Technology for Technology's Sake:  

"... we buy what we like and believe we can build, rather than
what we need." (Cetron, 1985)

Another pitfall of human innovation is the adoption of an
alluring new technology in the workplace simply because its new. 
The inappropriate application of any technology can result in
excessive (or inadequate) capability, complexity, and cost
relative to the programmatic needs of the designated user group. 
Because of a misunderstanding of user needs or a failure to match
programmatic requirements with technical capabilities, the
electronic technologies of the Information Age are often unable
to resolve the targeted information management problems.  The
capabilities of the technologies themselves are often
misunderstood by users or misrepresented by overzealous
manufacturers and distributors.  In an effort to stay competitive
(or to gain an edge), developers and users alike often rush to
adopt technical solutions before the application protocol is
fully articulated and the programming bugs are resolved. 
Technologies that are not yet ready for market applications are
promoted as "state of the art solutions".  As a consequence,
instead of contributing to the solution they become a major part
of the problem. 

<ffile16>   Technological Compulsions
<ffile19>   Cautions
<ffile20>   Information Glut
<ffile27>   Blind Faith