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, and also banning connected devices like blackberries, I-phones, and others. Here's a URL that mentions most of the issues. http://www.sltrib.com/ci_8753164. As they say on the 'net, FWIW & YMMV. Bob Vallio -- W6RGG