But think back: for the past 30 years, as computers swept through business settings, geeks from the IT department have been tellingthe rest of us aboutthe paperless office of thefuture.
Telling family stories, the Millers laughed about old snapshots showing thefuture private first class as a boy -- standing at parade rest while his father spoke to him.
On 12 September 2005 he spoke at a meeting in Birmingham, entitled "Peace and liberty", tellingabout his own support for Muslim causes in the past and in thefuture.