Essential Technology Quotes

We tend to look at computers and the Internet as items of nicety. In the 21st century, they will be items of necessity.

Planes don't fly, trains don't run, banks don't operate without much of what IBM does.

If I was to leave home without my wallet and my iPhone, and I could only go back and get one, I'd grab my iPhone.

Wifi was never supposed to be a big thing and certainly not a thing that would become as vital to a home as indoor plumbing.

I'm not big on technology; I only get what I need.

Even though you can't get along without your smartphone, there are not many essential services on your smartphone. They're mostly convenience; you could live without it. Essential means you die without it. A gadget that warns you're about to have a heart attack - that's essential. We're about to go into that phase with smartphones.

Find the minimum amount of technology that will maximize your options.

I'm not an early adopter of technology unless I consider it absolutely indispensable.