Affordable?

This morning I was packing my bag for school and I wanted to make sure that I had all of my IT-Enhanced Project assignments with me. Naturally, I went to my labeled notebook to look at the class syllabus. I could have looked all day. There is no printed syllabus, everything is online. We have come to an era where every action, business or personal must be recorded through the use of a computer. Nicholar Carr notes that a mere twenty years ago, (although that is almost my entire life) top-level executives would not consider touching a keyboard, and today every thought is processed within the machine. Two trillion dollars per year is spent on IT, and while IT is extremely helpful, I question society's addiction to information technology.

Nicholas Carr's, IT doesn't matter states that IT has become affordable to all. I question this author's logic. He should re-work his schedule and spend more time volunteering in low-income areas. He would find that most non-profits are generally behind in the IT world. Most non-profit directors know about IT options and their benefits, but they do not have the means to supply their workplace with cutting-edge technology. Non-profits do have computers and are teaching their clients how to use technology, but computers are limited, just like money. This blog also an argues for non-profits to invest in computers. These machines are the basis of American society and clients will be more qualified for a job with every application they learn to use.

Mr. Carr should donate my $7 to a local non-profit, who should use the money to train their clients for a thriving career.