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There used to be an item known as Gmail Notifier for Mac, and this recently (last week) was discontinued by google; citing their browser was their answer. Or an add-on to an existing supported browser that could allow you to see gmail when already online in a browser.
Neither of these were suitable for my older Macs (pre Snow Leopard) but I already had a Google Notifier version in each of my Macs. And I had locked the application prior to announcements of its demise.
While they did discontinue the product and the numbered notification function in Notifier, I was able to use Notifier preferences to disable the automatic features yet still use the icon in the main Menu to still access my logged-in Gmail account. The icon allows access to gmail and calendars, via my google account.
Also I no longer get their final notice email, having figured out a sequence while logged in (final notice appears in a separate window than regular gmail) and as I use a dedicated browser set as default to the System, I still use the gmail as a web-based service; not download into Mail.
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The final notice will return if you turn back on active Notifier
function (checkbox) in Notifier preferences, however.
You may not be able to download the Notifier anymore, and I would suspect an offer to get it online may be from some untoward source of adware or some other unwanted attribute some sites will load along with the bait.
A few third-party notifier-like items had been announced but I wonder if they also don't use their version to harvest information on your online activities, since you have to blindly trust whoever they say they are.
So I am not certain of your choices or their reliability, or reputation.
Good luck & happy computing! ?
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Mar 11, 2014 2:12 PM