Comments on: Make APCUPSd tweet for help! http://www.yourwarrantyisvoid.com/2009/08/18/make-apcupsd-tweet-for-help/ Linux, Hardware, Software and Chaos. What more is there? Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:33:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: firestorm_v1 http://www.yourwarrantyisvoid.com/2009/08/18/make-apcupsd-tweet-for-help/comment-page-1/#comment-8 firestorm_v1 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:18:15 +0000 http://www.yourwarrantyisvoid.com/?p=51#comment-8 Although I do appreciate your concern about the reliability of relying on a third party network service, I wanted an SMS text message to go directly to my phone, not email. Even by using an external SMS gateway, I'd still be relying on "some 3rd party network service" so I'm still screwed. I know that Twitter gets a load of crap for being the new "flashy buzzword" thing, however it does have its uses. And since I use the twitter API for a few other projects, I already had most of the pieces of the puzzle so why go reinventing the same puzzle over again just to add to it? I have reviewed Nagios before and know it is definitely a viable application, however it is considerably overkill for what I wanted to do here. Although I do appreciate your concern about the reliability of relying on a third party network service, I wanted an SMS text message to go directly to my phone, not email. Even by using an external SMS gateway, I’d still be relying on “some 3rd party network service” so I’m still screwed.

I know that Twitter gets a load of crap for being the new “flashy buzzword” thing, however it does have its uses. And since I use the twitter API for a few other projects, I already had most of the pieces of the puzzle so why go reinventing the same puzzle over again just to add to it?

I have reviewed Nagios before and know it is definitely a viable application, however it is considerably overkill for what I wanted to do here.

]]> By: A Linux server that tweets power changes – spithout.Net http://www.yourwarrantyisvoid.com/2009/08/18/make-apcupsd-tweet-for-help/comment-page-1/#comment-7 A Linux server that tweets power changes – spithout.Net Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:01:45 +0000 http://www.yourwarrantyisvoid.com/?p=51#comment-7 [...] APCUPSd to a Twitter account that he follows, and gets the updates on his phone. [FIRESTORM_v1] documents all of the scripts he used and the steps to get your server up and [...] [...] APCUPSd to a Twitter account that he follows, and gets the updates on his phone. [FIRESTORM_v1] documents all of the scripts he used and the steps to get your server up and [...]

]]> By: Oliver http://www.yourwarrantyisvoid.com/2009/08/18/make-apcupsd-tweet-for-help/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Oliver Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:04:28 +0000 http://www.yourwarrantyisvoid.com/?p=51#comment-6 This is possibly the worst way to do it. Your monitoring should not rely on some 3rd party network service. Try using something which does monitoring properly, like Nagios. This is possibly the worst way to do it. Your monitoring should not rely on some 3rd party network service.

Try using something which does monitoring properly, like Nagios.

]]> By: Saw48 » A Linux server that tweets power changes http://www.yourwarrantyisvoid.com/2009/08/18/make-apcupsd-tweet-for-help/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Saw48 » A Linux server that tweets power changes Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:18:24 +0000 http://www.yourwarrantyisvoid.com/?p=51#comment-3 [...] APCUPSd to a Twitter account that he follows, and gets the updates on his phone. [FIRESTORM_v1] documents all of the scripts he used and the steps to get your server up and [...] [...] APCUPSd to a Twitter account that he follows, and gets the updates on his phone. [FIRESTORM_v1] documents all of the scripts he used and the steps to get your server up and [...]

]]> By: A Linux server that tweets power changes - Hack a Day http://www.yourwarrantyisvoid.com/2009/08/18/make-apcupsd-tweet-for-help/comment-page-1/#comment-2 A Linux server that tweets power changes - Hack a Day Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:39:55 +0000 http://www.yourwarrantyisvoid.com/?p=51#comment-2 [...] APCUPSd to a Twitter account that he follows, and gets the updates on his phone. [FIRESTORM_v1] documents all of the scripts he used and the steps to get your server up and [...] [...] APCUPSd to a Twitter account that he follows, and gets the updates on his phone. [FIRESTORM_v1] documents all of the scripts he used and the steps to get your server up and [...]

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