Snarl Tray Notifications

I mentioned Snarl being a notification system option when I wrote about setting up SSBs in Windows. Windows notifications are bearable at best, displayed only with text, and a pale yellow balloon background. My frustration also stems from the fact that I code for both Mac and Windows, and although aesthetically I like Mac and Growl, I must admit that I still go back to Windows (Bootcamped in an MBP) due to its usability.

To solve the notification problem, I hacked up a companion app to Snarl, Snarl Tray Notifications. What it basically does is grab the text from system notifications and push them to Snarl. It would be a lot better if I turned off the default balloons, but this will have to do for now. 4 straight hours of poring through the Win32 API are starting to hurt my eyes.

To follow the project's progress and download the latest builds, visit the project's Google Code site: http://code.google.com/p/snarltraynotifications/

Here's a screen capture of a Windows notification captured and passed to Snarl:
I'm still working on how to grab the original message's icon and message title, but it's looking a lot better now. Even better, you can download additional Snarl styles and choose whichever suits your taste.