Technology 101
In the midst of agendas and packets of power point presentations at today's meeting, there is Assistant City Manager John Gillison, who's finger punching his new, shiny iPad.
Newly-electedappointed Councilman Chuck Buquet joked, "How come he has a toy to play with but I don't?"
More and more public agencies are considering the paperless route -- doing away with reams of paper and replacing them with sleek tablets and e-readers. This city recently purchased two iPads and Gillison is testing them out. It's possible that the five council members could eventually get their own.
If that ever happens, I'm guessing they would all need an extensive tech lesson. Mayor Dennis Michael joked that he needs someone to help him make the text of his smart phone bigger so he can read it. Councilwoman Diane Williams, whose phone went off in the middle of the meeting, said her cell phone is a few days old and she doesn't know how to set it to vibrate or even change the default ring tone.
It's likely that the council will still have hard copies to fall back on should they ever get a new toy to play with. Gillison said while the iPad is useful, it's not ideal when it comes to flipping through a document that's several hundred pages thick.
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More and more public agencies are considering the paperless route -- doing away with reams of paper and replacing them with sleek tablets and e-readers. This city recently purchased two iPads and Gillison is testing them out. It's possible that the five council members could eventually get their own.
If that ever happens, I'm guessing they would all need an extensive tech lesson. Mayor Dennis Michael joked that he needs someone to help him make the text of his smart phone bigger so he can read it. Councilwoman Diane Williams, whose phone went off in the middle of the meeting, said her cell phone is a few days old and she doesn't know how to set it to vibrate or even change the default ring tone.
It's likely that the council will still have hard copies to fall back on should they ever get a new toy to play with. Gillison said while the iPad is useful, it's not ideal when it comes to flipping through a document that's several hundred pages thick.
Chuckie is a joke!!!
Chuckie wants a free Ipad, Dennis can't read his phone and Diane can't figure how to operate hers? Is this really the crowd running this city? And when did Chuckie get elected? He was appointed.
You're right MAOT, my bad.