#14 Leopard application of the day (Free)
Today’s great free application for Mac Os X is Growl. Essentially, Growl is a notification service that runs quietly in the background and alerts you when specific events happen. The messages can range from changing songs on iTunes to receiving new mail. Other programs such as Adium integrate in with Growl to notify you when a new IM is received or a buddy logs on. Other custom events can be created as well. The notifications windows are beautiful and it’s a all-around great application to have.
There are a host of built in supported applications and additional plugins you can download including:
