This morning my dear wife came to me with news of a displeased Snapperino. A new user had tried to upload a short on Snapie and felt disappointed when the video showed up as failed.

I explained—of course—that the system is self-healing, and, as one does, I got a little technical about it. But I could see the unconvinced face staring back at me. The question was already forming in her mind, and soon enough on her lips:

“How can people know it’s self-healing, like you say?”

And you know what? I say this with no shame: she’s right.

Months ago, I knew I had to update the gateway monitor—the app I originally built to track videos on legacy 3Speak. My friend Hive account@eddiespino cloned it long ago and made a version that was far more pleasing to the eye, so I let mine sit. Someone else is carrying the torch now, I told myself.

But…

A new feature is a new feature. And when that happens, the Bat Signal can be lit once again, I submit.

At any rate, I’m pretty proud of it—especially because it works hand in hand with the enrichment service I built as well. Now you can actually see what’s happening with your video snaps, and you can also explore what other fellow Hivers are sharing.

Today was a good day.

MenO

Checkout the gateway monitor yourself: https://gateway-monitor.3speak.tv

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