It also means the rest of our December 9th issue's content is online. Here's a snippet of some of the things you'll find:

• A Feature on free and inexpensive IT Tools, aka "Cheapware" - You don't always need the most expensive software to find happiness. There are dozens of cheap or free utilities and programs that our tech editors and readers can't live without. Here are our picks. Plus, check out our reader submissions of their favorite favorite IP scanners, spam blockers, text editors and protocol analyzers.

• Our Workshop on Database Encryption - Are data-privacy regulations and dreams about stolen employee data keeping you up at night? It may be time to protect your data where it lives--in your database.

Plus you'll find our always informative Career Coach, sneak previews, Buzzcuts and more! Just check out our Table of Contents.

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