IP Watcher

Accessing computers remotely is hardly challenging considering you have the appropriate utilities at hand. Be that as it may, in order to remotely access any computer, it usually means that you need to know its IP address and, if the IP address is dynamic, this could pose a difficulty.

This is where IP Watcher might be able to lend a helping hand. As its name clearly states, this utility allows you to monitor your computer's public and local IP addresses.

But that is not all since the application is also capable of notifying you via email or SMS once a change has occurred. In just a few words, it lets you know the computer's new IP address, including the time at which the change has occurred.

Subsequent to its streamlined and surprise-free installation process, the application integrates itself with your computer's taskbar. Upon first launching the application, you are greeted by a compact and well-organized main window.

The app's interface is not what you would call eye candy but, comparing it with those of other similar apps it can be considered top notch. All of the app's features are neatly organized in five, self-explanatory sections, namely Status, Email, Text Message, Options, and History Log.

The first section is the place where you can easily view your current public and local IPs, as well as enable the email and text alert notifications. Evidently, you first need to configure these services from the following two sections.

Within the Options section, you can choose to enable or disabled the utility's system tray icon, while from the last section, History Log, you can get a clear and comprehensive view of the IP changes.

Taking everything into account, IP Watcher is a simple and lightweight application that does its job right by sending you notifications if it detects IP changes. Best of all, thanks to its modern and very simplistic UI, all categories of users can use and configure this app just as efficiently.