OK, I?m going to pick on AOL a little this week. Who believes that ?You?ve got mail!? is not only horrible grammar, but also pretty corny!
If you are an AOL user and want to change that sound or are an independent Internet user who uses Netscape, or Outlook Express, Eudora, etc for their mail, this tip will help you add your own customized sound to your email.
The first thing you need is a sound file. You can get this one of three ways:
1. Use the stock sounds that come with Windows
2. Download a sound from the Internet (see Links of Interest below)
3. Or my favorite, record your own sound (or record your children, grandchildren, friend, dog, etc )
Once you have the sound you want to try, follow these steps:
1. Click on Start
2. Click on Settings
3. Click on Control Panel
4. Double-Click on ?Sounds?
5. Scroll through the list of events and look for ?New Mail Notification? (If you are an AOL user, find your email sound under the AOL heading in this event box)
6. Click once on New Mail Notification
7. About half way down the page, click on the Browse button underneath the ?Name? box and navigate to where your sound file is and double click on it
8. Click OK
One last point about sound and email; make sure that your individual email program is set to automatically check email and that it saves your password. From now on you will have a nice, customized auditory signal for new email.
