The current U.S. President has much in common with
Abraham Lincoln.  Both were first-term senators when
they were elected to the Presidency.  Both are from
Illionois.  But, President Obama loves his Blackberry
and he effectively used social media sites during his
campaign.  Lincoln used a metal point pen.  In honor
of President's day this week, here are 5 Cool Ideas
on how Lincoln would have used a computer.

1.  Some debates about the computer will never end.
Would Abe have preferred a Mac or a PC?  Lincoln was
a man of letters, but might have enjoyed the Mac for its
superiority with video formats and its secure operating
system.

2.  Video is the best way to get the word out. 
Using YouTube and the power of video, Lincoln probably
wouldn't have needed seven debates to trounce Stephen
A. Douglas during their senatorial race in 1858.

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3.  You don't need Powerpoint to leave a lasting impression. 
Lincoln didn't need Powerpoint to deliver his Gettysburg address.
Elegant and brief, the 272-word speech was given without a bullet
points, a fancy handout or even a microphone.  A man named
Edward Everett spoke for two hours prior to Lincoln on that November
day in 1863.  No one remembers a thing he said.  Lincoln spoke for
two minutes and made history.

4.  The computer can save lives.
There's no telling how much sooner the Civil War would have ended,
if Lincoln has used e-mail to communicate with his Generals. 

5.  The computer is a very helpful search tool.
It took authorities 12 days to hunt down Lincoln's assassin.  In the
Computer Age, photographs and video of John Wilkes Booth would
have been widely circulated via the I'net.  We can learn from history. 

If Lincoln could