How do I get a desktop notification from a web app?
desktop-application, notifications, ruby-on-rails, windows
Solution
Would this: Growl Notifications from a Web Server
plus Growl for windows meet your needs? http://www.growlforwindows.com/gfw/developers.aspx
Problem
I need to create a web app for a client, and one of the requirements is whenever an event is triggered there should be some desktop notification in Windows XP/7 that tells them of the event. Similar to the balloon that pops-up when a new file is added to a folder in Dropbox. I am using Rails for the web app, but have never done any desktop development. What should I be looking at?