BYOD

There's more to this new business trend than meets the eye
帶自己的電子裝置上班 -這項新的商業趨勢並不如表面上看起來的那樣單純.

Do you Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) to work? If you do, you aren't alone. Businesses around the world are increasingly allowing, or even requiring employees to provide their own electronic devices - notebooks, tablets and smartphones - for the tasks they perform at work.

Advocates say that BYOD has the potential to save companies a fortune since employees assume the costs of providing the devices they use on the job. The trend may also lead to greater efficiency because staff members are able to use devices they are familiar and comfortable with. 

Unfortunately, BYOD also has some very significant drawbacks. In some cases, employees feel put out at having to pay for devices that were once supplied by employers. BYOD also means that company files are stored on personal devices, leaving many companies scrambling to create polices to safeguard their information. 

Regardless of the position companies take on BYOD, it is becoming difficult to control. The trend toward mobile technology is making people increasingly dependent on devices like smartphones.  As such, workers are becoming inclined to use their personal devices for work - with or without the company's approval.

Grammar Tips:
...employees assume the cost of providing the devices they use on the job.
" assume " - to think that something is true even though you don't know for sure.
" to assume the costs :-
"assume " - here is mean that " take on / to be in charge of .
"assume " -
If the manager is out of the office, who assumes responsibility in case of an emergency?
When the king became ill, the prince assumed full control of the government.

Vocabulary Tips:
drawback - negative thing, bad thing.
draw - pull.拉
back - hold back.向後。
drawback- 缺点，缺失或是不利的条件。
* One of the drawback of current smartphones is their short battery life.
*The main drawback of this product is its packaging.
scrambled (adj) -you are running around try to do things as fast as you can also competing something with others.慌忙乱行动。仓促拼湊。
*The town's people scrambled to evacuate to higher ground.环乱的梳散到高处去。
*People are scrambling to buy food and batteries because the typhoon is coming.　慌乱仓促的去购买。。
incline -want or try to do something.倾向于。。。clin－有弯曲，倾斜之意。　
incline to -倾向于某方向（某事物）。
*The congressman is inclining to reject this proposal.。。。倾向于否定此提案。
inclined (adj)-倾向于。
*Teenage girls are usually more inclined to worship their favorite singers than boys are.
put out - have bad feeling about it, disagree.　不高兴，不乐意。
file - information. video, conversation ..etc.　资料
trend - popular in short period of time.
advocate - suitable, great for , good for.
efficiently - doing things well and correct.


Chat Room:
BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)
device (n) -装置，器具，电子品。
electronic device -电子仪器，器具。电子产品。any  products which relate to electronic.
electronic devices -手机，电脑，iPad, tablet 等都是电子产品。
literary device -　写作的手法，技巧。literary - write or read abilities.识字的。能读能写的。
metaphor  is one of literary device.　metaphor -“隐喻”即是写作的手法，技巧之一。
devise (v)- ('s' "z" )　设计或发明。
We must devise a plan for earning money.　发明，设计出一套能赚钱的计划。
devise a plan -发明，设计出一套计划。