[Gllug] Yoof got mail

David L Neil Mailing list a/c GLLUG at getaroundtoit.co.uk
Fri Mar 13 13:59:26 UTC 2009


Is a PC's built-in speaker able to produce sound at frequencies above
the capacity of the average adult, but within that of a young person, to
hear - and are such 'you got mail' messages available on the web?


I have a client whose staff claims they are being driven nuts by a young
chap who wants an email alert message broadcast upon receipt. He wasn't
too happy with my suggestion of using a visual pop-up reminder instead,
but even 'turning it down' hasn't satisfied the old codgers (ie
thirty-plus).

Apparently 'the kids at school' had a wheeze of a cell phone ring tone
which ran only at a high frequency - and thus they were able to receive
SMS even after the teacher/school had banned such, simply because they
could hear the clarion call whereas the adults remained oblivious...

He asks, as if I have ANY IDEA, if such a thing can be done on a PC? I
wouldn't have thought that the little utility-beep speaker would be so
responsive (and he doesn't (yet) have any external MM speakers and nor
is the boss (currently) of a mood to add them given the current
atmosphere of complaint...). Does this make the remotest amount of sense
or am I sleepless in Seattle? Anyone know anything about such frivolities?

Ok, does that remind you that this is Friday!
Borrowing a Meg Ryan video for the weekend is a sure fire...

Regards,
=dn
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