[_] Website monitoring software?
Matt Hamilton
matth at netsight.co.uk
Wed Nov 1 13:40:32 GMT 2006
Tom Gidden wrote:
> Nowadays, SMS service providers can provide delivery reports to verify
> receipt of the message. I wouldn't trust a monitoring system that
> didn't utilise these and escalate the alert if the message is not
> confirmed as delivered.
More interestingly I would like to play around with the prescence
features on newer phones and networks. Not sure what the current state
is, but would be great if the monitoring system could actually interact
with an IM client on the phone. ie the monitoring system *knows* that
it can reach my phone. It might also know if my phone is on silent or
not, if I am in a meeting etc.
Just today there was a Slashdot article about a phone coming out with
GPS built in:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/10/31/2319236&from=rss
And I know there are various services out there for locating phones
based on GSM cell or whatever. Would be handy if the monitoring system
could be smart enough to know who is nearest in case of a problem, or
'Matt looks like he is at home, I know he has connectivity there, I'll
ring his home number as that is louder than his mobile'.
And WHY doesn't any ^%$£^ phone from any manufacturer allow you to have
different SMS tones for different senders?! I've wanted this feature
for the past 10 years and I've never seen a single phone that can do it.
Considering how many kids SMS their friends all the time, you would
have thought customising SMS tones per sender would be a goldmine.
-Matt
--
Matt Hamilton matth at netsight.co.uk
Netsight Internet Solutions, Ltd. Business Vision on the Internet
http://www.netsight.co.uk +44 (0)117 9090901
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> Nowadays, SMS service providers can provide delivery reports to verify
> receipt of the message. I wouldn't trust a monitoring system that
> didn't utilise these and escalate the alert if the message is not
> confirmed as delivered.
More interestingly I would like to play around with the prescence
features on newer phones and networks. Not sure what the current state
is, but would be great if the monitoring system could actually interact
with an IM client on the phone. ie the monitoring system *knows* that
it can reach my phone. It might also know if my phone is on silent or
not, if I am in a meeting etc.
Just today there was a Slashdot article about a phone coming out with
GPS built in:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/10/31/2319236&from=rss
And I know there are various services out there for locating phones
based on GSM cell or whatever. Would be handy if the monitoring system
could be smart enough to know who is nearest in case of a problem, or
'Matt looks like he is at home, I know he has connectivity there, I'll
ring his home number as that is louder than his mobile'.
And WHY doesn't any ^%$£^ phone from any manufacturer allow you to have
different SMS tones for different senders?! I've wanted this feature
for the past 10 years and I've never seen a single phone that can do it.
Considering how many kids SMS their friends all the time, you would
have thought customising SMS tones per sender would be a goldmine.
-Matt
--
Matt Hamilton matth at netsight.co.uk
Netsight Internet Solutions, Ltd. Business Vision on the Internet
http://www.netsight.co.uk +44 (0)117 9090901
Web Design | Zope/Plone Development & Consulting | Co-location | Hosting