I managed to get Minecraft 1.6.5 running properly yesterday, then got ambitious. I installed the latest built of Bukkit, which actually worked despite not being listed as "stable" or "supported", added WorldEdit and was flush with success.
"What the heck," I decided, "I've wanted to try Mobile Admin for a while, why not push my luck a bit?" So I dug into the router controls and figured out the (relatively simple) controls to allow outside services to access our Minecraft resources. Yes, this means people can play who aren't physically in the house and connected to our network.
Minecraft Mobile Admin is exactly the service I had in mind for this. It's an app that runs on Android, and allows someone who runs a Minecraft server to do some pretty amazing things, remotely.
After logging in with the application, you'll be presented with several tabs across the top of the screen. Each tab's function is clearly labeled to make its functions obvious.
Server: bans, whitelists, command line, et cetera
Players: lists players and even shows a headshot of their avatar. It also allows you to give items to them and kick them off.
Plugins: lists the various mods running
Chat: this lets you type messages with your players
Map: enabled with the paid version and the dynmap mod
There's even a homescreen widget to get a quick glance at the server status, and it checks every half hour so as not to use a ton of data (and therefore, battery).
My overall review is that while it's a bit of work to set up, the paid application is well worth the three bucks it costs in the Android Market. Which is to say that while the free version is in fact *free*, you'll spend more than three bucks worth of your time setting up so just go ahead and buy the full version.
5/5 stars. It's excellent.
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