To be honest, the readings assigned for this section were hard for me to get through. I had to read over a couple of them more than once to understand what was being said. And I'm not quite sure if I understand it now!

In "As We May Think" Bush begins by talking about different technological devices of the past such as wet photography and the photocell. He goes into great detail to describe technology used in each device and offer thoughts on what will happen in the future, including a machine called the Memex. It was really interesting to read his description of the Memex and think about the modern computer. I wonder what Bush would think of today's computers...I also feel like he believes more in the technology than the human interaction with the product. He also discusses how we use technology to make things easier and how technology is evolving to become more efficient and easier to operate.

Engelbart discusses Buh in his article, in fact, he quote him directly throughout most of the article when discussing technology and human intellect. He seems to suggest that advances in technology will advance human intellect. Engelbart states that one of the quickest gains in increased intellectual effectiveness is "developing new methods of thinking and working that allow the human to capitalize upon the computer's help". I feel like Engelbart and Bush see computers and technology as a way to make things easier.

McLuhan makes the case that the medium is the message. He states, "the 'content' of any medium is always another medium". He also says that the message of any technology is the "change of scale or pace or pattern that it introduces to human affairs". From what I gather he, like Bush and Engelbart, see technology as an aide to humans and intellect.

In "The Technology and the Society" Williams uses the television to discuss the effects of technology on society. He presents a history of television and how society has been affected by it and other innovations. In Diffusion of Innovation, Rogers discusses how technology has trickled down through society. 

All of these articles seem to discuss the effect of technology on society and how different innovations have affected us as a society. Each author took a different approach to get to that point.