Re: [PLUG] Sysadmin tools for iPad?

[Isaac Bennetch <bennetch@gmail.com>]

On 6/9/13 8:56 AM, Paul Walker wrote:
> I'm on the lookout for some battle hardened tools for basic system
> administration and dev-ops type stuff that will run from iPad. Looking
> for the basics ssh, FTP, text editor. Also maybe there are other common
> system or dev tasks you perform often from a tablet (ok an iPad)? Input
> appreciated!

I tend to keep some design documents with Google (for ease of 
collaboration), so the Google Drive app comes in pretty handy.

PlainText is a text editor that supports Dropbox, so I have a folder in 
my Dropbox of text documents I can edit directly from PlainText. Very 
handy. You can save locally with it (thought I don't) if you hate The 
Cloud and it integrates with TextExpander for, um, text expansion (type 
in a short abbreviation and it expands it).

Mocha VNC Lite for remote desktop (it also handles Apple Remote Desktop, 
but unless I missed it, not Windows RDP). Doing so from an iDevice isn't 
pleasant, but it's very, very handy.

I haven't found a suitable FTP program, in part because the concept of a 
file on an iOS device is Apple's own idea of what works best, so 
uploading or downloading files would be of limited use.

I've been holding off on paying for an SSH or IRC app until I find the 
right one, but I hear Colloquy is top notch for the latter.

Regards
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