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Dockstar FreeAgent hacked into inexpensive emulation masterpiece (video)
Hello, multipurpose! Seagate's Pogoplug-based FreeAgent DockStar -- at least at a glance -- isn't much good to those who aren't buying up DockStar HDDs. But if you dig a little deeper, you'll realize that this minuscule adapter packs a 1.2GHz Marvell processor, 128MB of RAM and 256MB of ROM. There's also a smattering of USB ports and an Ethernet socket; add that all up, and you've got a hacker's playground. One Hunter Davis decided to see just how much he could squeeze out of this here peripheral, which can be widely found for as little as $25 nowadays. Thanks to a copy of Debian Linux, a good bit of programming know-how, a DisplayLink USB-to-VGA adapter and a USB sound adapter, he was able to concoct a homegrown emulation console that could handle nearly everything he threw at it. 'Course, you'll have to spring for those other parts if you don't have a house full of random doodads, but once he figures out how to install a battery and make the entire setup portable... look out! Head on past the break for an in-action video.
Seagate gets NASty with Pogoplug-based FreeAgent DockStar: hands-on
Hard to believe this is Seagate's first consumer NAS offering (keyword being "consumer"), but sure enough, the FreeAgent DockStar is the company's first major effort to get its own line of FreeAgent Go hard drives onto your network. Without getting into too much detail, this simple dock is essentially a Pogoplug with a built-in cradle for one's FreeAgent Go USB (read: not FireWire) HDD. Thankfully, a trifecta of USB 2.0 sockets are littered about the edges, ensuring that at least three standard USB drives can also be connected and accessed over the web. We've yet to have a chance to put this bugger through its paces, but since we know all about the underlying technology, you can probably learn everything you need to know from our Pogoplug review. For those who'd rather opt for a Seagate'd version of an already available product, this DockStar is shipping today for $99.99. Oh, and we should mention that it comes with a year of the Pogoplug service, but after that, you'll be shelling out $29.99 per year for unlimited sharing and remote access.In related news, Seagate is also introducing three new capacities for its FreeAgent Go family. In addition to the 250GB, 320GB, 500GB and 640GB versions already out there, the range will now include a 750GB, 880GB and 1TB version. Too bad no pricing or release details are available on those, but we'll be keeping an eye out.%Gallery-73065%%Gallery-73143%
DockStar adds RSS and To Do support
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 alerts for everything that Mail.app offers up in Leopard. I am speaking, of course, of both To Dos and RSS feeds. Now you'll never have to guess how far behind you are.This update also includes an additional badge shape and numerous bug fixes and Leopard tweaks. DockStar costs $9.95.
MailBadger: free unread badges for Mail.app
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 plugin that allows you to display message counts "computed from the number of messages in a mailbox (unread, read, or total), from the number of messages that satisfy a set of conditions, or by the result of running AppleScript code." You can use custom fonts and badge images and place the badges wherever you like on the Mail.app icon.Mail Badger is a free download from Tony Allevato, though donations are requested.[via BabyGotMac]
Dockstar 2.0 brings screensaver, widget and more badge options to Mail.app
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 counting messages in nested folders, counting flagged, junk or total messages, sound notifications for each badge and even a screensaver and Dashboard widget.Check out the changelog for more details, or snag a new copy. A license costs a mere $8.[via Hawk Wings]
DockStar updated to v1.1
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, including the ability to count mail in subfolders/nested mailboxes, badge opacity control, and the ability to simply display an unread count for all unread messages in every folder/mailbox you have.DockStar costs a mere $8 USD, and its demo lasts for seven days.[via Hawk Wings]
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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 program allows you to have up to 5 badges, displaying email from 5 different email accounts, in the Mail icon. The best part is that you can pick different colors and shapes for the badges.Thanks to everyone who sent this one in.
