10 Handy iPhone Apps for Webmasters
Apple’s iPhone is the most popular mobile communications platform ever. With millions of users and millions of uses, iPhones can be used to do just about anything. With all that power in your hand, have you ever thought to use your iPhone to administer your Web sites? iPhone apps for webmasters allow increased flexibility for everyone who needs to manage a Web site while on the go. Now you never have to be away from your stats, databases, and code. The following are 10 iPhone apps for webmasters that make life on the go a whole lot easier.
#1 Mocha VNC – This is a VNC client that allows you to take complete control over any remote computer running as a VNC host. This handy app gives you incredible power at your fingertips no matter how far away your Web server is.
#2 Chart Beat – Get up to the minute information about visitor activity on a Web site with Chart Beat. This app packs the power to send you alerts concerning visitor levels and activity as well as to alert you when pages are slow or the Web site is down. This program runs in real time and keeps webmasters in touch with their projects everywhere they go.
#3 Network Ping – This handy network tool works just like the tools you keep on your computer at the office, only you can use it to perform valuable tests right from the your iPhone. Network Ping even has a Telnet program that gives you remote access to routers and servers so you don’t have to interrupt your dinner to run to the office.
#4 Domain Scout – If you need to begin development of a new Web site or even move one to a new domain; you need to find an available domain name to use. That’s where Domain Scout comes in. Not only will this app tell you what’s available, it can return DNS and WHOIS information of registered domains.
#5 WordPress – WordPress admins and bloggers alike can use this iPhone app to create and edit pages, handle comments and a variety of other features. It’s practically like having the WordPress admin interface right there on your phone.
#6 Ego – For the webmaster who needs to stay in touch with the stats, Ego is the perfect solution. This iPhone app collects stats from Feedburner, Ember, Twitter, Google Analytics and other statistics in one easy-to-view interface so you can see all you know at one glance.
#7 FTP on the Go – This essential application for webmasters brings the power of FTP to your iPhone. Create bookmarks for all your servers and then you can easily and quickly download, edit, and upload files to your Web sites. Used to be you had to be at the office or near a hot spot to do this, but now you can use FTP wherever and whenever it’s needed.
#8 pTerm – All the terminal applications you need are included in this great app. TCP, SSH, Telnet are all in this emulator that works remarkably similar to Putty. This app includes CTRL and ESC and uses its own on-screen keyboard to help webmasters get their job done.
#9 Database Viewer Plus – Whoever thought admin power like this would be available on a phone? When you need to change, update or view your Web database, this is the application you need. Oracle, SQL, DB2, dBase, FileMaker Pro, Excel, and MySQL databases are all accessed through this one interface. A multi-lingual interface and 128 bit encryption make this a secure and versatile way for webmasters to administer databases. An incredible synchronization function makes sure that you always have the latest database version available regardless of whether you are working from your iPhone or from your desk.
#10 Cheat Sheets – No matter how experienced a webmaster is, there’s always a critical moment when important code is forgotten. PHP, CSS, jQuery and HTML cheat sheets take care of that by making code references available on the spot so you can get your pages up and running in a hurry. The HTML version even lets you try your code from within the program so you know that you are posting solid code.
This guest post is from Tom Walker who blogs for an online store offering a range of cartridges next day. You can read more of his posts about design and advertising on their blog where he is an active contributor and editor.
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Thanks for this post, i was actually looking at what apps i should put on since i own a few websites :D
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Thanks for the information about these apps – they are able to simplify my practice!
i like this Chart Beat
The Ego application was exactly what I was looking for! A one stop shop for all my monitoring needs. I hope they continue to add new widgets… looks like Flickr is next. It would be nice if you could set alerts with it as well.
I think I'd also recommend the Lynda application for those who are continually learning… its a great application for expanding your knowledge on a subject when you're stuck waiting somewhere… seems there is always more to learn. Thanks for your post; very helpful!
I'm fond of acquiring new applications for my iPhone, because I prefer not to part with my dear gadget in any life situations!
There is also an app called View Web Source by James O brien, which is available for the Android phone and I think is avaialble for the iPhone.
Nice roundup. I've got a few cheat sheet apps on my phone but hardly use them. One handy app is "LockBox". It's a password manager. I use it to store FTP login details for all of my sites.