Obama Staff Arrives to White House Stuck in Dark Ages of Technology - washingtonpost.com

Obama Staff Arrives to White House Stuck in Dark Ages of Technology - washingtonpost.com

If the Obama campaign represented a sleek, new iPhone kind of future, the first day of the Obama administration looked more like the rotary-dial past.

Yes, but were the "O"s missing from all the keyboards????

Get used to it Obama.  This is what technology looks like when you have national security and freedom-of-information to worry about at the same time.  The giant US bureaucracy doesn't run on Facebook and Blackberries...

Will Obama break 1981 Reagan record for inauguration Nielsen ratings? No.

Updated: Will Obama break 1981 Reagan record for inauguration Nielsen ratings? No.

Amazing isn't it?  What has been purported to be the most significant inauguration in history was watched by 4 million LESS people than watched Ronald Reagan take the oath in 1981.  Two factors to also consider here:  there were 80 million LESS people (about 26% less) in the country in 1981 and DVRs didn't exist (yes, they count in the ratings if they are watched the same day...)