by Jay Ambrose

About the author: Jay Ambrose is a chief editorial writer and syndicated columnist for Scripps Howard News Service.

If the approaching new year has prompted you to think about the new century and millennium that reside just around the corner, and if you have been experiencing some trepidation about what lies in the future, just trot down to the bookstore for a copy of The Road Ahead.

It’s about the information superhighway, it’s by Bill Gates and it’s a sermon in techno-uplift. Before you can say silicon, this book should have you whistling a cheerful tune.

Unwarranted Enthusiasm for the Information Highway

No brave new world has ever been so adoringly embraced as the information superhighway is by Mr. Gates. Evincing an unblinking enthusiasm, he predicts the new technology...