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Obama demos Healthcare.gov using a MacBook Pro

Monday, August 2, 2010

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President Barack Obama may still use a BlackBerry, but when it comes to hardware, he’s a Mac man. In fact, when Obama and his team moved into the White House, his staffers, used to using Macs, were shocked to see a setup of old PC’s running 6 year old Microsoft software. In a recent video […]

Obama laments information overload, claims not to know how to work an iPod or iPad

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

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In a speech to graduating seniors at Hampton University in Virginia, President Barack Obama lamented the way news in today’s connected world can sometimes bombard individuals with what can often be misleading and downright false information. “You’re coming of age in a 24/7 media environment that bombards us with all kinds of content and exposes […]

Obama on autotune using the “I am T-Pain” app [Video]

Sunday, October 4, 2009

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Check out this great clip from Jimmy Kimmel Live! showing what happens when you combine soundbytes from Obama’s speeches and the “I am T-Pain” iPhone app.

Karl Rove is a Mac user [Photo]

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

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Turns out that Karl Rove, the controversial former advisor to President George W. Bush, is a Mac guy with Apple roots that stretch all the way back to 1983. Rove’s role as an effective political consultant for Republicans left him with a reputation for being one of the more polarizing figures in D.C. But we […]

Apple rejects Obama trampoline app for the iPhone

Saturday, February 7, 2009

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First Apple rejects an iPhone game that lets you throw a shoe at George Bush, and now it rejects a game that lets you bounce a number of political figures up and down on a trampoline! Oh the humanity. According to TechCrunch, ‘Obama Trampoline’ lets users “select a known U.S. politician (both republicans and democrats) […]

Obama team used to working on Macs are shocked to find antiquated Windows systems in the White House

Saturday, January 24, 2009

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The Washington Post had an interesting article earlier this week highlighting some of the technological hurdles the Obama team is encountering as it begins to set up shop in the White House. 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 […]

Clarence Thomas sleeping during the inauguration?

Saturday, January 24, 2009

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Not on topic, but this was too funny to pass up.

Obamafy yourself with Photo Booth

Friday, December 26, 2008

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If any of you left-leaning Mac users have some time to kill, check out this Photo Booth plugin that mimics Obama’s ‘Hope’ poster. The plugin was created by Dubi Kaufmann and can be downloaded (with instructions) from his website. And sorry Tiger/Panther users, the plugin only works with Leopard.