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Top Pet Peeves about Email MessagesHow is it that years after email came into our lives, people still need guidance on how to use it effectively at work? Naomi Karten lists her top email pet peeves and shines a light on how you can ensure that you are sending clear and concise messages. | 
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Don't Let "Good" Ideas Go Bad!Organizations need new and innovative ideas to solve complex problems. However, sometimes "good" ideas can be the very reason behind problems. Systems thinking and following the Golden Circle can help. | 
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Share Nothing Means Nothing Shared in the CloudBeth Cohen details the use of share nothing in the cloud. Share nothing means that all application components are carefully segregated so that each customer has its own self-contained environment, application, and access. If a component fails, it will ideally affect only one customer. | 
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Biometrics Recognition Technology Goes to School The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology is participating in a pilot biometrics program that makes the school the first ever biometrics campus. Pamela Rentz highlights the pilot program, which allows faculty and students to pay for goods by scanning their finger. |
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Book Review: The Human Side of AgileBeing agile is difficult. Not only are there technical and organizational challenges, but the very nature of the way agile methods work brings the assumptions, context, and fears of team members to the foreground. These people issues are explored in Gil Broza’s book, The Human Side of Agile. | 
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The Dangers of GroupthinkGroupthink is a psychological phenomenon in which everyone in a group goes along with a decision without critical evaluation of alternative ideas or viewpoints. The desire for harmony or conformity is so strong that no one dares say no. And it happens all the time in the workplace. |
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First National Day of Civic Hacking Announced Merging the notion of community volunteer initiatives with a hackathon, the White House Office of Science Technology and Policy recently announced the first National Day of Civic Hacking. Mark your calendar and be prepared to get civic-hacking on June 1–2, 2013. |
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It's All about the DataThe volume, quality, and meaningful interpretations of data are turning out to be important, yet challenging, and companies of all sizes are grappling with the whole idea of Big Data and the associated technologies, development, and testing strategies. For most companies, it's all about the data. | 
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