http://learningputty.com/2010/03/03/mobile-computing-debunking-the-myths-of-mobile-devices/ How do you fill learning gaps? With Learning Putty! Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:34:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://learningputty.com/2010/03/03/mobile-computing-debunking-the-myths-of-mobile-devices/comment-page-1/#comment-1334 John Witham Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:55:41 +0000 http://learningputty.com/?p=170#comment-1334 I've got to agree 100% with all facets of this article. Smartphones these days are half a notch under their clamshell notebook counterparts. The iPhone OS is a stripped down version of Mac OSX, and Google's Linux/Android based Nexus One runs a 1000MHz Snapdragon CPU. Enabling employees to consume anything/anytime (within reason) is going to make the individual more productive, and the company more responsive. Sprinkle in the iPad and other "slate" platforms, and now you have a large screen and the ability to leverage productivity apps like word processing and presentations. As for limiting Social Networking and other web access, the ongoing support ramifications also need to be taken into consideration. Blocking websites is a slippery slope, and what happens when the PR team or the eLearning team wants to establish a company-sanctioned Twitter or Facebook page? ... Well written! (typed on my iPhone!) I’ve got to agree 100% with all facets of this article. Smartphones these days are half a notch under their clamshell notebook counterparts. The iPhone OS is a stripped down version of Mac OSX, and Google’s Linux/Android based Nexus One runs a 1000MHz Snapdragon CPU. Enabling employees to consume anything/anytime (within reason) is going to make the individual more productive, and the company more responsive. Sprinkle in the iPad and other “slate” platforms, and now you have a large screen and the ability to leverage productivity apps like word processing and presentations. As for limiting Social Networking and other web access, the ongoing support ramifications also need to be taken into consideration. Blocking websites is a slippery slope, and what happens when the PR team or the eLearning team wants to establish a company-sanctioned Twitter or Facebook page? … Well written! (typed on my iPhone!)

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