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