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Google Releases Gmail Notifier

Posted by michael on from the service-with-a-smile dept.

Philipp Lenssen writes "After several unofficial, screen-scraping Gmail utilities, Google now released the official Gmail Notifier (Beta) for Windows. It will sit in the Windows tray, alerting you of new emails in your account (if you are lucky enough to have one already). Additionally, the Gmail Notifier can connect 'mailto:'-links in web pages to Gmail."

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  1. You got mail! by cwebb1977 · · Score: 5, Funny

    When will it learn to say "You got mail!" ?

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    1. Re:You got mail! by houghi · · Score: 5, Funny

      Probably more like "You've G'mail!"

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    2. Re:You got mail! by allism · · Score: 5, Funny

      When will it learn to say "You got mail!" ?

      When the IQ of the gmail users drops by about 50 points?

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    3. Re:You got mail! by bloxnet · · Score: 4, Funny

      Actually, it sort of can. A long time ago I had my outlook configured to play a wav of a girl saying "Die Bitch"...but I turned it off a short while ago.

      Well, I installed the Gmail notifier, forgot how loud my speakers were set, and heard

      "DIE BITCH" loud enough to make me spill my drink as I watched email notification pop ups in the right hand corner of my screen.

      So as a warning to others and a reply to you...the notifier will play sounds for incoming mail.

      For me, this article was a great and amusing way to start my Friday. Now I may buy a couple shares of Google stock!

  2. Wow... Breakthrough by Aceto3for5 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now I will have an up to the minute report of exactly how MUCH spam im getting. And with a Gig of email space, I can learn about Coeds who want to show me thier cams, and low cost Ci@lis, maybe even learn how to start a buisness-- all without having to clear my inbox every two days.

  3. Google being evil already? by tehcyder · · Score: 5, Funny
    I bet this has caused some confusion in /. readers minds.

    Google...good

    Windows...evil

    Windows only Google app...does not compute!

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  4. Swamped by GMail invites ? by vi+(editor) · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder if someone here has the same problem as me: I get constantly swamped with GMail invites. Far too much people are sending me these stupid invites and it's really getting on my nerves.
    Well, it was fun for the first 20 or so, but now it's really annoying. Even people I just remotely know are sending me this stuff.
    I usually sign them up with bogus data just to stop this madness but it doesn't really work.
    Does anyone know when Google is stopping its beta test ? I hope soon otherwise I see a nervous breakdown coming.

    1. Re:Swamped by GMail invites ? by saderax · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well, it was fun for the first 20 or so, but now it's really annoying. Even people I just remotely know are sending me this stuff.

      What's your email address?

    2. Re:Swamped by GMail invites ? by ElDuderino44137 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Damn stupid social interaction!

  5. Re:new mail notification sound by 88NoSoup4U88 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't you think that your co-workers would be a bit amazed hearing Stephen Hawking say 'Do you need a bigger penis ?' from out of your cubicle ? :D

  6. That's a good idea, but by bwalling · · Score: 5, Funny

    What I'd like to see is a little app to sit in the system tray and let me know when I'll get a GMail account.

  7. Re:new mail notification sound by ptr2004 · · Score: 5, Funny

    With so many applications wanting to put themselves in the tray. I think its about time we had a super tray. The super tray will notify us when something important in the regular tray is happening