Tag: SMS

Link: Send an SMS Text Message from the Command Line

When you think of sending out text messages you probably think of the iPhone or an Android, and the command line doesn’t cross your mind, but thanks to the ever-useful curl command, you can send out a SMS text message to any phone number right from the Terminal.

Note that while this article comes from an OS X-related site, the technique shown should work in just about any version of Unix or Linux, as long as the curl command is supported.

Full article here:
Send an SMS Text Message from the Command Line (OS X Daily)

Link: GVMax Forwards Google Voice Notifications to Your Phone

Google Voice may have its own mobile webapp now, but it doesn’t provide notifications on your phone when you get new SMS messages. Free web service GVMax solves this problem by putting full SMS support into email and IM on your smartphone.

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GVMax is an open source web service that allows you to send and receive SMS messages through either email or GTalk, as well as get push notifications of new SMS messages on your iPhone without keeping your computer on at home.

Full article here:
GVMax Forwards Google Voice Notifications to Your Phone (Lifehacker)
Related:
GVMax – Most comprehensive Google Voice Notification system [Tutorial] (TruVoIPBuzz)
GVMax makes Google Voice and iPhone Play Nice (Brain Dungeon)

Link: How To Send and Receive SMS From Your Desktop Using Google Chrome

If you are someone who uses both SMS and instant messaging, you know how annoying it gets when you get an SMS. With a WhatsApp message or an iCloud message, you can choose to ignore messages without being rude. But SMS, it’s something you have to get up and respond to every time. This, for someone who sits in front of the computer most of the time, seems like an act of betrayal to the mighty desktop. If you know what I’m talking about, there are a few solutions that will help you read, manage, and send SMSes right from your desktop. Yes, you won’t even have to get up from your chair.

So, for the lazy SMS addict in you, here are some of the best Chrome apps and extensions that let you send and receive SMS from your desktop.

Full article here:
How To Send and Receive SMS From Your Desktop Using Google Chrome (TechSource)