Why Can’t I Text My [Application]

I forgot to grab a receipt earlier today when I used my debit card.  Since I keep a record of all my transactions in Quicken, I quickly realized that I needed to e-mail myself the amount so I could enter it when I got home.  That got me thinking…why couldn’t I just text it to home home PC.  The PC is on the web.  It could “listen” for my message; receive it; and integrate it. 

I’m sure there’s more to it, but this could work for healthcare updates – weigh, blood sugar, blood pressure.  Sure, ideally my bank would update my Quicken and my bluetooth connected WiFi health monitoring devices would do it for me.  BUT, in the interim…