Windows 7 email alerts

The Gmail Reader gadget will check a configured Gmail account for new emails regularly. It will display a summary of the latest 20 received emails and notify the user with a sound alert if new emails have arrived in the Gmail account. The Twitter Explorer gadget will display the latest messages that the logged in Twitter user received with possibilities to reply immediately to those messages and to open links that have been posted in the messages. The gadget offers a search and filters to only display replies or mentions.

It displays contact status information and allows the user to start chat session and update the status right from the Messenger gadget. A handy gadget for users who use Pop3 email accounts informing the logged in user about new emails that arrived in the email accounts.

It displays the status of each contact in Skype with possibilities to immediately initiate a chat or call with the selected user. It is furthermore possible to dial any number in the gadget as well. And that's it. These seven gadgets should come in handy for Windows 7 and Windows Vista users. Let us know in the comments if you use these or others in the supported operating systems.

You can check out the Windows Live Gallery for thousands of additional gadgets for both Windows 7 and Vista. Update: Microsoft has retired the Windows Live Gallery in preparation of the upcoming Windows 8 operating system. The music player is one of the best I have found for the sidebar. Guys, I made a small simple gadget for text editing. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Watch a minute video about pop-up alerts notifications.

Tip: If you want to keep a Desktop Alert visible so that you can take more time to read it, rest the pointer over the alert before it fades from view. Note: To suppress or enable other notifications such as sounds, mouse pointer changes, or displaying an envelope icon in the taskbar, check or clear the respective check boxes for those functions.

Also, if you're using message rules and a new message is moved out of the default account Inbox, you might not receive a Desktop Alert notification,. Customize view. Turn new message alert pop-up on or off. Need more help? Join the discussion. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you! When you create a custom printer filter, you have the option of sending an automatic e-mail notification to someone when the conditions of the filter are met. This can be useful for resolving printer problems, particularly in an organization with multiple buildings and administrators.

For example, you can set up a view of all printers managed by a particular print server where the status does not equal Ready.