Dave I leave my computer at home running while I'm away and it text pages my phone using "alertif" when I have a buy/sell. Works pretty good. Larry
--- In [email protected], "David Weller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The gist of these questions is that I want to use AmiBroker while travelling > better than I am currently. > > > > I have an Antique Shop in Virginia near Williamsburg for the last 10 years. > The last 2 have been slower (we are in a slight recession here especially > for spendable cash purchases) - so I have been travelling more and enjoying > the free time while it lasts. I often travel to go to auctions away from my > business for a few days in length - so some way to keep AmiBroker running > and working for me "might be the ticket". I have 3 employees but the > technical issues associated with all of this are too much for them to insure > my financial programs are running correctly. The best I can expect from > them is to turn on and off the computer and reboot. > > > > Currently I have a Laptop and Blackberry (limited minutes) that I use for a > dial up modem when travelling or on the boat. Several times a day while > travelling, I dial up the Internet and update AmiBroker database, run my > routines, and make some orders. I then logoff and go buy some junk and may > be away for a few hours. Sometimes when I repeat this process - I get > unpleasant surprises after several hours with the market open. It would be > nice to see alerts on my cell and have AmiBroker running at my business far > away. Is there a better way? > > > > I have been using AmiBroker for the past 4 or 5 years. > > > > I have seen an Email recently (maybe from the Professor) that says he using > a home computer to phone him up on a buy or sell action. Question 1: Maybe > he is using this AFL Function AlertIF( Short, "What Application is being > used? Something in Outlook Perhaps.exe", "Launching external application", 3 > );). > > > > He then "Dials into the Computer" to verify things and finalize the > transaction. Question 2: Would PC Anywhere work or is there something > better. > > > > Slightly off topic here - but ----- > > This winter I will be traveling to Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Austria for > business and skiing for a month. I lived in Germany for 5 years 1985-1990 > before cell phones and this is my first trip back. I will have a cell that > is usable in Europe - so I guess I will be able to update my AmiBroker on > the Laptop like I am doing now. Of course I will be going to the pubs and > coffee houses everyday and was wondering if they all have free WIFI. I have > never been to Eastern Europe so I have no idea. > > > > Any help would be appreciated in steering me in the right direction. > > > > > > Best Regards > > Dave >
