This tutorial is awesome!

Does anyone know how to do this using Thunderbird?

Thanks it worked

What about restarting PC? Thanks!

I know from howcast.it is so cool!

What about restarting PC? Thanks! – change the -s to -r

do u have to change anything else to restart

I have vista and dont have microsoft outlook. is there any way i can get it?

just an update in vista, windows mail is similar but the part i have trouble with is when i have to make the rule start an application. thats just not in the list.

@David and Douwe – The e-mail client that you use has to support VB scripts, which as far as I know, Outlook is the only client on the market that does.
@Justin and Bobby – Like Michael said, to shutdown and restart, just change the “-s” to “-r” in the batch file.

have you looked into outlook (VBA) macro’s to use outlook to retrieve files remotely.. saw a blog with a how-to some where else.. probably more useful, but both seem very cool all the same!

@travisn000 – I think you’re talking about this article: http://tech.shantanugoel.com/projects/windows/remote-file-access-through-e-mail. I was intrigued by that as well, but it requires a lot more coding than what would fit in a 5 minute video…I tried it There are a plethora of things you can do with this functionality. The skies the limit!

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Remotely Shutdown your Computer with a Cell Phone is a quite interesting post but quite difficult to understand for me.

dude ok it says password required and when i type in my password it doesnt go thru?

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when i go to microsoft outlook and tools it will ask for user name and password,and when i give it it just says to type it again.

I searched for \’Cell Phone Internet\’ at google and found this your post (\’Remotely Shutdown your Computer with a Cell Phone\’) in search results. Not very relevant result, but still interesting to read.

its note working for me everytime i try to log in with utlook it keep poping up over and over again

I searched for \’Cell Phone Internet Software\’ at google and found this your post (\’Remotely Shutdown your Computer with a Cell Phone\’) in search results. Not very relevant result, but still interesting to read.

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For anyone that is having trouble with a continuous pop-up asking you for your username and password over and over, login to your GMail account and enable POP3 in the settings. That fixed it for me.

how do i do it with out look 2007 ?

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Interesting post. Keep it up and I\’ll check back for more posts.

I searched for \’Phone Internet\’ at google and found this your post (\’Remotely Shutdown your Computer with a Cell Phone\’) in search results. Not very relevant result, but still interesting to read.

Is this trick works outside the US?

I searched for \’Prepaid Cell Phones\’ at google and found this your post (\’Remotely Shutdown your Computer with a Cell Phone\’) in search results. Not very relevant result, but still interesting to read.

I don’t think it’s quite compatible with Outlook Express. When it comes to setting new rules for the incoming messages, Express doesn’t offer quite the same options and rules compared to regular Outlook. At least from what I can tell. Anybody with some pointers to help get Express to work would be great. Thanks.

Hey, is their anyway to make it hibernate instead?

@Joe – no it’s not compatible with outlook express. It is, however, compatible with Thunderbird, if you want to try using that, it’s free.

@Brad – yeah, just google “hibernate from command prompt” and replace the shutdown command with the hibernate command.

Hey Its all right but there’s one problem. Im usin vista ultimate n it dosent hav an option to (start an app) so wat shld do now ??

Hi,
Great tutorial.. But 1 problem…. same thing William said,
Does this work outside US? Cuz I used a phone outside US, And couldn’t send the message.
“SENDING FAILED, UNKNOWN RECIPIENT”

Is their anything to do about this? of course U can use GPRS from phone but it takes quite a long time…

regards,
Aragorn

it doesnst work for me cause i cant choose *run application*…….

how do i do this on vista the start application for making the new rule isnt there but everything else is i can do it i just need that start application please respond

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I found this artical on net but some problem i am facing that there are no options of outlook which are given in video for example i can’t find start application, this is not in outlook express 6. please help me in this regard.

sr ,i couldn’t send the message .
I’m come from vietnam and i don’t understand why i can’t send the mess?

The use of Kwiry is not necessary for this hack. Just send the text message DIRECTLY

to your gmail (or other email) account. Is the purpose of this trick to get people to sign up with Kwiry so they can monitor interests?

@Cplus – People that do not have web enabled cell phones cannot send a message directly to your e-mail account. Text messages do not allow communication with e-mail accounts. Try it. That’s the purpose of Kwiry. I have no stake in their service other than it can take a text message and convert it to e-mail. There are a couple other different services like that, so take your pick, but you can’t send a text message to an e-mail address.

“but you can’t send a text message to an e-mail address.”

I’m using this cool hack without involving any other services by sending a simple text message directly to my gmail address. You should try it yourself. The only phone I found so far unable to txt directly to an email account is a prepaid tracfone. My prepaid Verizon phone sends txt to email addresses no problemo. Did you know that by having a cellphone you now have another email address? for instance: If you have a verizon phone number, I can send you a txt FROM my gmail or any other email address by simply emailing you at XXXXXXXXXX@vtxt.com (where xxxxxxxxxx is your area code and celcell number

In most cases there will be no need for another service (like Kwiry) for an individual to enjoy this fun cool “hack”. Text and email are virtually interchangeable. Send a picture message to an email account instead of someone’s phone so that they can see the image better… etc. This has been the case for a long time.

“People that do not have web enabled cell phones cannot send a message directly to your e-mail account.”

-This is simply NOT completely true.

Also, here is my current status with Kwiry. There is NOT a link on their sight from within my signed on account where I can cancel the account. So, I’ve manually sent them a request to cancel. They reply after a couple days that if I want to cancel my account to reply to their email by saying that I want to cancel. I replied by saying again, “Please cancel my account assosciated with my email address.” SO again today, I get the same message from them telling me that if i want to cancel that i need to reply saying so. so now im in some kind of email reply loop. That is lame and a waste of my time. Readers of this blog be warned and read my above suggesstions before signing up with Kwiry.

Oops, to send a message from email to a verizon cell phone the address is

xxxxxxxxxx@vtext.com NOT xxxxxxxxxx@vtxt.com

I just tested this to make sure again. it works. it has worked for a couple years. tmobile, att and others have their own specific domain you must use but it’s generally the same thing.

i need help with the shutdown with cell phone thing

How do you this using thunderbird

i just need to know how to set up the message alerts with Thunderbird unless its different

- Does anyone know how to do this using Thunderbird?

Can be done using the Mailbox Alert 0.13.1 plug-in

Thunderbird:

install plug-in

create ShutDown folder

configure message filters to place messages with “… shutdown” in subject into “ShutDown” folder

highlight ShutDown folder and go to Tools -> Mailbox Alert Preferences

this will give you an option to run a file or play a sound, etc when a new object is placed in the folder

I can get it to work fine for me but outlook has to be open. Any way to do it with outlook closed? I think i just have to tinker with the settings in outlook but i don’t know which one. I appreciate all of your help in advance.

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im not able send receive mail in my gmail out look.. after sending sms to 59479(kwiry)

For thunder bird you have to install an add on so that it can work properly

I am from India…. i am not able to use kwiry account from Indian cell phones.

Please Tell me the other way… to do it….

I don’t have outlook, ut i have windows mail is there anyway i can download outlook? i need help please!

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is there any way to do this outside the united states ??
cause kwiry doesn’t allow me to put in my phone number if i´m from anywhere else than the united states…

@Trausti – I chose kwiry because it forwarded text messages to e-mail. If you can send e-mail directly from your phone, then you can do it that way as well. Or, you may be able to find another web-based service that performs the same function…maybe some type of reminder service.

What would I put in the batch file if I wanted it to put my computer to sleep?

You are the MAN!!!
You’re tuts are the greatest

Hi admin do you any suggested sites which you can recommend which has the same function as kwirry?
I am from Philippines. Hope you can send me an email.

hi recently kwiry has gone bust or summit. could you suggest another website that could do the same thing as kwiry for free, im having trouble finding one
thanx

Same problem here! The register screen wont come up and I cant find a site that does the same thing as kwiry

Would you change the -s to -h if you want the computer to go into hibernate?

Same problem as every one else, do you know another website that we can use
instead of kwiry since it seems to be done, and after looking at the time
frame, maybe permanently, but I don’t really know, any advice. Oh, great
video once again.

hi,tis is the good vedio.but can you tell the whole settings for outlook 6
,coz this outlook is some different.so pls help me…….

I AM FRM INDIA AND IS THERE NE SITE LIKE KWIRY THAT CUD BE USED INSTEAD
KWIRY SINCE KWIRY SIGN UP DOESNT WORK OR NE OTHER ALTERNATE METHOD I CUD
USE IT WUD REALLY BE APPRECIABLE

this video was posted more than a year ago. since then, kwiry has shutdown. the fact that you are from india makes no difference. i have recently made an updated version of this tutorial using twitter: http://www.tinkernut.com/archives/696

i just want to know how should i do for sign up in kwiry b’coz i m unable to open this site…….?

Absaloutly brilliant u can use that for more than just shutting down the computer. Would be a good prank on school computers ur da best!

instead of useing kwiry you can text directly to an email adress(well verzion can atleast, don’t know bout others.) just enter in your email instead of phone number. you proably will have to chane from numeric values to alpha-numeric, or just put it in your contacts!

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swedish
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Not to be negative but this is useless knowledge. How is this cool? Just shut your computer off when you leave if you want it off.

@crazyillspill – a creative person would use the knowledge in this video to control their entire computer with their cell phone, such as automatically sending e-mails, creating documents, completeing tasks, etc. just because you lack creativity doesn’t make this knowledge useless.

Does it work on vista?

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Hey man you rock!! But how to do the settings of OUTLOOK 2007?? can’t find the settings!! thanks!

i just did this so it pulls open a regular file that has some stuff on it so when my dads on the computer i can just send a message and itll be like #@%%$in get off the computer

Dear Sir,

i use the service shutdown with the help of cellphone, i complete everything but i unable to send the messege shutdown send it to 59479. pls help me

i have done this exp this worked
fantastic video……
how u got this idea that we can shutdown pc! by using cell….. y cant we start a pc by using cell by sending text msg and restart?

Hi greetings from Germany, i saw u videos in youtoube. There all very good and educational.

ps: is there a service like kwiry for Germany?

Thank you

Man i want to do this with restart the computer with mobile phone but i cant because when i went to http://www.kwiry.com to make an account i cant baecause i am from Greece and there hasn’t the countryy Greece and ur mobile number are 10 00306943718613
i am waiting for ur reply
Thnx a lot
Bye Bye

it does’nt works i am in India if i send a sms it show ” message not sent” in my mobile what to do

I liked this one, mostly cause I never use outlook lolz. Works great though, I used my phones browser to just send an email, sinds I cant send texts to kwiry. JUst changed to command to shutdown instead and worked great. Been anoying people that come on my comp by shutting it off lolz

my country is not elligble to creat a kwiry account have any process to shuttdown computer by cell phone plzzzz

sir thank this video
i will compelet my work
but one problem i cant send sms to kwrik plz help i from india

i like this but
that kwiry website does not work in india
can you tell me another website which work in india

how can I use this on linux plis