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TV’s “Lost” Creator Visits MIT Media LabEmmy award-winning film and television writer-producer J.J. Abrams recently gave a talk at the MIT Media Lab on the creative process as he sees it. The Media Lab focuses on research projects at the convergence of technology, multimedia, and design and has created some noteworthy offshoots. | 
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Six Habits of Indispensable IT ProsJoe Townsend presents a list of six habits of indispensable IT pros. This list is a common-sense approach to how you can make yourself valuable to your organization. Be prepared to be a forward thinker and embrace new technologies. | 
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Inside-the-Box Ideas about Outside-the-Box Thinking Some people don’t get outside-the-box thinking. The idea is not to do things the same old way, but as this definition puts it, to do “thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes leads to novel ideas and solutions.” |
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Holiday Software RoundupIn this holiday-themed roundup, we learn that scammers are targeting airline customers with fake emails, advances in mobile technology are keeping friends and family more together than ever before, and a young programmer captivated his neighborhood his complex and dazzling Christmas display. | 
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Using Real World Data in TestingContinuous deployment and testing in production may sound risky, but when done right, the reward can be an amazing, adaptive product. | 
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What Is a Best Practice?“Best practice” is a term that you hear thrown around frequently in IT. Inevitably, someone finds a way to do something and then labels it a best practice. The key thing to remember when it comes to best practices is that what cures others may kill you. |
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Smartphone Biometric Security Apps: The Eyes May Have ItWhile the amount of personal and professional information stored on smartphones is mind-boggling, many of us neglect to take the time to implement basic security measures. The startup EyeVerify proposes the easiest way to authenticate whoever is accessing the mobile phone is to look her in the eye. |
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Approaches for Effective Meetings An interesting paradox many project teams face is that while collaboration is highly valued, collaboration often takes the form of one of the biggest time wasters humans have ever invented—meetings. Kent McDonald explores effective approaches to leading an effective meeting. |
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