The pages that followed told readers how to reach and search the World Wide Web and what kinds of information they might find there. For some, the information highway is daunting. But whether we like it or not, it is here to stay. Unless a person is willing to become a Rip Van Winkle, you have to keep up with the new technology as it becomes almost commonplace in the workplace and the home. For those who have acclimated themselves to the computer, using it is easy.
Familiarity increases the comfort level.
It becomes a useful tool. The use of computer technology will increase. In doing so, it will liberate us, especially as the technology gets easier to understand and use. Harriet Gurian Friedstein is academic vice-president at Southern State Community College in Ohio. No , It Oppresses.