If you’re a regular Windows user, you’re used to system notifications popping up in the lower right-hand corner of the screen. “Your battery is low,” “This version of Windows may not be legitimate,” “Your anti-virus solution may be out-of-date,” “You are now [illegally] connected to [your neighbor's] wireless network” and, of course, “You have new Windows Updates available.”
As if these weren’t enough, the open-source/freeware product Snarl exists solely to double your notification pleasure.
While providing you with some of the same notifications you already receive (battery is low, audio is muted, etc.), Snarl also enables even more notifications for those that either have OCD or just need to always be “in-the-know.” Examples include notifications for: hourly time updates, timer countdowns, more-specific power/battery notifications and more. Plus, like any truly-great application, Snarl supports extendability. For those that like the concept of this application, this is where it really gets interesting. Developers (or even you) can even write their own Snarl applications so that you can be visually notified for every event imaginable.
Want to be notified of a recent Tweet? New emails (even Exchange emails)? New Google Wave messages? New weather alerts? Snarl has you covered.
Plus, if you’re a true nerd, you’ll certainly appreciate how much granular control over what you’re notified about and how exactly you’re notified.
G’head and check it out: http://www.fullphat.net.
[Source: downloadsquad.com]
