It lacks the instantaneous nature and checks for mails in periodic intervals as specified by you. X Notifier is a purely email service and caters to Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo. Besides Gmail you may configure it for social network websites. Tab Notifier shows messages whenever the title of a tab changes even if it is not in focus. If you are interested in just notifications then you may try Firefox add-ons like Tab Notifier and X Notifier. Same is provided for calendars via Gmail Notifier Pro. Gmail Notifier is a wonderful desktop client for Gmail that helps you configure multiple account logins and alerts you for new mails (shows mail headers), indicates attachments, maintains unread counter and much more.
Users of other browsers, worry not we have a couple of tools and add-ons to help with similar stuff. Next time you receive any mail or have an event or appointment (as in your calendar) coming up, you will be notified for the same.
Again, allow to show desktop notifications. Most important combination here is Pop-up 10 minutes (which you may change). Click on the Notifications link and choose the type of notifications you would like to receive. Third, navigate to Calendar service and for any of your calendar go to Calendar Settings. When you save the settings your browser will ask if you want to allow to show desktop notifications (allow it). You priority may demand different settings. I have them turned off for chat and on for new emails. Under the General tab scroll for Desktop Notifications and check the type and criteria for pop-ups you would like to receive. Second, log on to Gmail and navigate to Settings. Here, check the option saying Ask me when a site wants to show desktop notifications. Scroll down till you identify the Notifications section. Click on the Wrench icon on the top right and navigate to Options > Under the Hood > Content Settings. And you would need to do three things in order to configure the setup.įirst, activate reception of notification on Chrome interface. The best way would be to use Chrome’s built-in notification package. Staying with that, let us see how we can enable desktop notifications for Gmail and Google Calendar. They promise to keep you updated on new mails and remind about latest events through pop-up bubbles.
In such scenario, desktop notifiers present themselves as a more reliable and expedient solution. Though you might have the website open at all times it is not convenient to repeatedly refresh browser window or divert from other activities. However, it isn’t always possible to monitor them on your browser. Email and calendar events are two things you would always want to be up to date with.
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