Comments on: Email notification via an RGB LED http://hackaday.com/2008/09/28/email-notification-via-an-rgb-led/ Fresh hacks every day Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:29:09 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Dennis http://hackaday.com/2008/09/28/email-notification-via-an-rgb-led/comment-page-1/#comment-77193 Dennis Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:12:25 +0000 http://hackadaycom.wordpress.com/?p=3860#comment-77193 Hi all, I'm currently finishing work on a similar device, but have extended the python code with following capabilities: - checks for twitter updates - listens to "new message" alerts issued by pidgin - listens to "new email" alerts from thunderbird (thunderbird needs dBus extensions for this) When some new msg is received, a system notification appears for some seconds, a LED is lit with the corresponding color and a tray icon with the symbol for twitter, email or pidgin appears. Clicking on this tray icon switches off the LED again. I have set up thunderbird to also poll my favorite RSS feeds every ten minutes and forward all new articles to my local inbox - so I get notifications too when the RSS feeds are updated.. Now working on making things small enough to fit inside my eee1000h netbook... :) cheers Hi all,

I’m currently finishing work on a similar device, but have extended the python code with following capabilities:

- checks for twitter updates
- listens to “new message” alerts issued by pidgin
- listens to “new email” alerts from thunderbird
(thunderbird needs dBus extensions for this)

When some new msg is received, a system notification appears for some seconds, a LED is lit with the corresponding color and a tray icon with the symbol for twitter, email or pidgin appears. Clicking on this tray icon switches off the LED again.

I have set up thunderbird to also poll my favorite RSS feeds every ten minutes and forward all new articles to my local inbox – so I get notifications too when the RSS feeds are updated..

Now working on making things small enough to fit inside my eee1000h netbook…

:)

cheers

]]> By: Doctor Site http://hackaday.com/2008/09/28/email-notification-via-an-rgb-led/comment-page-1/#comment-66495 Doctor Site Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:41:09 +0000 http://hackadaycom.wordpress.com/?p=3860#comment-66495 Do you guys have a recommendation section, i'd like to suggest some stuff Do you guys have a recommendation section, i’d like to suggest some stuff

]]> By: girl http://hackaday.com/2008/09/28/email-notification-via-an-rgb-led/comment-page-1/#comment-43968 girl Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:46:15 +0000 http://hackadaycom.wordpress.com/?p=3860#comment-43968 For me this is more usefull cause it shows how many messages are waiting: http://www.jpelectron.com/readme/pop3led.asp uses a big 7 segment display: http://www.vellemanusa.com/us/enu/product/view/?id=522041 For me this is more usefull cause it shows how many messages are waiting:
http://www.jpelectron.com/readme/pop3led.asp
uses a big 7 segment display:
http://www.vellemanusa.com/us/enu/product/view/?id=522041

]]> By: tom http://hackaday.com/2008/09/28/email-notification-via-an-rgb-led/comment-page-1/#comment-43838 tom Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:16:53 +0000 http://hackadaycom.wordpress.com/?p=3860#comment-43838 @jme: To be honest, I built this long enough ago to have forgotten why there were two resistors! I suspect that they were in there for programming the Picaxe (i.e. the 22k is a current limiting resistor and the 10k a "pull-down" resistor) and vaguely recall that for some reason I had a problem when I tried to remove the "redundant" 22k resistor... @jme: To be honest, I built this long enough ago to have forgotten why there were two resistors! I suspect that they were in there for programming the Picaxe (i.e. the 22k is a current limiting resistor and the 10k a “pull-down” resistor) and vaguely recall that for some reason I had a problem when I tried to remove the “redundant” 22k resistor…

]]> By: jme http://hackaday.com/2008/09/28/email-notification-via-an-rgb-led/comment-page-1/#comment-43820 jme Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:43:25 +0000 http://hackadaycom.wordpress.com/?p=3860#comment-43820 can someone answer why there are 2 resistors on the serial in pin? why not 1? can someone answer why there are 2 resistors on the serial in pin? why not 1?

]]> By: josh http://hackaday.com/2008/09/28/email-notification-via-an-rgb-led/comment-page-1/#comment-43777 josh Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:19:49 +0000 http://hackadaycom.wordpress.com/?p=3860#comment-43777 Now they do when I change my screen name, huh? I actully really like this one, it's within my capabilities, and quite useful! Now they do when I change my screen name, huh?
I actully really like this one, it’s within my capabilities, and quite useful!

]]> By: Josh http://hackaday.com/2008/09/28/email-notification-via-an-rgb-led/comment-page-1/#comment-43774 Josh Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:17:26 +0000 http://hackadaycom.wordpress.com/?p=3860#comment-43774 test test why dont my comments show test test why dont my comments show

]]> By: dan winckler http://hackaday.com/2008/09/28/email-notification-via-an-rgb-led/comment-page-1/#comment-43772 dan winckler Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:05:01 +0000 http://hackadaycom.wordpress.com/?p=3860#comment-43772 sweet! I was just thinking of making something similar the other day, as a notifier for IRC chats. sweet! I was just thinking of making something similar the other day, as a notifier for IRC chats.

]]> By: dpenguin http://hackaday.com/2008/09/28/email-notification-via-an-rgb-led/comment-page-1/#comment-43764 dpenguin Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:27:25 +0000 http://hackadaycom.wordpress.com/?p=3860#comment-43764 Wow that usb module is awesome. But for 24 dollars i think i would rather get a mini Arduino for 19. But for stuff you want to put your own micro controller on it's pretty cool. Wow that usb module is awesome. But for 24 dollars i think i would rather get a mini Arduino for 19. But for stuff you want to put your own micro controller on it’s pretty cool.

]]> By: Sanjay http://hackaday.com/2008/09/28/email-notification-via-an-rgb-led/comment-page-1/#comment-43755 Sanjay Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:31:02 +0000 http://hackadaycom.wordpress.com/?p=3860#comment-43755 Have something just like this with the LED taped to the corner of my screen, very handy. I built mine using an arduino, with the "SimpleMessageSystem" on it. That coupled with some python using libserial and libgmail. It's really nice being alerted off-screen for some reason! Have something just like this with the LED taped to the corner of my screen, very handy. I built mine using an arduino, with the “SimpleMessageSystem” on it. That coupled with some python using libserial and libgmail. It’s really nice being alerted off-screen for some reason!

]]> By: A. http://hackaday.com/2008/09/28/email-notification-via-an-rgb-led/comment-page-1/#comment-43754 A. Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:53:28 +0000 http://hackadaycom.wordpress.com/?p=3860#comment-43754 Nice thing.. I'll build something like this :-) Nice thing.. I’ll build something like this :-)

]]> By: DarkFader http://hackaday.com/2008/09/28/email-notification-via-an-rgb-led/comment-page-1/#comment-43752 DarkFader Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:52:08 +0000 http://hackadaycom.wordpress.com/?p=3860#comment-43752 doesn't look like a bunny yet doesn’t look like a bunny yet

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