Android software for the system administrator on the move

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My company has over service through Verizon, and AT&T Service in the area is "shoddy" at its best, so I haven't been able to join the "iPhone party" like so many of my fellow system administrators have been able to.

That being said, this week finally a phone I like has hit Verizon, the HTC Incredible. (I've been waiting for the Desire or Nexus One, but after seeing spec sheets and reviews, HTC Incredible comes out ahead anyway).

So (finally) I'm looking for Android Apps that are "gotta-haves" for system administrators.

I've found the bottom three. If there are others you prefer over these let me know.

RDP Program - RemoteRDP

SSH Client - ConnectBot

Nagios - NagMonDroid

Reply with your favorite Android App and why!

I find Nagroid to be a superior nagios client to NagMonDroid. — Cory J, Apr 22 '10 at 21:44
This type of question belongs on superuser- unless they start putting server OSes on phones... — Jim B, Apr 22 '10 at 23:47
@Jim, if the device is used as a sysadmin tool I blieve it's a perfectly valid question for this site. SU is not a suitable site to ask questions about sysadmin tools. However, it's very subjective at best which is why it should be a wiki. — John Gardeniers, Apr 23 '10 at 00:10

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 14 '10 at 16:02

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Wi-Fi analyzer for debugging Wi-Fi coverage
proxoid to tether the phone to something of the more useful size

Non system administration specific but generally useful:

k-9 Mail
Dolphin Browser
OI notepad + OI Safe to keep encrypted notes
BeamReader to read PDF files

edited Oct 14 '10 at 16:02

Peter Mortensen

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answered Apr 22 '10 at 22:21

Aleksandar Ivanisevic

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wifi analyzer was a very nice upgrade to the one I was using, I'll have to try proxoid, to see if it beats easytether – Kara Marfia Aug 03 '10 at 22:36

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 10 '10 at 15:47

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This is my list of must have android apps for sysadmins:

connectbot SSH client
beem XMPP (Jabber) client
PocketCloud RDP/VNC Client
Linux & Unix Commands
Zabbix on the go (Client for Zabbix Monitoring Solution)
nagroid (Nagios Client)
FBReaderJ (e-book reader)
Net Tools (handle ping, check port 80, dns / IP lookup, HTTP header download, netstat)

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answered Dec 10 '10 at 06:54

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score 2 · Answer 3 · edited Jan 19 '20 at 06:50

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This is my list: connectbot SSH client beem XMPP (Jabber) client PocketCloud RDP/VNC Client Linux & Unix Commands Zabbix on the go (Client for Zabbix Monitoring Solution) nagroid (Nagios Client) FBReaderJ (e-book reader) Net Tools (handle ping, check port 80, dns / IP lookup, HTTP header download, netstat)

edited Jan 19 '20 at 06:50

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answered Dec 21 '10 at 22:19

Frederik Konietzny

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Aug 03 '10 at 03:00

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Kindle, droid style. Especially once they add searching...

answered Aug 03 '10 at 03:00

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Yes! I downloaded this the day it was available. I love it. – grufftech Aug 03 '10 at 15:57

score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Dec 22 '10 at 23:39

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I find KeePassDroid very helpful since it works with KeePassX datafiles so I can keep password safe and secure and access them wherever I need.

http://www.keepassdroid.com/

answered Dec 22 '10 at 23:39

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Feb 09 '11 at 10:39

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I like the iTap mobile RDP client. It supports all security features of RDP including TS-Gateway.

answered Feb 09 '11 at 10:39

Brian

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