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Use a Yahoo Widget to be aware of new Mail messages Apps
One of the annoying things of Apple's Mail application is that it is hard to detect if new mail has arrived if your dock is not showing. If you have Yahoo's free Widgets installed, you can download the widget Mail Check Star.

This widget will display an unobtrusive red star similar to the one that pops up on top of Mail's icon in the dock. But the best part is you can place this widget anywhere on your desktop, making you aware of incoming mail from any POP accounts in Mail.

[robg adds: I haven't tested this one.]
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Use a Yahoo Widget to be aware of new Mail messages
Authored by: Coumerelli on Sep 10, '07 07:51:47AM

Alternately, you could install growl and use the bonus "GrowlMail" that comes with it. It quickly displays who it's from, and the first line or so of text.

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Use a Yahoo Widget to be aware of new Mail messages
Authored by: yomatiase on Sep 10, '07 10:07:52AM
You can use Mail Unread Menu by Logan Rockmore, http://www.loganrockmore.com/MailUnreadMenu/, I have a hidden dock and I can see when a mail comes in my menu bar. I also have growlmail activated.

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Use a Yahoo Widget to be aware of new Mail messages
Authored by: knujon on Sep 10, '07 10:11:38AM
There's also Mail Appetizer (http://www.bronsonbeta.com/mailappetizer/), a which briefly displays a (resizable) notification window of the incoming message(s), with buttons that allow you to close the notification window, delete the message, display the message, or mark it read. Once installed it becomes part of Mail's preferences.

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Use a Yahoo Widget to be aware of new Mail messages
Authored by: Laurent Baumann on Sep 10, '07 11:38:31AM

Why not just add a rule to Mail.app to bounce the app icon when a new mail arrives? I use this to be notified when the Dock is hidden.



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Use a Yahoo Widget to be aware of new Mail messages
Authored by: silvermane on Sep 10, '07 06:25:40PM
I use Mail Unread Menu which puts a notifier in my menu bar. Good if you have a widescreen ;)

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