The first thing you do when you move into a new home is throw out the junk and start over. And that’s just what the Obama administration is going to have to do. According to the Washington Post, the new team moved in and found legacy hardware and systems so old fashioned that it prompted spokesman Bill Burton to say "It is kind of like going from an Xbox to an Atari."
Ouch! And remember, that’s the official line. We imagine the behind the scenes muttering is much worse. So, what’s the problem? Well, the Mac-loving, Crackberry-toting prez found old Windows hardware running "six-year-old versions of Microsoft software" and a curious lack of notebook computers.
The systems are also rather arcane — no email accessible from outside, no IM and – horror – no Facebook. The tech savvy team soon worked around this, though, and set up their own email accounts using the geek’s choice, Gmail. Nice.
Staff Finds White House in the Technological Dark Ages [Washington Post via TUAW]
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