LogMeIn Ignition: iPhone App Review

Posted by Cyprian on March 22nd, 2009 at 02:15pm Comments

App Review: LogMeIn Ignition
Reviewed by: Cyprian Peters
-Official website
-AppStore Link
Price: $29.99

Ever left the house or office and realized a few hours later you forgot that all important document or spreadsheet on your computer? How great would it be if you could somehow retrieve that document or presentation using your iPhone. With the help of LogMeIn Ignition, this becomes a reality.

LogMeIn itself has been around for quite a while now. Basically, what it lets you do is remote control your home or office computer from any other computer in the world. All you need is an account and once your home computer is set up, accessing it remotely is as simple as logging in through the website. The best part about this is it’s free! They do have other amazing features such as file transfer, sharing, and mini meeting. These are included in the PRO version which will cost you a bit but is well worth it in my opinion.

LogMeIn is a great thing from computer to computer, but what is even better is that now you can use it on your iPhone or iPod touch. The app works over wi-fi or 3G so wherever you are, you can access your home computer. If you’re like me, you often forget things at home. With LogMeIn Ignition, there’s no need to worry anymore. Simply email yourself the. If it’s a larger file and you have the PRO version, set up a quick sharing link. Send the link to yourself in an email and download it straight off your home computer. This also works great if you need to use a program on your home computer that you wouldn’t have access to otherwise. Even help out a friend in dire need of a little tech support. It’s that easy!

The app is very simple to use and works incredibly well. It stores all your login information so you don’t need to type in your email address and passwords every time, which could get annoying. After a few seconds to connect, your home desktop is displayed before your eyes, just the way you left it. The mouse pointer can either move around or you can have it stationary in the center of the screen while the desktop moves around behind it. I prefer the latter of the two. Almost all the functions you would expect in a normal mouse are present here and the iPhone’s multi touch screen is made use of very nicely. For instance, to click or double click, tap once or twice anywhere on the screen. Tapping, holding and dragging moves icons or selects text like a normal mouse would. Of course, pinching in or out lets you zoom. Dragging two fingers at the same time even lets you scroll!

Now I have a large couple of monitors at home and I found that the app was really sluggish at high resolution, even crashing a couple of times. However, I found If you drop it down to 800×600, performance is increased dramatically. Have multiple monitors running, no problem! Just give the device a quick shake to switch monitors.

You can install LogMeIn on as many computers as you like and have remote control access to all of them from your iPhone or touch. Everyone I show this app to is floored by what I’m doing. Makes them wish they had an iPhone or iPod touch! It is one of the more expensive apps you’ll find, but since that is all you will be paying for to remote control your computer, I think it’s well worth it! Now I can afford to be a bit forgetful. For a bit extra, the ability to file share in the PRO version is awesome. I highly recommend this if you ever need to access your computer on the go.

Score:
9.5/10

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