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GmailStatus vs. In-browser notifier
GmailStatus more than gets the job done. As great as FireFox is, it doesn't make use of Mac OS X's integrated approach to desktop computing the way Safari does. Instead of adding extensions to the browser itself, you can integrate standalone desktop services. Spelling and thesaurus are stellar examples of this behavior. GmailStatus informs you when you have new mail and lets you open a browser window to Gmail (heck, you can have it launch FireFox if you wish). You can also specify a keyboard shortcut to bring up Gmail from anywhere. You don't even need the browser to be running. By the way, the Windows Gmail Notifier from Google works in a similar fashion (run Windows at work). I like it more than the FireFox extension.
GmailStatus vs. In-browser notifier
Yes, but I use a 12" PB, and menu bar real estate is at a premium. I've got enough stuff in my menu bar already. Especially since half the time I can't see a few of my menu bar items, since the menus of the productivity apps that I use overtake a good 3/4's of my menu bar. So GMail Status is useless. All I gotta do to check if I have any GMails is expose or Cmd-tab to my always open Safari window. |
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