Work from anywhere with iPod Touch
October 7th, 2008
While eating a delicious dinner on Thursday with good friends, I received a text message from one of the data centers used to host Emerge client websites. The data center continuously monitors the hosting computers and sends an automated text message as a warning that an issue might arise. The solution is almost always to issue a command to the computer and stop a recurring process and can be done without affecting website visitors.
Fortunately, this doesn’t happen too often because in the old days, say a month ago, this would require 1) calling someone who was sitting near a computer; or 2) calling the data center; or 3) cutting dinner short and running home or to the office.
Thanks to Steve Jobs and Apple, a fourth, even easier option is now available. I simply whipped out my new iPod touch, connected to the restaurant’s free wireless Internet, accessed the server, diagnosed the issue and executed the proper commands. Issue solved, no client’s sites were affected and I continued to enjoy my evening.
