The notifications tag has no wiki summary.
2
votes
1answer
92 views
Lotus Notes: For accepted meetings, automatically set alarm notification that accounts for availability
This morning I was late to an interview that was scheduled to start in the morning at 8:30 AM, which is before I usually arrive at work: 9:00 AM.
Meetings like these are particularly important, but ...
1
vote
0answers
27 views
Why are my Windows 7 System Alerts not coming to the front?
Ever since I installed Windows 7 Pro SP1 x64 on my Dell XPS M1730, system alerts (for example, the alert you get when installing software that wants to make modifications to your computer) will flash ...
1
vote
0answers
45 views
Windows 7 Toolbar does not move with Taskbar
So I have a quick launch toolbar on the right side of taskbar at the bottom of my screen in Windows 7 (it is a Recycle Bin shortcut). However when new programs add an icon in the notification area on ...
0
votes
1answer
88 views
Send Growl-style notifications across network
I often run a Linux guest on a Windows host, to let me use the Bash command line (through SSH and port forwarding). When I am on a full Ubuntu environment I like to use something such as notify-send ...
2
votes
0answers
59 views
centralized growl forwarder
Multiple services on servers I'm running can be configured to output growl notifications, I'd like a centralized forwarder to run on a Linux box
I'm looking for either an implementation or tips on ...
1
vote
1answer
46 views
Silence Notifications from Ubuntu One
I have Ubuntu One syncing my code folder. Every time a save is made (I save every other line), Ubuntu One displays a notification that it has synced changes.
Is there a way to make Ubuntu One be ...
1
vote
2answers
83 views
How to know when a webpage is updated?
I'm looking for some way to know when a webpage is updated. This site it's really not very "web 2.0", doesn't have ajax, it seems like plain HTML.
I need a way to get an instant notification when the ...
0
votes
1answer
75 views
Can I change the size and/or location of the notification balloon? [closed]
I have another developer team that is considering the move to windows 7. They want to keep the notification balloon popping up in the center of the screen. How can we change the size or location of ...
2
votes
1answer
120 views
What's a good app to manage all my web notification? [closed]
Cross posted to Webapps - the solution can either be a desktop program or a website.
I currently have to manage all these "inboxes":
Gmail/Google Chat
Facebook
Google+
Stack Exchange
Quora
Reddit
...
0
votes
0answers
155 views
How to disable email notifications for filtered messages in Postbox?
Postbox (which is based on the Thunderbird code) notifies me every time a new email arrives. I have some message filters in place which move some messages automatically from the Inbox to a different ...
0
votes
0answers
44 views
Basecamp Notification Application for Windows
There is a great Basecamp notifications app for Mac OS X: BaseApp.
Is there any Basecamp notification app for Windows?
1
vote
0answers
26 views
Are there serious technical issues with Atom/RSS for subscription/notification? [closed]
RSS/Atom feeds are fading - at least for now. Twitter stopped providing them years ago. Google Reader Social had them, G+ does not. Facebook removed personal page feeds. Tumblr barely provides any.
...
1
vote
2answers
402 views
How to get better Skype notifications in Ubuntu?
In Ubuntu, I want to be notified in a customizable way when someone speaks in a Skype conversation (but not in group Chat 'channels').
The problem is:
I have lots of windows open, so I often don't ...
1
vote
2answers
178 views
Where are notifications coming from in OSX?
I keep seeing pop up messages from different applications like Skype and Yorufukurou (a Twitter client) that look the same. My guess is these applications use the same mechanism for doing ...
0
votes
2answers
62 views
How can I get an update notification (e.g. via email) when a Firefox theme is updated?
I love Chrome's style but I like to develop web pages using Firebug.
I'm looking at a Firefox theme named Chromifox Extreme but it says that it's not available for Firefox 8.0.
I want to be updated ...
0
votes
1answer
115 views
Skype doesn't show notifications
Suddenly, my Skype (ver: 5.0.0.105) doesn't show notifications when other someone starts a chat with me although I've set configuration to do that. This make me lose some important conversations. I've ...
3
votes
2answers
234 views
How to clear balloon popup from bash
I am setting a notification with notify-send in a script. The only problem is that when the script is called several times, all the notifications are added to a notification stack and only called one ...
0
votes
0answers
60 views
Firefox Gmail Manager notification flickering
I've had this problem ever since Firefox 5. Whenever I get a new e-mail, the Gmail Manager has the little notification slide up from the bottom right with a snippet of the e-mail information. The ...
0
votes
2answers
87 views
modal dialog popup alarm
In Linux, specifically Ubuntu, is there a way to set a simple command to alert me at a specific time? preferably w/ a pop-up so I won't miss it.
Perhaps pair some command w/ "at" ?
0
votes
0answers
147 views
Is there a way to force IE9 to open downloaded files?
I want to use IE9 for our SharePoint installation. However, there is a consistent prompt for each .eml message the users attempt to open. This being the case, it slows down efficiency as well as ...
3
votes
2answers
226 views
How can I trigger a notification when a job/process ends?
The place I work has commands that take a long time to execute.
Is there a command/utility that I can use to notify me when the command execution is over? It could be a popup window or maybe a ...
5
votes
2answers
168 views
Turn off Mozilla Firefox warning that there are new Firefox add-ons
Time to time Firefox pops up and says there are updates for your browser (especially add-ons). How can I change this so that it doesn't pop up this question any more, and only updates the add-ons ...
1
vote
2answers
301 views
notify-send to other user on the same system
Is it possible to use notify-send to send messages to other users on the system?
preferably to a specified user, but system wide would work aswell.
Ubuntu/Debian with libnotify installed
0
votes
0answers
103 views
Firefox 4+ Pinned Tab Glow Disable (for one specific tab only)
Is there any way to disable the notification glow on an specific tab application in Firefox 4+, but not all of them?
For example, I want Facebook to glow, but not Linkedin or Twitter.
I know from ...
1
vote
1answer
75 views
Easy quick notifications on Windows 7 with UAC
On Windows XP I was used to create simple notifications for myself using combination of at and msg commands. The whole thing was very easy
hit Ctrl+R
type eg. at 21:00 msg * Do something
hit ...
1
vote
3answers
284 views
How do I get a remind for emails I sent that remain unanswered after a period of time?
Here's a simple scenario I can't find any free solutions to:
I am sending an email to a client to which I want to get a response within 3 days.
If I get a response, I don't want to be bothered with ...
1
vote
0answers
124 views
Outlook desktop alerts don't work while in a full screen RDP window
I have a user running Windows 7 64-bit who's started to use Remote Desktop a lot to remote into our servers.
The user is quite important, but he isn't getting his desktop notifications while remoted ...
5
votes
2answers
160 views
How can I disable the “New hardware found” message on Windows?
On my netbook I have a bluetooth device which is not installed – no driver was installed.
Every time I start Windows, a message appears
New hardware found, do you want to install driver?
...
0
votes
0answers
159 views
Volume on-screen notification lost
When I use the capacitive touch buttons to change/mute/unmute the volume on my HP 6515b, the on-screen notification showing the current volume in a progressbar doesn't display anymore. I have tried ...
5
votes
2answers
62 views
Software to show info or notifications on peoples computers
I was wondering if there was some kind of software that allows you to put a kind of translucent window that displays info or events for people to see without it interfering with their work.
For ...
1
vote
1answer
79 views
How to make desktop-notification in Google Chrome not topmost
I like Google Chrome's desktop notifications but don't want them to be in front of other windows than Chrome's mainwindow itself. I'm on a Windows-machine.
Is that possible?
0
votes
1answer
172 views
skype notifications not working
My notifications in skype are not working when someone sends me a message. They do work for the first message, so it is not a general problem with the notifications.
How can I fix this?
All options ...
1
vote
1answer
262 views
Changing the default calendar reminder time in Outlook 2010
I've got a simple question but I have yet to find a simple answer. Hoping someone on here can help me out.
The question is: How do I change the default reminder time in Outlook 2010 for a specific ...
2
votes
1answer
184 views
Change the Mac notification sound on a per-application basis
By default on Mac OS X there is a system-wide notification sound that you can choose. This sound is applied to every application and played whenever the application outputs a beep (for instance, when ...
4
votes
1answer
256 views
Is there a free Mac OS X MS Exchange e-mail notifier?
I have searched high and low for a simple menubar / background notifier for an MS Exchange account, preferably something that could connect to Growl, but no luck. If you know of such a thing, I would ...
3
votes
2answers
271 views
How to make an application detect if system time has changed in Linux
I need to write a small application which needs to detect if the system time is changed by an another application/user and perform some action as soon as it is detected (maybe log the data that time ...
1
vote
1answer
235 views
Twitter Client with Push Notifications on Windows 7
Can anyone suggest a Twitter client (or gadget) that has push notifications and runs in Windows 7?
2
votes
1answer
146 views
Notification Area Balloon Windows 7 not working
Whenever a system notification appears, i do not hear the sound. I have it enabled in the sound control panel, but system notification sounds do not work.
4
votes
1answer
414 views
Google Chrome Taskbar Notifcation Icon
I'm using Google Chrome for Facebook Chat and was wondering if there was any way to show a notification on the Windows 7 superbar for when I get a message on Facebook?
Similar to Firefox 4 where you ...
1
vote
1answer
27 views
A program that checks specified part of web page and sends notification
I have a web page - a list of items that doesn't change its structure - and need to get a notification when the item/s of interest change.
How can I do that?
1
vote
0answers
149 views
Can't get notifications to show up with notify-send in Fedora 14 with xfce4
I can't get notifications to show up with notify-send in Fedora 14 with xfce4.
However, they are shown when the battery is low. Any ideas why they won't show up?
5
votes
1answer
662 views
Can I move the notifications in IE 9 back to the top?
As the title indicates, I'd like to move the notification area in IE9 to the top of my window.
My problem is that I've got my monitor in portrait mode for document browsing, and I've wasted several ...
1
vote
1answer
245 views
Cannot re-enable sound notifications for Skype on Windows 7 SP1
I've tried to reset everything related to sounds/notifications to default configuration. My Skype on Windows 7 seems to be muted since the last time I set it to be so - i.e. when it keeps popping up ...
1
vote
1answer
205 views
Why should one install Growl (for Windows), what is the need?
I hope the question is within the rules. I have problems understanding the Growl concept!
Actually they answer the most basic question nowhere: Why do I need Growl?
Why would I ask this? Because I ...
0
votes
1answer
327 views
Windows 7 does not refresh dvd/cd player contents
First of all, let me start by saying that I don't think that this is an auto-play problem.
When I put a music CD into my cd/dvd drive, nothing happens. If I have an explorer windows open it does not ...
8
votes
1answer
340 views
Firefox addon to imitate Google Chrome's built-in notification system
I'm using Mozilla Firefox 4 and I would like to be able to receive notifications similar to Google Chrome's built-in notification system, like so:
Is there an addon like this or similar?
0
votes
0answers
223 views
Notification of RAID-Status in Windows 2008?
is there a way to configure Windows (2008 R2 SP1) to send an e-mail (or display a window/message) if one of the drives in a RAID1 is having problems and needs to be replaced?
4
votes
1answer
1k views
Is there any way to disable “Windows has detected your computer's performance is slow” notification/action in Windows 7 when using VNC?
Whenever I access my Windows 7 (Professional, 64-bit) desktop through a VNC client (TightVNC on laptop or VNC Viewer on iPhone), Windows pops up the "Windows has detected your computer's performance ...
0
votes
1answer
330 views
How to get rid of Skype old receive notification?
I'm using same Skype account @work and @home.
Problem is after I got home from work, "Home-Skype" receives all messages I exchanged with my contacts from someone's skype archive, and I all these ...
2
votes
1answer
127 views
Check for new mail without Outlook
Is there an application that will allow me to be notified of new email received via Exchange, without having Outlook started? Basically I want to know when I receive new email without having Outlook ...
