We live in the world in which each second the value of one second increases. We are constantly in a hurry and find it hard to manage all aspects of our lives equally well. That is why we are often forced to take our job on the road and work even when we are commuting or having a lunch break.
Only a couple of years ago, web site management was an arcane art performed by people we would hire to do their magic. Nowadays, site maintenance is something people increasingly do for themselves and it has become one more thing we are sometimes forced to do on the road. Luckily, we have our trusty Android smartphones and a number of apps to help us get the work done.
Google Analytics for Android
The Android version of this popular web analytics solution provides you with all the data about your website’s traffic while you are on the go. Google Analytics gives you statistics in real time, using the interface which you can customize to show you the data you consider relevant.
AndFTP
This is a client app for FTP, SFTP, FTPS, SCP with support for multiple FTP configurations and a handy file browser. You can use it to upload, download and synchronize your files – it excels in dealing with big files because it supports resuming file transfers.
Ping & DNS
Ping & DNS is an app created by Ulf Dittmer whose main purpose is to show you network information and diagnostics. With it, you are able to ping a server, do both regular and reverse DNS lookup, have insight into user databases using WHOIS protocol. It possesses an auto-complete option which makes job easier for you if you use some IP addresses and servers more often than others.
View Web Source
An app which does precisely what its name tells you – lets you peek into the source code of any website, search through it and copy the HTML content.
Overlook Whiz
From the developer called Overlook comes Overlook Whiz, an app which lets you monitor your web servers (any server with enabled TCP will work) from your Android smartphone’s home screen. The app is actually a homescreen widget which shows your server’s status in real time and notifies you if an outage happens.
WebMaster's HTML Editor
A full featured HTML, CSS, Javascript and PHP editor, WebMaster’s HTML Editor should be the first choice of anyone who needs to edit websites on the road. With its code completion and syntax highlighting features, it will make you forget you are not on your trusty laptop. You can see a built in preview of pages you are editing and seek help with HTML, PHP and JS in the application’s comprehensive help section. Another plus side of the app is that the developer is pretty active, which means you will get feature and stability updates often.
We hope that this list will help you chose your tools wisely and make your Android smartphone a mobile webmaster center. If you need to be busy even when you are on the move, you can at least try to feel comfortable and these apps will allow you just that.
Authors Bio:
E.Zeen is writer and blogger, loves to explore and write about various technology and internet trends. Since she got her HTC Incredible S she is interested in everything related to its apps and features.