When Carlos Carbonell, the CEO of the company charged with building the House's smart-phone app, decided at a press conference to demonstrate the video stream that would soon show live action on the House floor, there ended up being a slight echo in the room.
The app was providing streaming video of the press conference.
It was a lot like that over the last week: plenty of signs that the annual legislative session was about to get started, but little happening that actually demanded attention.