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DockStar adds RSS and To Do support

by Scott McNulty (Dec 28th, 2007)

Mail.app users who are all about information overload rejoice: DockStar has been updated to alert you about even more unread content in Mail. That's right, the little utility that transforms your Dock, Dashboard, and Menubar into a command center for all things Mail.app related now actually handles ...

MailBadger: free unread badges for Mail.app

by Mat Lu (Jun 3rd, 2007)

We've mentioned Dockstar ($8) several times as a way to add extra badges to your Mail.app Dock icon for indicating unread message counts for mailboxes other than the inbox. Now Mail Badger appears on the scene to offer similar functionality in a nice piece of donationware. Mail Badger is a Mail.app ...

Dockstar 2.0 brings screensaver, widget and more badge options to Mail.app

by David Chartier (Apr 15th, 2007)

Mail.app junkies who demand more from that little red Dock badge - rejoice! Dockstar, the go-to app for adding up to 5 new notification badges to Mail.app's icon that we've mentioned before, has received some great new features for a version 2.0 upgrade. New in this version are features like ...

DockStar updated to v1.1

by David Chartier (Jan 24th, 2006)

We posted about DockStar last December, but for those who might not remember: it's a simple little app that offers extra badges on the Mail.app dock icon to display unread counts of other mailboxes and folders. This seemingly minimal point update actually packs quite the new feature wallop, ...

DockStar

by Scott McNulty (Dec 6th, 2005)

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 ...

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