Feb 25
You Know This Guy
You might not recognize this guy’s face, but you definitely know who he is. His name is Elwood Edwards, but he goes by the nickname El.
No, I didn’t expect that to joggle your memory; I just wanted to properly introduce you before explaining why you really do know him.
This broadcaster-turned-voiceover artist was approached way back in 1989 by a company looking to release a new version of its software for Mac users. Their idea was to work a human voice into the software that could be heard by users when they first launched the program. The voice would also alert them to other important situations, including the completion of file downloading and the receipt of mail.
I’m sure that from that description, you’ve figured out that El is the guy who says, “You’ve Got Mail” when you start AOL. Since that 1989 experiment, it has been El’s voice that has appeared in every version since.
(Of course, “You’ve Got Mail” is gramatically incorrect, because you’ve would translate into you have which would mean, “You have got mail.” What they should have had him say all those years ago was simply, “You have mail.”)
At El’s website, you can actually have the man himself add your name to each alert. I could hear, for example, “You’ve got mail, Patrick.” You could, too, if you wanted him to call you Patrick. You can also order custom alert sets in which he would say exactly what you want him to say — within reason, I should think.”
So would you consider having him record customized alerts?
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February 26th, 2007 at 10:39 am
I’ve always made/ added customized sounds.
My trash can is daffy duck saying: :well whaddaya know it’s discintagrated”
Instead of “you’ve got mail” I have the 5 musical notes from “close encounters of the 3rd kind”..
when I exit aol: Tigger say: TTFN, TAa Taa for now
My sign on to my wall paper is a few chords from Star Wars theme.. and my log on to aol is a few bars from the Indiana Jones theme…
and lastly my buddy list ..I had a male record for me.. for log on its “Hello M’Lady” and exit is “..and I’ll see you around M’Lady”
I don’t mess around! lol.. I like my machine to feel like it’s really MINE! hahaha