29 responses to “Useful iPhone App: NTRConnect”

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   Zach Morgan January 28th, 2010 at 08:19

   This is a pretty neat feature. This reminds me of an app I got off of itunes a couple years ago called iremote. This app allowed me to control my itunes account from a wireless connection. It was pretty neat because I was able to control the volume and change songs on my desktop that is connected to speakers, while I am anywhere in the house. It was a free app and was pretty handy to change songs and adjust the volume. THe NTR Connect app would be a pretty cool app for the same reasons as well as being able to use other features that you have on your desktop.

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   Molly Longest January 28th, 2010 at 08:19

   I have an iPhone and sometimes I get so overwhelmed by how many aps are available that I’ve stopped downloading them. This ap sounds incredibly helpful though. I think I’ll have to check it out

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   Justin de la Chi(cago) January 28th, 2010 at 08:41

   I think this app has more use for the “road warriors” of the world, than the everyday person. However, it seems incredibly useful if there is a file one forgot to bring along that remains on a folder in their main computer.

   Along those lines, I also think it is more useful for files than for programs, as most programs for the iPhone are optimized for that platform.

   Over the long term evolution of the internet, I think this may be useful when people adapt their web browsing habits to the home entertainment systems, aka big screen TVs. Imagine browsing the web on a 55″ TV and using your iPhone as the touch screen navigator….pretty frickin’ cool!

   J

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   Christian Barrett January 28th, 2010 at 09:49

   I’ve always wondered why remote access applications weren’t widely available for cellphones – something like this is perfect for nearly everyone.

   If there isn’t one for Droid, there may not be one for other smart phones (like the new top of the line Nokia, which is nearly completely devoid of apps but is easily the most powerful on the market). This could be a potential way for the makers of this app to expand.

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   Rob Lampert January 28th, 2010 at 09:58

   This is pretty awesome. It definitely has lots of potential for people who need or want access to their home desktop remotely. This app might also come in handy with the new ipad tablet that apple has recently developed; bigger screen same concept.

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   Patrick Ostrosky January 28th, 2010 at 10:00

   I think this app is a great idea and i will definitely download it, at least for the free trial period. It seems like it could be an extremely useful app, because of the reasons Mr. Morgan stated and also I personally hate going to the computer labs at Purdue and forgetting that I have the file I’m looking for on my personal computer…and vice versa. I think Hank explained in class that you could access your computer from anywhere and move files wherever you wanted, which would be extremely useful if I wanted to email myself a word or powerpoint document. Great idea, but I wish it was free forever!

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   Kyle Egbert January 28th, 2010 at 10:36

   It looks cool but all these mobile remote desktop applications I think are useless. It is painful to get anything done, you have to leave your computer on and connected all the time, to run a simple program on your computer it takes you 10 times longer to get connected and to finagle around to get it started and in view, if anything graphical is happening on the screen (anything 3D, video, or just graphic accelerated) the remote desktop software freaks out and eats up your bandwidth (which is hard to come by on 3G). Its an old trick and actually came out of the box on my phone, made by Microsoft and been in Windows Mobile for the past 4-5 years (i remember playing with it as a freshman in high school).

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   Soroosh Karamyar January 28th, 2010 at 11:01

   This app sounds interesting. If you like this app and using your iPhone to the fullest capability I recommend you jail break your iPhone. I am no computer mastermind but because this hack is so easy I got it. All you need to do is go to http://blackra1n.com/ and download the hack while your phone is plugged in. Once done after a few seconds you will be able to get a lot more cooler apps than this one blogged about and have the oppurtunity to individualize your phone.

   Check it out
   http://blackra1n.com/

   it’s cool, fun, easy to do and just silly if you don’t.

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   Dan Wyss January 28th, 2010 at 11:42

   This sounds like a pretty good idea but from what I hear, it’s not a good as it sounds like it would be. It aparently is not very efficient or fast. But if you did forget an important file at home and you have to have it, then it would definately come in handy.

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    Kelly Plantz January 28th, 2010 at 12:33

    Once again another reason to get the iPhone! I think this app is something that would be useful for any person it allows the user to access his/her home or work computer whenever they may possibly need it. Even though its not fast I think in the future as technology continues to grow it will become faster and more efficient.

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    Ben Albers January 28th, 2010 at 13:58

    I have an iPhone and its great. This is just another reason of why the iPhone is so superior to other phones. I do not know another phone that is able to control a computer. It seems from Hank’s video that there are some kinks that have to be smoothed out though.

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    Angeline Tran January 28th, 2010 at 14:04

    If I had a computer than ran 24/7 this would be great! too bad all my desktops died. It seems like a hassle to have to scroll all over the iphone to get to navigate the computer. This would be perfect for the iPad though.

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    Craig Hasbargen January 28th, 2010 at 15:44

    I have an app called WiFi-Touchpad ($1.99) that allows me control my computer through the same network connection. The app is great for streaming movies to a media PC and other applications. NTRConnect is even more disruptive in that it allows the user to control it from a different network. Pretty cool that its free!

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    Colby Beacham January 28th, 2010 at 17:16

    I’ve been using a program for sometime call VNC mocha. It has been in the app store for a while and it works pretty smoothly over a LAN network but its not perfect. I’ll have to try out this new offer and see how it weight against that one. Regardless apps like these are very useful in raising productivity.

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    Jaideep Singh January 28th, 2010 at 17:35

    Nice app. Unfortunately it isn’t available in Android Market so I can’t use it on my nexus1 But beware …. the Android Market is expanding pretty quickly.

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    Harsh Sanghvi January 28th, 2010 at 18:40

    A similar app is available for the nexus1.
    You’ll should check out this video,the android is coming up with some pretty cool stuff.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty9i-sFo-eE

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    Loïc Mazet January 28th, 2010 at 19:13

    This app will be really useful for few people and really entertaining for many people!

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    John Gorbandt January 28th, 2010 at 19:16

    Wow this is a very cool app. I am going to have to download this one. It seems like it will make my life easier.

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    Taylor Gelsosomo January 28th, 2010 at 21:29

    It’s nice that it allows a person to test the application for free before having to make a commitment to it. This will probably become a very popular app.

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    Brian Corley January 28th, 2010 at 21:42

    I don’t really see much use for it other than a few certain things. The iphone is slow enough anyway accessing you computer could be a bit tedious. As an iphone owner i would not download this app for sure.

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    Justin Riley January 28th, 2010 at 23:19

    It seems like a pretty cool app and could have the potential to be pretty useful. I don’t know if I would download it if I had an iPhone though because, as Brian said, the iPhone is pretty slow already and accessing your desktop could just make it worse. I mean my roommate is always having problems with his iPhone.

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    Spencer Childers January 28th, 2010 at 23:29

    yeah im gonna download this app as well.. it sounds super interesting. the idea of the app is sweet.. i wonder if they will expand it.

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    Amanda Edmondson January 29th, 2010 at 00:35

    For someone who does not own an iPhone, I feel a bit lost when we talk about all these apps. However, I really like the video Hank posted because it helped me understand what the app actually does. I am on the fence as to how successful it will be. People who are very technology savvy will think this is a cool new gadget they have to try out. However, the person who owns an iPhone just because it’s an iPhone would probably not get much use out of it. The plus to the app is that it’s a free download and you get a 30 day free trial of the Pro version. I think that this will potentially draw in some people because everyone loves free stuff and will try it just for that reason.

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    Heidi W. January 29th, 2010 at 15:17

    Hi Hank, Thanks for checking out NTRconnect. Stay tuned for Droid…

    Cheers, Heidi Wieland, NTRglobal

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    Courtney M. Cronk January 29th, 2010 at 23:39

    That’s pretty sweet. what would happen if say your wife was using the desktop, and you were out of town and decided to use this nifty feature, would it still work?

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    Joseph Mecca January 30th, 2010 at 14:42

    That can be a very useful app. I have the one for my itunes where i can control the music and itunes remotely, which has been very useful. We will set the computer up in itunes, connect it to the sounds system and hide it away. Than I can use my phone to change the music. This is a much more advanced version and I am sure will be very useful, expecially if one chooses to set the the computer connected to a big screen that is mounted out of the way,

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    Ziang Chen January 31st, 2010 at 01:56

    Droid Does. There is an app that is the same thing. Droid has many remote desktop apps and this is nothing new. Big question is Why would you use your phone to navigate your computer when your computer is 5 inches from you…

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    Blake Bronowicki February 1st, 2010 at 18:36

    This applicaiton seems very useful in accordance with a desktop computer. I however do not own an iPhone but it looks to me like it is very beneficial. Apple keeps on designing cool and new innovative applications that are makinng life easier and actually designed to help you get more out of the whole device too.