The most important office in the country, the White House, is a technological vacuum. No Facebook. No outside email access. No instant messaging. And, for the President, no Blackberry.

The word was that Obama would need to give up his beloved Blackberry, for national security and privacy reasons. It was an important management tool for him, but now, in the most important management position in the world, he wouldn't be able to use it.

But now, the National Security Agency has approved the $3400 Sectera Edge (right), from General Dynamics. No, it's not a Blackberry. I imagine it'll be like downgrading from a Mac to a PC. But it's something. And it can encrypt top-secret voice conversations and handle classified documents. We hope.