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Growl For Windows Updates To 2.0

10:00AM Whitson Gordon | Windows only: Open source notification system Growl for Windows has finally hit the 2.0 milestone, and with it comes a ton of new features that let you further customise the way you receive your pop-in corner notices. More »
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Google Calendar Adds Calendar Hiding, Snooze Button

2:05AM Kevin Purdy | Google Calendar fans, take heart — you no longer have to see less-than-useful calendars in your sidebar list if you don’t want to, and web notifications of upcoming events can be snoozed for five minutes at a time. More »
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B2 Gmail Notifier Is A Slick Email Notification App

7:00AM The How-To Geek | Windows/Mac/Linux (Adobe AIR): Email notification application [b2] Gmail Notifier tells you when you have a new email message with slick animations and a full message preview. More »
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Google Wave Notifier Alerts You To Unread Waves

10:40PM Kevin Purdy | Firefox: Google Wave probably isn’t part of your day-to-day routine yet, but it might helps to know when new waves are waiting for you. Google Wave Notifier does exactly that, checking for unread wave messages on an interval you prefer. More »
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Gmail Notifier Keeps Track Of New Email

6:00AM The How-To Geek | Windows only: System tray utility Gmail Notifier tells you when you have new email messages, allows you to check multiple accounts, and lets you read, delete, or mark the messages as read right from the notification utility. More »
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Growl Updates With Full Support For Snow Leopard

1:50AM Adam Pash | Mac OS X only: Universal notification application Growl has released a significant update, particularly for folks who’ve upgraded from Leopard to Snow Leopard. More »
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Notify Monitors Multiple Gmail Accounts For New Mail

4:30AM Adam Pash | Mac OS X only: Mac users who want notifications of new Gmail messages have had the official Google Notifier for quite some time, but it can only monitor one account. Free menu bar application Notify monitors multiple Gmail accounts and then some. More »
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Google Chrome To Feature Desktop Notifications

1:00AM Kevin Purdy | A design document posted at Google’s Chromium development site suggests that a system for desktop notifications would allow Google Chrome to notify when downloads are done, web sites need one’s attention and let extension developers creatively grab attention. More »
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TrackEngine Tells You When Sites Change

10:00AM Angus Kidman | Want to track changes on a site that doesn’t use RSS? TrackEngine will send you email notifications whenever a specified site changes. More »
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Google Reader Watcher Adds RSS Notifications To Firefox

2:00AM The How-To Geek | Firefox only (Win/Mac/Linux): Firefox extension Google Reader Watcher adds notifications for unread items right in your web browser, complete with a quick-access menu that takes you directly to the feed. More »