About Me

My PhotoDavid Morton (mortonmanor)
Director, Mobile Strategies
University of Washington

We are on the cusp of making great strides towards the promise of mobility. This isn't a site about me, but rather I wanted a place where people can come to learn and talk about how the promise is being realized.

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UW Mobile Usage Stats.

Easy(er) iPhone to UW Connection?

Want to connect to the UW’s wifi, Exchange and People Directory with your iPhone? This unsupported configuration profile makes it easy.

m.UW downloaded in 25 countries

Just the Facts

The University of Washington’s iPhone app, m.UW has been available from the Apple store for about 10 days now.

In those 10 days, we have seen it installed (or at least downloaded) on about 3,500 iPhones or iPod touches.

UW iPhone app hits the streets

As the ad on the scoreboard says, the new UW iPhone app has been released. This app has come together very quickly (less than 2 months from start to release) thanks to the hard work of a lot of people here at the UW and our partners at Mobile Edu.

Official Press Release

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Mobile Grow Slows

Economic Sympathies Mar-09-wifigrowth.png After seemingly never-ending growth new devices on the UW WiFi network came to a screeching halt last month. As the chart to the left illustrates a receipt staggering month over month increases in the unique WiFi devices on the network. March marks the first month in recent memory with a number of devices actually decreased (although just slightly). iPhones, Android and Blackberry are up While usage most devices was flat in March, the iPhone, T-Mobile’s G1 and Blackberries were all up slightly. Briefly looking at the data it isn’t clear what it’s leading to the decline, though I suspect that the weak economy and general slowing consumer spending play a big role. You can see all the details on my UW Stats page .

Mobile Device Usage Up Sharply

No matter how you look it, the data from the University of Washington web and network logs is compelling and even a bit alarming.