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'''Growl''' is a notification utility you can find in the System Preferences. You can get various notifications, too many to list, and there are some that run with Mail, iTunes and other programs too. You can also get some plugins like HardwareGrowler that notify you of when things connect or disconnect. I find it pretty handy, and I got mine set up to flash me a little black box in the upper right corner whenever I get a notification. Worth looking into before you get rid of it... | '''Growl''' is a utility that can be tailored to notify the user of all kinds of information, e.g. network activity or downloads finishing. This can be presented in a translucent popup in a corner of the screen, or in other ways if the user prefers. | ||
=Growl 1.2= | |||
;Recommendation | |||
Growl is a notification utility. you can find in the System Preferences. You can get various notifications, too many to list, and there are some that run with Mail, iTunes and other programs too. You can also get some plugins like HardwareGrowler that notify you of when things connect or disconnect. I find it pretty handy, and I got mine set up to flash me a little black box in the upper right corner whenever I get a notification. Worth looking into before you get rid of it... | |||
I wouldn't say it's a must-have, but personally I'm glad I have it. | I wouldn't say it's a must-have, but personally I'm glad I have it. | ||
''- Wm. Chris Howard | ''- Wm. Chris Howard | ||
;Availability | |||
Growl 1.2 was open source software and is still available free of charge, e.g. from [http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/15979/growl MacUpdate]. | |||
=Growl 1.3= | |||
Growl 1.3 was released after Apple's 2011 release of OS X 10.7 (Lion). This version of Growl is no longer a System Preference pane, but an independent app. It is also no longer free, but available for US $1.99 from the Mac App Store. Initial reviews are mixed. Growl 1.2 still works under Lion. | |||
=Credits= | =Credits= | ||
*Contributed by | *Contributed by Chris Howard on the [[Mac-Ministry List]] and expanded by Neville Reid, September 2011 | ||
=External links= | =External links= | ||
* http://growl.info/ | * http://growl.info/ – official site with latest version | ||
* [http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/15979/growl | * [http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/15979/growl Growl page] (including download link for Growl 1.2) at MacUpdate | ||
[[Category:Utilities]] | [[Category:Utilities]] | ||
Revision as of 21:27, 10 October 2011
Growl is a utility that can be tailored to notify the user of all kinds of information, e.g. network activity or downloads finishing. This can be presented in a translucent popup in a corner of the screen, or in other ways if the user prefers.
Growl 1.2
- Recommendation
Growl is a notification utility. you can find in the System Preferences. You can get various notifications, too many to list, and there are some that run with Mail, iTunes and other programs too. You can also get some plugins like HardwareGrowler that notify you of when things connect or disconnect. I find it pretty handy, and I got mine set up to flash me a little black box in the upper right corner whenever I get a notification. Worth looking into before you get rid of it...
I wouldn't say it's a must-have, but personally I'm glad I have it. - Wm. Chris Howard
- Availability
Growl 1.2 was open source software and is still available free of charge, e.g. from MacUpdate.
Growl 1.3
Growl 1.3 was released after Apple's 2011 release of OS X 10.7 (Lion). This version of Growl is no longer a System Preference pane, but an independent app. It is also no longer free, but available for US $1.99 from the Mac App Store. Initial reviews are mixed. Growl 1.2 still works under Lion.
Credits
- Contributed by Chris Howard on the Mac-Ministry List and expanded by Neville Reid, September 2011
External links
- http://growl.info/ – official site with latest version
- Growl page (including download link for Growl 1.2) at MacUpdate