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Jason Baker
Asked: 2009-05-02 06:11:54 +0800 CST

What are some "must have" iPhone/iTouch apps for IT people?

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I just got my iPhone, and am on an app-downloading spree. Help me build my list of apps!

I'm marking this question as fun so that we can also include apps that aren't necessarily useful for IT people, but that IT people might enjoy. However, if it is more of a "fun" app, please mark your answer community wiki.

Also, here's the comparable question on stackoverflow.

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19 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Collecting into one big answer:

    • Citrix Client
    • Air Sharing (use it like a network-attached thumbdrive)
    • Skype (to keep in contact with your other clients)
    • iStat for monitoring Max OS X.
    • Slicehost Pro.
    • Analytics for Google Analytics.
    • TouchTerm (SSH client)
    • SSH Client (iSSH)
    • Mylite (for looking inside servers when you have no torch!)
    • Snap: network scan (ports, services)
    • Network Ping Lite: discover and ping IP addresses
    • Remote Desktop Lite: Remote Desktop
    • sSubNet: subnet mask calculator
    • WinAdmin: Windows Remote Desktop
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  2. Cydia (lets you add loads more apps)

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  3. I have a dedicated page on my iPhone with useful applications:

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    • Jaadu RDP: the best Remote Desktop Client (RDP) for the iPhone I found. It's a very intuitive and powerful app.
    • Snap: network scan (ports, services)
    • Network Ping Lite: discover and ping IP addresses
    • WiFiFiFom: detect and visualize wireless networks
    • aSubNet: subnet mask calculator for IP addresses
    • Remote Desktop Lite: RD to XP machines
    • Whois: the name says it all
    • Domain Scout: shows the availability of domain names
    • Speed Test: two nice apps, the second one is Cisco's
    • Analytics: nice app for checking your Google Analytics accounts and sites
    • iTap: remote control your PC or Mac using the iPhone's touchpad
    • Bookmarks: all my Delicious bookmarks
    • Skype: cheap calls whereever I am
    • Soonr: access by backed up documents from everywhere
    • iFirstAid: you'll never know what happens in the server room

    Other apps not on the same page:

    • iSSH (SSH Console)
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  4. Here are a few I have on my device:

    • If you're monitoring Mac OS X machines, I've found that iStat is very useful. It also has ping and traceroute built in to do some basic network diagnostics.
    • If you're a Slicehost user, the now-free Slicehost Pro is a great way to monitor your slices.
    • If you use Google Analytics, the Analytics app is great to quickly check basic stats for your site.
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  5. TouchTerm (SSH client)

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  6. I'll add to those:

    • Air Sharing (use it like a network-attached thumbdrive)
    • Skype (to keep in contact with your other clients)
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    • Remote Desktop App (RDP)
    • SSH Client (iSSH)
    • Mylite (for looking inside servers when you have no torch!)
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  8. Mocha VNC Lite is good.

    However i did find even if the host is set to 800x600 my iPhone complains it is running low on memory... turning off 32-bit colour mode in the client seems to fix this.

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  9. My website is hosted with slicehost, so the Slicehost tool is excellent for starting, stopping my server, changing DNS settings and all sorts of other admin stuff.

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  10. NetPortal let's you browse file shares. I use it in combination with VPN to browse Windows shares at the office

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