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Get a text message when an application on your PC crashes

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watcher application monitor

Do you have a high-priority program running on your PC or server, which if it crashes, you would want to be notified immediately? Watcher is a nifty little utility that monitor one application (the free version) and sends you an IM or a text message if the program crashes. Go to Settings.ini to enter the app you want to monitor.

Watcher via Life Rocks

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November 1st, 2009 at 1:00 pm

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Build your own test server using VirutalBox

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create test server

Ever wanted to setup your own test server without actually having to setup another physical machine? If you’re a little technically savvy, you can easily setup your own test server using VirtualBox, a free virtual machine client from Sun Microsystems.

This way, you can install all those heavy apps like Apache, PHP, and MySQL on the test box and not on your main machine.

Build Your Own Dev Server with VirtualBox

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October 28th, 2009 at 1:25 am

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