Our monthly public meetings of Council are streamed live over the internet and archived for later viewing. This is, in theory, an excellent way to review a meeting when I need to recall the details of a particular discussion that took place because the video is often posted long before written transcripts are available.

In practice, the videos are almost useless. Every time I’ve tried to view one the video and sound are so garbled and constantly re-buffering I just give up. The technology is ancient in technology years. With all the video sharing services available these days there must be a better way to stream, record and archive these meetings. If there are any internet video connoisseurs out there that can recommend a better, simpler, cheaper solution I’d love to hear from you.

Here’s something to help you ponder this problem.