Too many people complain about technology. Computer games are making children violent. The internet is putting people at risk from fraud or worse. Computers are destroying our society because people aren’t socialising, instead opting to go online. If you believed all the nay sayers you’d think that technology offers no benefits to humanity. While the list of benefits that technology gives to us all is easy to fill up, there is a story on Apple’s website at the moment that really shows technology at it’s best:

For Ailing Student iChat Means ‘iCan’

Ignore all the little asides which are added in by Apple to promote their products and just think about the core of the story. A young boy going through something most of us hope never to have to experience being able to gain at least some of his regular life back. Medical technology can cure the sick but it can’t do anything about giving back the time taken away by the illness. Computers and the internet are a way to help people stay in touch with the outside world, where they would otherwise be isolated. This story isn’t a story about how Apple helped this kid get his life back, it’s a story about how technology helps give lots of people in similar situations a chance to have their life back and that is something the nay sayers will have a hard time arguing against.

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