11 Best iPhone Applications for IT Professionals

Filed in iPhone Applications on May.11, 2009 |

iphone-applications Since its release, the popularity of the iPhone has continued to increase, and when Apple announced that it was allowing third party companies to develop applications for the device, the possible uses for the iPhone became potentially infinite.

Now there is a plethora of apps for the iPhone, but the fact that anyone can develop an app, means that you will get a lot of bad with the good. For professionals working in information technology or any of its related fields, there are many apps out there that can prove quite useful. From accessing, transferring, and protecting data, there is an app for every task. Here are some of best we have found.

1. Jaadu Remote Desktop

Jaadu remote desktop is one of the most advance Windows Remote Desktop (RDP) iPhone / iPod Touch applications. This application allows you to control your home or work PC desktop using your iPhone or iPod. Its features include: secure access to your PC anywhere in the world, streaming audio from PC to iPhone, edit documents remotely and control and other PC application with the touch of your finger. This application retails for $24.99 but is well worth the money.

2. Air Sharing

Voted most useful app of 2008 by iPhone users, Air Sharing, by Avatron Software, Inc., lets you easily transfer files between your iPhone and any computer operating system with internet browsing. Simply fire up Air Sharing on your iPhone or iPod Touch and the device will appear on your computer desktop as a shared disk. You can then drag and drop files. Air Sharing has an easy to use Finder-like file browser. The app goes for $4.99.

3. Things

There are a lot of to-do-list manager apps on iTunes. But most of them have a tendency to make getting things done more complicated than it needs to be. Things, on the other hand, keeps things simple. It has an easy-to-use browser. You can arrange tasks in order of importance and keep track of upcoming jobs on a calendar. Manage due-dates, calendar events and leave notes to yourself. The price is $9.99.

4. 1Password

Anyone who works in the field of information technology knows the importance of keeping data secured. 1Password, by Agile Web Solutions, is a completely free application that lets you safely store information on your iPhone. 1Password can log you into previously visited sites automatically. It remembers your password and username for quicker and easier access. The application uses a state of the art encryption algorithm, so you can rest assured that your data is protected.

5. mSecure – Password Manager

mSecure Password Manager, created by mSeven Software, LLC, is a password and data manager, similar to 1Password, that safely stores data on your iPhone. mSecure has slightly more depth, however. You can store, using mSecure, different kinds of sensitive information, including credit card numbers, email accounts and web log-ins. The app uses a proven encryption code to ensure safety and comes with 17 pre-defined data categories. The price of the app is $2.99.

6. MobileFile Pro (XLS, Email, WiFi)

MobileFile Pro lets you do a variety of things. Its basic function is to store and transfer files using your iPhone. But MobileFile is also the first and only application that lets you view, edit, create and save Microsoft Excel spreadsheets in their native .XLS format on your iPhone. You can also transfer files via WiFi and email any file directly from the app. MobileFile Pro is priced at $9.99.

7. Evernote

Evernote is advertised as an “external brain”. The iPhone app is actually part of a larger Evernote service that includes desktop and web versions. It is essentially an information storage program that takes the place of a sketch or note pad. Any notes, ideas, snapshots or sound and video recordings can be stored into Evernote. Whenever you add anything to Evernote, it becomes available on all other Evernote devices you are using. The app has image recognition to makes the text within those images searchable. It also uses the iPhone’s location awareness by automatically geo-tagging all the info you store. Best of all, though: Evernote is free.

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8. inkheart online Checktubes

Created by CBS interactive, Checktubes is a free application that lets you verify the stats of your cellular of WiFi connection. Result tracking provides you with details like line and download speed, dates, time and location (using Google maps integration). With its very easy to use interface, Checktubes lets you find the best connection spots wherever you go.

9. Stanza

Getting any reading done can be hard for a busy business or IT professional. Stanza is a free application that lets you take your books on the go. You can purchase and read thousands of published fiction and no-fiction works. The list of available titles includes most of the New York Times Bestseller list, as well as a selection of classical and current works. Many of the classics are available for free. With setting options like font size, and color, Stanza is one of the easiest to use book applications.

10. Units

If you ever need to make any kind of unit conversion calculation, Units is a very handy iPhone app. Units is free, and it lets you convert any unit of measurement into any other. Convert area, currency, energy, time speed, weight, volume, etc. Units even lets you convert data storage measurements. You can find out how much data storage you are actually getting when you buy a new computer, for example, by converting literal gigabytes (as stated on store boxes) into real gigabytes.

11. WifiTrak

For $0.99, WifiTrak helps you find free, open WiFi spots and public access points anywhere you are. If you are out and about and need to find a connection quickly, WifiTrak scans all devices and networks in range and tests each one for usability. It gives you the results in a comprehensive list, with the best spots at the top. The app looks to see which ones are open, not redirected and have the strongest signal.

iPhone applications keep growing in number and kind. This list is a slice of the many that are out there today. If you need help with your computer, contact Nextora for San Diego computer repair services.