[adwf]

I just pin a tab in Firefox. Keeps me from compulsively checking my email, while still letting me know when new mail has arrived.

[kozhevnikov]

Same, plus the "Unread message icon" option from the Labs tab in Settings.

[adwf]

Thanks, I didn't know about that one; haven't checked the labs in a while. Also found a preview pane feature which I'm going to test out.