diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/landing.js b/app/assets/javascripts/landing.js
index b2f9722e..ce201d3b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/landing.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/landing.js
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
 
   var init = function() {
     Meeting.clear();
+    var nameInput = $('.meeting-user-name');
+    if (!nameInput.val()) {
+      nameInput.val(localStorage.getItem('lastJoinedName'));
+    }
 
     // setup event handlers
     $('.center-panel-wrapper').on ('click', '.meeting-join', function (event) {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/meeting.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/meeting.coffee
index 9431e479..7364a5ea 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/meeting.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/meeting.coffee
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ class @Meeting
   getJoinMeetingResponse: ->
     return $.get @getURL() + "/join?name=" + @name, (data) =>
       if data.messageKey == 'ok' && @type == 'meetings'
+        # update name used to join meeting
+        localStorage.setItem('lastJoinedName', @getName())
+
+        # update previously joined meetings on client
         try
           joinedMeetings = localStorage.getItem('joinedMeetings') || ''
           joinedMeetings = joinedMeetings.split(',')
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/recordings.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/recordings.coffee
index 54990f3a..a95eca27 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/recordings.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/recordings.coffee
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ class @Recordings
       info: false,
       order: [[ 0, "desc" ]],
       language: {
-        emptyTable: '<h3>'+I18n.no_recordings+'</h3>',
+        emptyTable: '<h3>'+I18n.no_recordings_yet+'</h3>',
         zeroRecords: '<h3>'+I18n.no_recordings+'</h3>'
       },
       columns: [
         { data: "start_time" },
         { data: "previews", orderable: false },
-        { data: "duration" },
+        { data: "duration", orderable: false },
         { data: "playbacks", orderable: false },
         { data: "published", visible: false },
         { data: "id", orderable: false }
diff --git a/config/locales/en-us.yml b/config/locales/en-us.yml
index 2bbfc2da..933d488b 100644
--- a/config/locales/en-us.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en-us.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ en-US:
     meeting_ended: Meeting was ended
     meeting_started: Meeting was started
     no_recordings: No Recordings
+    no_recordings_yet: No Recordings (Yet!)
     publish_recording: Publish recording
     recording_deleted: Recording was deleted
     recording_published: Recording was published