Ray Kurzweil shows here why is the genius he is purported to be.  The ideas he lays out will fascinate some and scare others.  In either case one's thinking is challenged and makes one wonder about the future of digital technologies.

You have perhaps read here about "Fear and Loathing in Cyberspace!" Is it justified? Find out by purchasing and reading this fascinating book by business historian, Randall Stross. Published by Addison-Wesley, The Microsoft Way : The Real Story of How the Company Outsmarts Its Competition, reveals the inside story behind the success of Microsoft, the world's largest software company and the domain of the world's richest individual.

ACTFL and the National Textbook Company have released Technology-Enhanced Language Learning. This latest collection of articles in ACTFL's Foreign Language Education Series updates the profession's understanding of new technologies for language learning and teaching. Here you can read the Introduction from this volume that explores practical applications for present classroom settings and provides reasonable projections for technology's future in education. The Introduction summarizes the volume's general themes as well as provides an overview of each of its chapters.

This book was written by a superstar in technology marketing, Regis McKenna. Published by Harvard Business School Press, Real Time: Preparing for the Age of the Never Satisfied Customer, is a must read for anyone concerned with the impact that new technologies are having on how we do business of any sort.