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IT Quote of the Week: Douglas Engelbart

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Douglas Engelbart invented the computer mouse and was an early pioneer of the Information Technology profession.  As such he is an excellent pick to be our IT Thought of the Day Quote of the Week Series feature.

I like Information Age quotations.  I find some of them very inspirational and like to carry a new one around about every week.  I thought that i could share mine with you from time to time. This week it will be a funny quote.  You can read more about the author at Wikipedia.

“The digital revolution is far more significant than the invention of writing or even of printing.”
Douglas Engelbart

What did you think of the quote?  Did you like it? Do you know of any other similar ones?  Please share.

That is my Information Technology Thought of the Day (ITTOD) for July 21, 2010.

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IT Thought of the Week: Robert McNamara

image Robert McNamara had some amazingly forward thinking ideas about computers and information technology.  As such he gets a second chance to be our IT Thought of the Day Quote of the Week Series feature.

I like Information Age quotations.  I find some of them very inspirational and like to carry a new one around about every week.  I thought that i could share mine with you from time to time. This week it will be a funny quote.  You can read more about the author at Wikipedia.

""Management is the gate through which social and economic and political change, indeed change in every direction, is diffused though society."
Robert McNamara

What did you think of the quote?  Did you like it? Do you know of any other similar ones?  Please share.

That is my Information Technology Thought of the Day (ITTOD) for July 7, 2010.

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IT Quote of the Week: Robert McNamara

imageRobert McNamara was president of the World Bank, a US Secretary of Defense, father of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System, man who put seat belts in cars, and creator of policy analysis.  As such, he is perfect to join our other worthy additions to our IT Thought of the Day Quote of the Week Series

I like Information Age quotations.  I find some of them very inspirational and like to carry a new one around about every week.  I thought that i could share mine with you from time to time. This week it will be a funny quote.  You can read more about the author at Wikipedia.

“A computer does not substitute for judgment any more than a pencil substitutes for literacy. But writing without a pencil is no particular advantage.”
Robert McNamara

What did you think of the quote?  Did you like it? Do you know of any other similar ones?  Please share.

That is my Information Technology Thought of the Day (ITTOD) for June 25, 2010.

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