Have you ever been in a meeting or other place and forgot to silence your phone? I know I have. In some cases, this can really cause problems, but in general, it is disrespectful in most situations. The other part is, when you silence your Android phone notifications, you have to remember to turn the sound back on after the meeting.
The applications talked about below all have the same theory behind them – they allow you to schedule times where your Android phone will automatically silence or turn the notifications back on after the allotted time. Each of these applications is a free or Lite version and most of them have an inexpensive paid version if you want a few more features.
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The best way to get updates about a website or a web service is using the email feature. If the website offers email updates, you will be able to get all the updates right inside your email. The next popular method is to subscribe to its RSS feed. Now, what if the website that you want to track does not offer an email newsletter or RSS feeds? In this case, you will need to visit the websites again and again in order to see if the site has been updated or not. Surely there is a better way than this.
KDE offers one of the most comprehensive and flexible notification systems (KNotify). In addition to system notifications, nearly every program has notification settings that are integrated into the larger desktop environment. Moreover, KDE’s notification system is configurable for just about any type of user, including those who need specific accessibility features.
One of the most anticipated features of iOS 5 is the new Notification Center. Previously, with earlier operating systems for Apple mobile devices, notifications would flash across the screen for just a few seconds, and if you weren’t paying attention, it could be easily missed. The new notification system, however, makes sure that you don’t ever have to miss important news, messages, emails, or voicemails again, and works on all devices running iOS 5, including the iPhone, the iPad, and the iPod Touch.
The Ubuntu notification bubble (aka NotifyOSD) is one thing that I love and hate at the same time. I love how it is able to show notification in a nice and elegant way, yet I hate that it didn’t come with any configuration options for me to customize it. There’s no way I can close the bubble (when it appears), nor the timing or location of its appearance. 
The Android Mobile OS is surging forward with leaps and bounds. If you do not own one of these devices, you likely know someone who does own an Android phone. Even though you can do most everything on your phone, it is still easier to do somethings on your computer.
In the past I have 
While it may not have the world’s catchiest name, 
The NotifyOSD in Ubuntu does a good job in providing a growl like notification bubble when new event arrive. This is useful if you are always on your computer. If you leave your PC and new notification appears and gone, you won’t be able to know that what you have missed when you return. Recent Notification is a useful applet designed to solve this problem. 
How often do you check your email? Half a day? Every hour? Every minute? What about your Facebook, Twitter and all other social networks that you are involved in? Won’t it be better if you can get a desktop notification whenever a new mail, or new update arrive, instead of having to visit the site everytime? CloudSN is a notification service for the Linux desktop that notifies you when new mail or update arrive. It supports Gmail, POP 3 and IMAP mailbox and Google Reader, Twitter and identi.ca. You can also get it to monitor a custom RSS feed.