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The 18 Best iPad Apps For SMBs

Start The Discussion | Jake Widman | April 27, 2010 08:01 AM

With new apps coming every day, the potential business utility of Apple iPad lies ahead. Selecting the right iPad apps is key to transforming Steve Jobs' latest toy into a valuable mobile business tool. To guide you in finding apps that will boost your productivity, we've identified the 18 best iPads apps for small and midsize businesses.

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Remote Management

Wouldn't it be handy to be able to access your office or home PC from your iPad? That's the reason to have Jump Desktop ($9.99), a Windows Remote Desktop (RDP) client. Jump Desktop lets you connect to a PC running various version of Windows 7, Vista, XP, Server, and 2000 -- pretty much all versions except Home and Starter editions.

You use your Google account to log into your PC-which means you can use one login to access and manage all of your PCs-or you can use a host name and IP address for each PC if you prefer. Windows desktops are displayed on the iPad at the device's full resolution, and color depth can be reduced to 8 or 15 bits to reduce bandwidth requirements. Jump Desktop supports left and right mouse clicks and scrolling, as well as function and modifier keys on its built-in soft keyboard. (It also works with the Apple Bluetooth keyboard, if you have one of those.)

If you already have iTunes, go directly to Jump Desktop.

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