iPhone + Connectify revisited
In my last post, I blogged about apps for the iPhone that work well with Connectify. I learned enough from the feedback (thank you, all!) that I feel obliged to go back and revise my list of free, must have applications:
Logitech Touch Mouse – I’m going to replace my SnatchTest recommendation with Logitech’s free TouchMouse application, which is available in the iTunes store. It not only turns your iPhone or Touch into a trackpad with three buttons, but also includes an onscreen keyboard.
It’s got a simple, easy to use design. Touch Mouse is a very slick way to control the home entertainment computer, without getting off the couch (Netflix anyone?).
MyPoint: This free app turns your iPhone / Touch into a remote control specifically for MS Power Point. It’s a graphical presentation remote that shows thumbnails of the current and upcoming slides, and lets you graphically flip through the show.
It’s a lot like Apple’s iTune Remote in that it shows what a powerful, integrated remote control program can do, if you’re willing to be specific for a single application.
Both of these programs require you to run Apple Bonjour on your PC (which you are if you installed iTunes at any point), and to install a small program on your PC to act as a middleman. Instructions for each can be found after you find them in the iTunes store.
The half of our staff that didn’t have iPhones have all purchased new Droid phones in the last two weeks, so I will be moving on to taking a good look at what Android + Connectify can do for you next. If you’re already using them together, please drop a comment and tell me how.
Comments
Grant
Posted on 2-28-2010
The Logitech app is very nice. Good recommendation with or without Connectify in the picture. Connectify is still a killer app. I love to show it to folks and see the light bulbs going off in their hears!
Jack
Posted on 3-1-2010
zomg. half iphone half droids. best employees ever!!!
Daniel
Posted on 3-17-2010
I'm having an issue connecting my iphone to connectifty. I'm able to join the wireless network, but then I keep getting a 169 IP address. I tried resetting the setting on my iphone and that didn't work, so I tried uninstalling and reinstalling connectify and my wireless card, but to no avail.
Timothy
Posted on 3-18-2010
Well at least half of your staff can be redeemed, I was worried there for a second…
I found an awesome use for Connectify. I am tethering my Hero via easy tether and redistributing it via Connectify… it's awesome.
Иванцов
Posted on 3-23-2010
Excellent application! However, when working on your iphone 2g, I noticed the problem.
In my installed card dlink dwl-g520. Level transmitter power is set at 100% When I connect with the ad-hoc, the range of wifi coverage more than when I connect to the virtual access point, which creates a program Connectify. What can beat the cause of this? Is it possible then to control transmitter power, when I connect using Connectify?
Thank you!
Sorry for my inglish, i used google translate =)
Иванцов
Posted on 3-23-2010
And another problem …
Sometimes, suddenly lost the connection, even not far away from the computer where you installed the wifi card. For comparison – in ad-hoc mode this does not happen
Gertie
Posted on 10-11-2011
Thanks alot – your answer solved all my problems after sveeral days struggling
Joesph Schwingel
Posted on 11-3-2011
Pretty nice blog. I’ll forsure be coming back again. Cheers