect websites. Read more Looking for a freelance writer We're looking for a web designer who wants to write tips for his or her craft. Read more Poll: Are you gifting someone a new computer for the holidays? The TechRepublic Windows Blog member poll question of the week: Are you gifting someone a new computer for the holidays? Read more News from ZDNet   Military bans disks after Wikileaks; Should you? In the Wikileaks aftermath, the military has reportedly banned disks and USB drives and threw in the threat of a court martial for good measure. Should you do the same for your corporate network? Read more Holiday shopping: Target offering special gaming deals this weekend Target is getting ready for holiday shoppers this weekend with some lower prices on select gaming bundles and titles. Read more Windows Phone 7: Early sales figures should be the least of anyone's concerns I care less about Microsoft executives' continued refusal to share shipment number for Windows Phone 7 than I do about the company's (hopefully reversible) decision to prevent partners from porting the phone OS to slates. Read more New version of Alienware M17x gaming laptop benchmarked with Intel Sandy Bridge quad-core CPUs It looks like there's going to be a lot to love about Intel's new Sandy Bridge mobile CPUs for laptop gamers. Some leaked photos on NotebookReview.com's forums show an updated, yet unreleased, version of Alienware's M17x gaming notebook sporting the new processors and flexing some prowess via Sandy Bridge's improved... Read more Novell Cloud Manager - manages private and public cloud workloads Novell Cloud Manager 1.1 offers broad support for infrastructure as a service workloads Read more 'Generation Y doesn't exist': Really? We're definitely here A French researcher claims that the 'Generation Y don't exist'. Really? Because we are here, driving the next generation of technology practices and filling the social networks still. Read more How do you select an energy provider for your datacenter? How much are you paying for your datacenter energy needs? And who's negotiating the price? Read more iPad 2 expected to have dual-camera design Multiple (unnamed) sources are coming forth and spreading some news sure to bring holiday cheer to some: the iPad 2 is on its way with a pair of built-in cameras. Read more Featured multimedia   Ad-Aware 9 Free in pictures One of the first applications built to find and remove malware and spyware, Ad-Aware's reputation is well-justified. The latest version continues the publisher's tradition of adroitly addressing user concerns, yet some annoyances remain. View on site Samsung Nexus S (photos) The Samsung Nexus S gets points for its slick design, satisfying performance, and authentic Android user interface. But outside of the new Gingerbread OS and a faster processor, it doesn't offer as many new features as we had hoped. View on site Best Bluetooth headsets of 2010 (photos) CNET has compiled a list of the best Bluetooth headsets we reviewed in 2010. View on site Today's recommended downloads Geek Out on the Best Practices of a Google Apps Deployment (Google) Information on Demand Virtual 2010 (IBM) Drivers and Detractors for Enterprise Mobility (Dell, Inc. & Intel, Inc.) Efficient Hyper-V Management and Performance (TechRepublic) Increase innovation with Google Apps (Google)   About this newsletter The Sanity Check newsletter is my daily update on the technology world. 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