Notify me when it's up!

by Jay Hathaway (RSS feed) Nov 30th 2008 at 4:00PM

Download Squad has written before about the humorous-but-sometimes-useful site Down For Everyone or Just Me. It comes in handy if you need to figure out whether the problem is with a site, or if it's on your end. But if the site really is down, it's out of your control, and that's kind of frustrating. Instead of futilely hitting refresh, try Notify Me When It's Up. True to its name, it will send you an email when the site you specify comes back up.

I love these simple one-purpose sites. There's no clutter, no learning curve, and they just do what they say. You might argue that Notify Me When It's Up should be combined with Down For Everyone, but where will it all end? A comprehensive desktop app with stats displays, accounts and iPhone support? Ok, probably not. But in a complicated world, it's nice to find someone who just wants to notify you when it's up.

Tags: downforeveryoneorjustme, minisite, notification, notify-me-when-its-up

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Lee Mathews said 4:25PM on 11-30-2008

There's a Viagra joke in there somewhere....

Victor Agreda, Jr. said 4:54PM on 11-30-2008

I think Michael Scott on "The Office" does that joke well: "that's what she said!"

noname said 5:26PM on 11-30-2008

Seems like someone needs our e-mail for SPAM :)

rabsom said 2:16PM on 12-01-2008

really you need to Check thise new http://downforeveryoneorjustme.net

btw it's beta

regards

Jay Hathaway said 2:17PM on 12-01-2008

Why did you copy Down For Everyone or Just Me? It already exists.

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