Accessing Servers From your iPad
The iPad does have limited storage and those looking to expand storage may consider storing information on servers. The iPad through apps can hook into servers that stream video, audio, or simply access regular documents for Pages and Keynote. Check out all of the different apps to do this in this AppList.
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$9.99
Air Sharing HD
by Avatron Software, Inc.
AirSharing HD gives you the ability to access a multitude of servers including mail servers, SFTP servers, FTP servers, FTPS servers, Dropbox, MobileMe, iCloud, FilesAnywhere, MyDisc.se, and any WebDAV server. AirSharing HD has really become the go to application to access servers on the iPad and offers a great interface and a wonderful way to edit documents and open up documents in other applications.
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$4.99
ReaddleDocs for iPad (PDF viewer/attachments sa...
by Readdle
Many may find ReaddleDocs the most appealing option. The application gives you access to a wide variety of servers including Readdle's own storage, MobileMe, Dropbox, GoogleDocs, FTP servers, SFTP servers, WebDAV servers, Box.net, MyDisk.se, FilesAnywhere, StoreGate, and iCloud. It will also hook into your mail server. The application will also find nearby servers including your Mac, Windows machine, and other Wi-Fi devices.
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$2.99
GoodReader for iPad
by Good.iWare Ltd.
GoodReader offers the ability to connect to a couple of different servers. Through reader you can connect to mail servers such as IMAP and POP3. You can also access your MobileMe iDisk, GoogleDocs, Dropbox, Box.net, FilesAnywhere.com, MyDisk.se, and any WebDAV Server or FTP Server. The application also has the ability to edit files and open them within other applications.
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ZumoCast - Stream videos & music instantly
by Zecter Inc.
ZumoCast is a pretty fantastic application. It gives you the ability to turn your Mac or Windows machine into its own server. You can access videos, audio, regular documents that you can even edit within ZumoCast. If you are looking for a cloud based iPod this app can fit the bill too! The iPad app already supports background audio in iOS 4.2 for the iPad this gives iPad owners the ability to stream their entire iTunes library to their iPads! For many people this may be all you need as far as accessing servers on your iPad.
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$2.99
Air Video - Watch your videos anywhere!
by InMethod s.r.o.
Those looking to simply turn their Mac or Windows machine into a video streaming server this is the application for you. The app will transcode on the fly any video type to provide playback on your iPad. It also allows you to use your video cables to hook your iPad up to the big screen TV. It is truly a remarkable application that should be on all iPads.
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$15.99
ezShare Pro
by Antecea Inc.
EZShare Pro gives you the ability to access a bunch of different servers including SMB, AFP, FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, NAS, MobileMe, Humyo, S3, and GoogleDocs. The one big downside you may see in this application is the price.
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$11.99
Server Admin Remote
by Harlekins
For those that run Mac OS X servers this application will become key. The application has the ability to start or stop different services, and view the logs on your Mac OS X server. It may be just what you're looking for if you are an admin in a Mac environment.
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$2.99
FileBrowser - Access files on remote computers
by Stratospherix Ltd
FileBrowser gives you the ability to access Windows servers. Basically this application gives you access to SMB servers. The ability to only connect to SMB servers is a very limiting factor in choosing this application.
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