Comments on: When the Commander in Chief has to pull the plug http://blog.tsheets.com/2009/business-help/when-the-commander-in-chief-has-to-pull-the-plug-blackberry-president.html TSheets corporate blog, everything from timesheets to time travel. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:29:44 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jared http://blog.tsheets.com/2009/business-help/when-the-commander-in-chief-has-to-pull-the-plug-blackberry-president.html/comment-page-1#comment-9392 Jared Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:16:20 +0000 http://blog.tsheets.com/?p=4302#comment-9392 I LOVE the idea of the Presiden't laptop being called 'AirMacOne' - though of course I'd prefer that it run Linux, and I can't think of any clever monikers to go along with that. I think the biggest travesty is that President Obama doesn't get the satisfaction of rattling off his email address when exchanging contact information. - 'So, what's your Email address?' - 'Oh, it's ThePresident@us.gov ... capital T, capital P, that's right' To your point, Devin - I agree, I wouldn't want to be the IT guy who received the 3am call that the President had downloaded a virus via Email. I LOVE the idea of the Presiden’t laptop being called ‘AirMacOne’ – though of course I’d prefer that it run Linux, and I can’t think of any clever monikers to go along with that.

I think the biggest travesty is that President Obama doesn’t get the satisfaction of rattling off his email address when exchanging contact information.

- ‘So, what’s your Email address?’
- ‘Oh, it’s ThePresident@us.gov … capital T, capital P, that’s right’

To your point, Devin – I agree, I wouldn’t want to be the IT guy who received the 3am call that the President had downloaded a virus via Email.

]]> By: Devin http://blog.tsheets.com/2009/business-help/when-the-commander-in-chief-has-to-pull-the-plug-blackberry-president.html/comment-page-1#comment-9372 Devin Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:03:47 +0000 http://blog.tsheets.com/?p=4302#comment-9372 If you can answer these questions for me, I might be on board. What is the benefit to the country for Barrack to use a computer/email? What specifically do you think we would have to gain from him having email? As an IT guy, it seems that this is a case of the risk being much too high for the reward. Creating a task force dedicated to securing the President's electronic transmissions seems a like a bit much as well. If you can answer these questions for me, I might be on board.

What is the benefit to the country for Barrack to use a computer/email?

What specifically do you think we would have to gain from him having email?

As an IT guy, it seems that this is a case of the risk being much too high for the reward.

Creating a task force dedicated to securing the President’s electronic transmissions seems a like a bit much as well.

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