Obama Staff Arrives to White House Stuck in Dark Ages of Technology

ledenes:

(via kayfabe:peterwknox:hellofriend)

One member of the White House new-media team came to work on Tuesday, right after the swearing-in ceremony, only to discover that it was impossible to know which programs could be updated, or even which computers could be used for which purposes. The team members, accustomed to working on Macintoshes, found computers outfitted with six-year-old versions of Microsoft software. Laptops were scarce, assigned to only a few people in the West Wing. The team was left struggling to put closed captions on online videos.

ridiculous

???

WTF?  I call shenanigans.  Isn’t the new Pres supposed to be the most tech savvy President thus far?  This seems odd.

Not that I expect Obama to be the guy installing newer versions of Windows or running out and hooking up the Macs or whatever.  But still.

Source: hellofriend

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  4. guinnevere reblogged this from migueld and added:
    *sigh* No wonder.
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  7. terryblakey reblogged this from robot-heart-politics and added:
    That’s embarrassing...worlds most technologically advanced nation.
  8. placemaker reblogged this from indieandyy and added:
    This shouldn’t be shocking to anyone. The last 8 years felt like the Dark Ages: constant war, economic collapse,...
  9. gooneruk reblogged this from peterwknox and added:
    You mean they only had XP?! Oh, the humanity! It’s almost as if they were thrown into the real world, where the vast...
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  12. rand0mflora reblogged this from ledenes and added:
    ??? WTF? I call shenanigans. Isn’t the new Pres supposed to be the most tech savvy President thus far? This seems odd....
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    kayfabe:peterwknox:hellofriend)
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    think Apple needs...a nice donation… because,
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    This is one of the reasons why the change process will be slow. it will be interesting to see what they come up with as...
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