Bob Vallio wrote:

I recently received a note from a member who wondered why there were so many laptops seen in a recent Board meeting photo in QST. In the last week or two, there have been segments on our local TV news shows, and articles in the newspaper about some Silicon Valley companies adopting a no-laptop policy for meetings While I agree heartily that laptops in use during meetings may diminish communication, there are two very sensible reasons to use them. First, they permit rapid access to the many documents we receive before and during the meeting. In addition, using the computer copy means we can avoid having to print out many pages that may only be read once.

These things having been said, it is still important to guard against becoming too absorbed in what's on the screen. -- 73, Greg, KØGW Vice Director, Dakota Division