A few days ago, I took a stroll between the DePaul Library and the Student Center, and this is what I saw in students’ hands in a single walk through campus:

• Lots of Android phones
• Lots of iPhones
• Several Macbooks
• A number of Windows laptops
• A couple iPads
• A Chromebook
• An Android tablet (something in the Asus Transformer family)
• A Microsoft Surface tablet (I couldn’t tell if it was the Pro version or not)
• A Kindle Fire

If there were any Linux devices, I must have missed them.

I like seeing the diversity of connected devices we’re using today. The competition among tech companies is good for the pace of innovation, and I like innovation. But it presents a challenge to institutions who allow students to bring their own devices and the students who expect their chosen device to do everything for them. Continue reading →