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Doesn't work with facebook - Version: 2.5, 2/21/2009 01:38AM PST
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Yannis1962
Excellent replacement for Whistleblower 
- Version: 2.4.1, 6/23/2008 12:42PM PST
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afterhours
I waited years for James Sentman to get around to updating Whistleblower for the newer APC equipment. Sadly, that hasn't happened (yet).
But on the bright side, it forced me to find a modern solution, and with Simon, I've got all the control over my alerts and AP7900 that I need. Server monitoring is back, and with Simon, I feel unleashed from the server room again. The developer has been open and responsive to questions about the product and feature enhancements. Once I outgrow my $60 license, it'll be a no-brainer to move up to Enterprise.
But on the bright side, it forced me to find a modern solution, and with Simon, I've got all the control over my alerts and AP7900 that I need. Server monitoring is back, and with Simon, I feel unleashed from the server room again. The developer has been open and responsive to questions about the product and feature enhancements. Once I outgrow my $60 license, it'll be a no-brainer to move up to Enterprise.
Fantastic software - Version: 2.2.1, 2/19/2007 09:20PM PST
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CNG2
I wasn't expecting too much when I started using Simon; I had used various open source monitoring packages and figured Simon was just going to be a nice GUI to do basically the same thing. I WAS WRONG. Simon is full of nice touches and is a very polished package. The flexibility in setting up a variety of tests and customising the different notifications is simply amazing. And it is so easy to configure. The developer is also very helpful and responsive. This is by far the best software I have purchased this year (& maybe will be all year).
But more to the point, it has already saved me money by giving me a notification about a misbehaving server before the problem became a serious issue.
But more to the point, it has already saved me money by giving me a notification about a misbehaving server before the problem became a serious issue.
Awesome, awesome, awesome! - Version: 2.2c3, 11/29/2006 03:54PM PST
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Gord Lacey
I have need to track changes on a few websites, and be notified when they change. Simon is perfect for the task, and the developer is amazing at implementing feedback from users. Now I know when my server goes down, and when tracks pages change. I was able to easily set up email notifiers that send me the changes, so I know whether or not I need to visit the site.
David Sinclair, the developer, has implemented a number of changes and variables I've suggested. I'm so impressed that he goes out of his way to please a single user (me) by adding new features and variables. I just explained to him what I wanted to achieve with Simon, asked him if it could be done, and POOF, it was in the next build. He's also extremely quick at replying to emails.
Simon is a very specialized program, and isn't for everybody, but if you have need to monitor a site, or look for changes on some pages, then you have to give Simon a shot. I purchased a Basic License, then upgraded to a Standard License, and I'm seriously considering getting an Enterprise License just to show support for the app, and the developer.
David Sinclair, the developer, has implemented a number of changes and variables I've suggested. I'm so impressed that he goes out of his way to please a single user (me) by adding new features and variables. I just explained to him what I wanted to achieve with Simon, asked him if it could be done, and POOF, it was in the next build. He's also extremely quick at replying to emails.
Simon is a very specialized program, and isn't for everybody, but if you have need to monitor a site, or look for changes on some pages, then you have to give Simon a shot. I purchased a Basic License, then upgraded to a Standard License, and I'm seriously considering getting an Enterprise License just to show support for the app, and the developer.
Excellent piece of Software - Version: 2.2c1, 11/22/2006 11:00AM PST
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David Chandler
I have been using Simon for over a year now and all I can say is what a great product, it does what it is supposed to and the support from the developer is first class, if you have any configuration problems David goes out of his way to help (even at weekends), this product gets better and better with each release, there is nothing else like it. If you want to monitor your servers and keep an eye on what is happening this product is a must have.
Excellent piece of Software - Version: 2.2c1, 11/22/2006 10:57AM PST
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David Chandler
I have been using Simon for over a year now and all I can say is what a great product, it does what it is supposed to and the support from the developer is first class, if you have any configuration problems David goes out of his way to help (even at weekends), this product gets better and better with each release, there is nothing else like it. If you want to monitor your servers and keep an eye on what is happening this product is a must have.
Worthless 
- Version: 2.1.1, 7/18/2006 03:34PM PST
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MBR2
Used the product for three days on a G5 Mac
Entered my Website URL and constantly notified me the site was down with a red icon in the menu bar.
The site of course never went down
Entered my Website URL and constantly notified me the site was down with a red icon in the menu bar.
The site of course never went down
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- Re: Worthless
A real gem - Version: 2.1.1, 2/24/2006 06:50AM PST
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sctempelman
I use this product to monitor 100+ competitor websites for changes and it works perfectly. Well worth the price!
A fantastic, essential piece of software! - Version: 2.1.1, 1/21/2006 09:34AM PST
tech23
This is an absolutely fantastic piece of software. It's easy to use, detailed and comprehensive.
At present I use it to monitor 16 servers, using several services (ping, http, etc.).
Testing servers via http is essential for me, since most servers would still ping after the webserver has crashed.
The ability to detect changes on the page is fantastic to: it allows me to detect mySQL errors in forums and dynamic sites.
Above all, the support is excellent. I've gotten in touch with Dejal many times with feature requests and (little) bug reports and they have always replied instantly, fix anything that needed fixing and trying to integrate the feature requests into the next release.
Top top it all,my PC friends are jealous when they see it! :-)
At present I use it to monitor 16 servers, using several services (ping, http, etc.).
Testing servers via http is essential for me, since most servers would still ping after the webserver has crashed.
The ability to detect changes on the page is fantastic to: it allows me to detect mySQL errors in forums and dynamic sites.
Above all, the support is excellent. I've gotten in touch with Dejal many times with feature requests and (little) bug reports and they have always replied instantly, fix anything that needed fixing and trying to integrate the feature requests into the next release.
Top top it all,my PC friends are jealous when they see it! :-)
I tried it with facebook and it reported a change everytime it connected. There is no doubt that if I analyze the structure of the facebook page and find exactly the places where a change is of interest to me, then I may be able to configure it. But it would be nice if Dejal Simon could do it automatically: what I'm interested in are the things you don't get notified by facebook:
• somebody writes on the wall of a group of your choice
• there are new members in a group of your choice
The developer told me there will be a plug-in for facebook, I hope it will do this.