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  Bill Petro is a high-tech marketing professional with extensive experience in Information Storage, Virtualization, Operating Systems, and Social Media technologies. Since 1984 he has been writing the popular email series History of the Holidays.

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  • I'll be doing "Energy Efficient IT" training next week in Montreal and Raleigh. 2 days ago
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  • preparing to teach a seminar tomorrow in Denver on "Energy Efficient IT." 4 days ago
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    Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything by Don Tapscott

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    Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen

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  • StrengthsFinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of Gallup’s ‘Now, Discover Your Strengths’ by Tom Rath

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