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DockStar
We all love the little red badge on Mail.app that tells you how popular you are (ok, it actually tells you how many unread emails you have, but that's the same thing, right?). However, if you have more than one account in Mail the icon is almost useless to you.Enter DockStar, this clever little program allows you to have up to 5 badges, displaying email from 5 different email accounts, in the Mail icon. The best part is that you can pick different colors and shapes for the badges.
Thanks to everyone who sent this one in.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Patrick Haney said 9:59AM on 12-06-2005
While this is a nifty little Mail add-on, there's a better solution. DockStar is $8 to own, which is a good value, until you compare it to Docktopus.
http://www.startly.com/products/docktopus/
Not only does Doctopus do what DockStar does, it also gives you Mail Peek, which allows you to hover over a Mail badge and see the 5 most recent emails to that account.
Plus, Doctopus is for more than just Mail. There are badges for iTunes, iCal, file folders and much more.
Doctopus is $19.95. The $11.95 extra is worth it.
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Patrick Haney said 10:01AM on 12-06-2005
Sorry, that URL apparently doesn't work. Doctopus is here:
http://www.startly.com/products/docktopus.html
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Jeff said 10:07AM on 12-06-2005
I like this a lot!
Just yesterday I installed and setup ActOn:
(Story from Macoshints.com) http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20050621132840382&query=acton
(Web Site) http://www.indev.ca/MailActOn.html
It is free (donation-ware) and works as expected, but DockStar does exactly what I've always wanted: different notifications in the Dock for different mail boxes. You don't need to have multiple accounts as stated in the story. Look at the Tips and Tricks link on the DockStar main page.
DockStar is not free; its $8, but worth it for me anyway.
--Jeff
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Mirko said 10:16AM on 12-06-2005
If you want to see how it works, we've published a review at http://elfURL.com/104l
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andrew said 3:16PM on 12-06-2005
doctopus makes your dock look way too cluttered/busy, in my opinion....
check it out: http://www.startly.com/images/products/screen-docktopus-inaction.jpg
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